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Daniel Hawkins of The Darkness perform onstage during a concert at Alcatraz on October 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy.
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

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Brian May and Dan Hawkins performing live
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

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Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York
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

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Justin Hawkins and Yungblud
Justin Hawkins defends his brother’s comments over the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute

By Phil Weller Published

Yungblud starred alongside Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler for an all-star medley of Prince of Darkness tunes – which was met with derision by Dan Hawkins

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Dan Hawkins of The Darkness performs in concert for the first date of the North American "Dreams on Toast" tour during Rocklahoma at Rockin' Red Dirt Ranch on August 29, 2025 in Pryor, Oklahoma AND YUNGBLUD, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 held at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in New York, New Yor
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

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Dan Hawkins and Malcolm Young
The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins on why Malcolm Young is one of rock’s most underrated guitarists

By Amit Sharma Published

The Darkness rhythm man says he put the 10,000 hours in trying to match Malcolm riff for riff, chord for chord, but the unstoppable AC/DC guitarist's style is beyond most mortals

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Justin Hawkins (front, center) and Dan Hawkins (background, left)
“It’s the best front-end amp pedal I’ve ever heard”: Justin and Dan Hawkins have launched their own pedal brand – and its first stompbox is based on their tones from The Darkness’s debut album

By Matt Owen Published

The limited-edition unit – built in collaboration with Kirk Hammett's KHDK pedal brand – ushers in the pair's new gear venture, Hawkins Brothers Audio

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The Darkness' Dan (left) and Justin Hawkins perform onstage in San Francisco in 2023
“We’re trying to do the AC/DC version of a two-pronged attack, especially when we play live”: The Darkness’ Justin and Dan Hawkins on the high-volume twin-guitar secrets behind Permission To Land

By Amit Sharma Published

To celebrate 20 years of Permission To Land, the Hawkins brothers take us back to the start, and unpack a sound built upon the elemental force of Marshall amps and Gibson Les Pauls

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The Darkness: “We just see how far we can get before the solos go flying off the edge of the cliff”

By Richard Bienstock Published

Guitarists Dan and Justin Hawkins talk Motorheart, a riff-rocking new record that’s dedicated to having fun – and, of course, sex robots

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Dan Hawkins and Abba
The Darkness's Dan Hawkins on his love for ABBA

By Paul Elliott Published

How the Swedish pop icons rocked like Thin Lizzy and why their riffs are underrated

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