The Darkness - AUSVERKAUFT

Presented by Metal Hammer and Rock Antenne

When The Darkness talk about their career as Britain's flashiest glam rock band, they tell a story full of ups and downs. The past two decades have been turbulent. Formed in the early '90s in the county of Suffolk, The Darkness have always defied all odds, winning the rock-n-roll victory long ago with a fighting spirit and will to survive.

It is indisputable: The Darkness are one of a kind. In their uniqueness, the band around Justin Hawkins has established itself as one of the most popular and influential British rock formations. Their debut "Permission To Land" (2003) immediately climbed the British charts and reached platinum status. The first single "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" foreshadowed the enormous success of the debut album.

Firmly believing that rock n roll has to be loud, The Darkness, from the beginning of their career, did not care about what the world demanded musically, but rather what they thought it needed: blistering guitar rock and a screeching voice that gave the band an untouchable recognition value. Their wild live shows spawned a fanatical fan base in the early 2000s. Exuberant and boisterous, in typical rock manner, The Darkness celebrated the peak of their career at the same time. After an interim band breakup three years after their debut, the glam rockers celebrated their big reunion in 2012 with their comeback album "Hot Cakes".
Risen like Phoenix from the ashes, they have been active again since then and released three more studio albums. Now they are coming to Germany for four concerts in November on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their debut "Permission to Land".

When Permission to Land landed, twenty short years ago, we were bathed in shock and awe. As if by magic, Rock wasn't dead! Fun wasn't banned! And Spandex was almost acceptable again...
Well, guess what? Twenty years on, the same rules apply. So please to squeeze yourselves into those inappropriate leggings, back-comb your mullet, splash on a big handful of attitude, and come celebrate with us! We promise everything and we deliver, every time. Bring on the next twenty!

The Darkness.
The best.
For you.
Forever."