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The Darkness’s Frankie Poullain: “If you go too posh with distortion, it gets too precise and nice. It’s got to be a bit nasty and a bit wrong”
By Joel McIver last updated
The world’s last great hard-rock band with an advanced sense of humor are back with new album Motorheart. Bassist Poullain brings the pick and the thumb...

Justin Hawkins brands Plini “a bit boring”
By Matt Owen published
Despite suggesting Plini’s act lacks “attitudinal edginess” – and advising he swaps his Strandberg for a low-slung Les Paul – the Darkness frontman does pay tribute to the virtuoso’s “staggering musicianship”

Justin Hawkins: “What?! Split harmonics on the bass?”
By Nick Wells published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins reacts to the fast and furious licks of Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of rock supergroup The Winery Dogs

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

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

Justin Hawkins: "A note played with supreme confidence, no matter how wrong it is, will always be the right one"
By Amit Sharma published
The Darkness frontman and guitarist shares some six-string live tips and encourages us to embrace mistakes… and learn to drop-kick a Tortex pick, stat!

The Darkness deliver “immeasurable rock 'n' roll extravagance” with new single, Motorheart
By Sam Roche published
Behold, the hard-rocking title track and lead single from the glam-rockers' forthcoming 7th studio album

The Darkness announce new album, Motorheart, reveal full UK tour in 2021
By Sam Roche published
The new LP promises “trademark blazing guitar riffs and solos, soaring falsetto and immeasurable rock 'n' roll extravagance”
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