ARTISTThe Darkness

The Darkness are a British rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000. The original members included Frankie Poullain, Justin Hawkins, Ed Graham and Dan Hawkins. Richie Edwards joined the group in 2005; the four original members are listed as members again from 2011. Rufus Taylor has been a member since 2015.

After the 2002 EP I Believe in a Thing Called Love, the band released the albums Permission to Land in 2003 and One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back in 2005. Later releases include Hot Cakes (2012), Last of Our Kind (2015), Motorheart (2021) and the 2025 album Dreams on Toast.