---
title: "The Darkness"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-darkness"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 2000
---

# The Darkness

**The Darkness** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 2000 to present.

The Darkness are a British hard rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000. The band consists of the brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins (guitar), as well as Frankie Poullain (bass) and Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Darkness |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dan Hawkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-hawkins-b5effbde) |  | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Ed Graham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ed-graham) |  | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Frankie Poullain](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frankie-poullain) |  | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Justin Hawkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-hawkins) |  | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Rufus Taylor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rufus-taylor) | Drums (drum set) | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Richie Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richie-edwards) |  | 2005 to 2006 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | [I Believe in a Thing Called Love](https://themetalnet.com/album/16c3f051-93e9-456f-a0a6-13f09b38a039) | EP |
| 2003 | [Permission to Land](https://themetalnet.com/album/00edead2-61f0-3122-9f23-7c741c1f39cf) | Album |
| 2005 | [One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee03cda8-0890-3c63-a1c5-35612e455998) | Album |
| 2012 | [Hot Cakes](https://themetalnet.com/album/993b36ff-ab3e-44e0-914f-849cb514aaac) | Album |
| 2015 | [Last of Our Kind](https://themetalnet.com/album/40cc636e-fb0c-40f5-8bef-07de71d54cee) | Album |
| 2017 | [Pinewood Smile](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec06e054-76e0-4306-99ae-ebb05b38a92b) | Album |
| 2019 | [Easter Is Cancelled](https://themetalnet.com/album/6bdca902-1f62-43b9-aa08-9163d2544793) | Album |
| 2021 | [Motorheart](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4f470d7-8906-41af-bf43-625e73cddd8c) | Album |
| 2025 | [Dreams on Toast](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d31f90b-60d4-4389-a926-3f9383970a3b) | Album |
| 2025 | [Hot on My Tail](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe3b4b59-686c-4c07-a9fb-83061eb8a9c8) | EP |
| 2025 | [Walking Through Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2f43848-b4a9-4093-91c1-6ad03b429499) | EP |

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- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
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- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Nickelback](https://themetalnet.com/band/nickelback) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheActualDarkness
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedarknessofficial
- x: https://twitter.com/thedarkness
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5r1bdqzhgRoHC3YcCV6N5a
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6147
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theactualdarkness/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/2417388
- bandcamp: https://theactualdarkness.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-darkness](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-darkness). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt