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The Darkness

England's The Darkness centers around irrepressible frontman Justin Hawkins (vocals/guitars/keyboards) who, along with his guitar-playing baby brother Dan, bassist Frankie Poullain,and drummer Ed Graham, single-handedly resurrected the rather unfashionable sounds and attitudes of late-‘70s hard rock for an unsuspecting generation.

Following the demise of an earlier, conspicuously synth-pop-based outfit named Empire, the Hawkins brothers sowed the seeds of what would become The Darkness at an impromptu karaoke session on New Year's Eve, 1999. Justin's rapturous rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" showed them the way, and the suitably dramatic name of The Darkness was chosen shortly after the arrival of Poullain and Graham. With outrageous stage antics...
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