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Dan Hawkins says it’s a miracle The Darkness have survived so long
By Naomi Baker Published
Goes to 11 His most prized Gibson was made for Jimmy Page and contains an Angus Young pickup. He knows the difference between opening for Metallica and Iron Maiden. He knows kids hate AI. And there’s one thing that he can’t tell you for legal reasons

Dan Hawkins on the time he jammed “back to back” with Brian May
By Phil Weller Published
The Darkness shared the stage with the Queen guitar legend back in 2011

Justin Hawkins on his run-in with Ace Frehley – who saw the funny side to their ‘spat’
By Phil Weller Published
The Darkness frontman felt a good-natured tirade had landed him in hot water

Yungblud and Jack Osbourne push back against criticism of the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
By Janelle Borg Published
Ozzy's son, Jack, insists that Yungblud was more involved behind the scenes than most people realize

The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins blasts Yungblud, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry for their VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
By Matt Owen Published
Yungblud led an all-star cast of music greats for a medley of Prince of Darkness classics – but Hawkins wasn’t impressed

Justin Hawkins unfiltered: the inside story about the rise, fall and rebirth of the Darkness
By Jon Weiderhorn Published
This is the story of a band who blew up, broke up, and got back up again with an appetite to record the album of their lives. And Justin Hawkins admits, he's lucky to be be alive to tell the tale

Justin Hawkins on why he’s not convinced by alternate tunings
By Phil Weller Published
Hawkins believes that E standard offers plenty of opportunity for expression

“We can see this dividing opinion more than almost any guitar we’ve reviewed”: Atkin JH3001 review
By Neville Marten Published
What happens when charmingly bonkers rockstar Justin Hawkins is given free rein to design his own guitar? Guess what? He comes up with something charmingly bonkers!

Justin Hawkins is known for his rock chops – but a soul and reggae legend inspired him to break the rules
By Jenna Scaramanga Published
The Darkness singer on how Johnny Nash inspired him to broaden his musical horizon

Why Justin Hawkins expects to be playing nothing but Atkin guitars by the end of the year
By Amit Sharma Published
The Darkness frontman details his journey to Friedman amps via a freaky Laney experience, the success of his musicology podcast series, and the jealousy his band have caused by crossing over to pop
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