The Darkness - Barbarian

Last of Our Kind is the upcoming fourth studio album by the British rockers THE DARKNESS. Produced by guitarist Dan Hawkins at his studio Leeders Farm in Norfolk, the album is due to be released on 1 June 2015 by Kobalt Label Services. It is the first album by the band to feature drummer Emily Dolan Davies, who replaced Ed Graham in 2014.

The follow-up to 2012's "Hot Cakes" was recorded at Leeders Farm Studio in Norfolk, owned by Dan Hawkins. The album was written in Ireland.

Frontman Justin Hawkins has described the album as "brutal", adding that

"It's definitely stripped back with the exception of some mandolins. But when you're doing medieval rock, you should have a mandolin on it ... It's medieval rock, but it still sounds like The Darkness. It's medi-urban, I suppose". Speaking about the style of opening track "Barbarian", Hawkins has joked that the song contains "not one but two dramatic monologues, a guitar solo that has been declared 'irresponsible', a riff that weakens lady knees" and a chorus that makes grown men shit directly into their pants". Explaining the meaning of the lyrics more deeply, the singer has noted that they "describe the Viking invasion of East Anglia which culminated in the decapitation of Edmund the Martyr", describing the thematic basis as "classic Darkness"

"The journey begins: Our new album Last Of Our Kind is being released on the 1st June 2015. Now available to pre-order via Pledge Music where you can get the new track Barbarian instantly. See our awesome new video for Barbarian and we'll have loads more exclusive content, video, photos and merch for you to grab. Keep your eyes and ears peeled and Watch This Space!"

Regarding THE DARKNESS's split with founding member Ed Graham in late 2014, Hawkins said:

"Ed has had some well-publicized health problems in the past. And for one reason or another, he wasn't capable of doing his job anymore. We're still friends with Ed. But now that we have Emily in the band, the worry is gone."

 

"Last of Our Kind" will be released on limited-edition color vinyl, compact disc and as a digital download.

Today's tune "Barbarian" is the new single taken from the band's fourth album "Last Of Our Kind", which will be released on June 1 in partnership with Kobalt Label Services.



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The Darkness - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us

Last Sunday, visited the British glam rock band "The Darkness" Tyrol, Gröna Lund, Stockholm, for a show.

I actually had the opportunity to see these guys play live when they opened up for Lady Gaga last year. So it was about as expected, excellent swing and lightly crazy, however did the band threw in up a gear now when they was the headline.

Here are some pictures from the show:

Anders Sevebo & Justin Hawkins

Todays tune "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" is a song taken from their third studio album, Hot Cakes, released in July 2012.

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" is the band's first single to be released since their split in 2006. The song features the original line-up of the band. The song was mixed by Mike Fraser.

The music video for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" premiered online on 23 January 2012, at a total length of three minutes and three seconds. Directed by Thom Lessner and animated by Ted Passon, the video features a longer cut of the song, which features a news introduction in the starting scene. The video features a girl, who is shown as being a big fan of The Darkness, in her room listening to a radio broadcast, which states that all happiness has gone from the world, and that it has become boring. The video then becomes animated as the song begins. The four band members are shown in various scenes, including driving motorbikes down the Lowestoft promenade, past the beach huts, and through a city during the night.




Setlist:

Every Inch of You
Black Shuck
Growing on Me
She Just a Girl, Eddie
One Way Ticket
Nothin's Gonna Stop Us
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Love Is Only a Feeling
Friday Night
Concrete
How Dare You Call This Love?
Givin' Up
Stuck in a Rut
I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Encore:
The Best of Me
Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead cover)
Love on the Rocks With No Ice

Upcoming Tourdates:

Fri 22 Feb, 7:00 PM, Tradgarn, Gothenburg
Sat 23 Feb, 8:00 PM, Rockefeller, Oslo
Sun 24 Feb, 7:00 PM, Kick Scene, Kristiansand
Tue 26 Feb, 7:00 PM, Gruenspan, Hamburg
Wed 27 Feb, 7:00 PM, Paradiso, Amsterdam
Fri 1 Mar, 7:00 PM, Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
Sat 2 Mar, 7:00 PM, Apollo, Manchester
Sun 3 Mar, 7:00 PM, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
Tue 5 Mar, 7:00 PM, City Hall, Newcastle
Wed 6 Mar, 7:00 PM, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Thu 7 Mar, 7:00 PM, HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Sat 9 Mar, 6:30 PM, Bataclan, Paris
Sun 10 Mar, 8:00 PM, Komplex, Zurich
Mon 11 Mar, 7:00 PM, Alcatraz, Milan
Wed 13 Mar, 7:00 PM, Backstage Club, Munich
Thu 14 Mar, 7:00 PM, Arena, Vienna
Sat 16 Mar, 7:00 PM, Palladium, Warsaw
Mon 18 Mar, 8:00 PM, C-Club, Berlin
Tue 19 Mar, 7:00 PM, Kantine, Cologne
Wed 20 Mar, 8:00 PM, den Atelier, Luxembourg
Thu 21 Mar, 7:00 PM, Trix, Antwerp

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The Darkness - Get Your Hands Off My Woman

The British glam rock band The Darkness is playing as support act for Lady Gaga on the tour. The first thought was, how did they think here? But it turned out that she likes the band and simply asked them, Do you want to go on tour with me?

Really fun, for a little rock fox as i am, got my little rock dose. For sure, The Darkness delivers even today, after a five-year break-up. Justin sounds really good live and creates a glorious rocking on the globe, although it is most little girls in the audience.

The Darkness are from Lowestoft, Suffolk, formed in 2000. The band consists of Justin Hawkins (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Dan Hawkins (guitar, backing vocals), Frankie Poullain (bass, backing vocals) and Ed Graham (drums) and are characterised by their classic rock influences and elaborate stage performances.

The Darkness came to prominence with the release of their debut album, Permission to Land, in 2003. Backed by the singles "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Growing on Me", "Get Your Hands off My Woman", and "Love is Only a Feeling", the album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 1,300,000.

After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician Richie Edwards. The band's second studio album, One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back, was released in November 2005. The following year, Justin Hawkins departed from the band after successfully completing a course of rehabilitation from alcohol and cocaine problems. As a result, the remaining members formed Stone Gods, and continued to perform and record without Hawkins, who subsequently fronted his own project, Hot Leg.

On 15 March 2011, The Darkness announced reunion shows, with original bassist Frankie Poullain, including Download Festival 2011, and the Isle of Wight Festival 2012, and released their third studio album "Hot Cakes" on 20 August 2012

Unfortunately I did not get any good pictures, was standing too far back when these men played.

Here is the setlist:

1. Love Is Not the Answer
2. Growing on Me
3. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us
4. One Way Ticket
5. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
6. Love Is Only a Feeling
7. I Believe in a Thing Called Love
8. Love on the Rocks With No Ice

Todays tune "Get Your Hands off My Woman", The tune was released in February 2003 as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, Permission to Land. Although the single went on to win a Metal Hammer "Golden God" award for best single, it has become the band's lowest charting single worldwide. Credited to all four members of the group, the song supposedly reflected personal experiences of lead vocalist Justin Hawkins. "Get Your Hands off My Woman" became a sing-along favourite at concerts by The Darkness, in part due to its parodic obscenity. The song was covered by Ben Folds on his 2004 EP Super D.

The Darkness performing "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" Live at the Astoria in London in 2003. Available on the DVD single "Love is Only a Feeling".



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