Here Today... Gone To Hell!

My heart missed a beat when I read the first four words of that headline. It's not what I'd hoped though, just another guy with the same name, playing bass for The Darkness, and now I'm feeling disheartened  >:(

http://www.ntlworld.com/partners/mrib/N40133.php

The long lost Manic....let's face it, abandoned car next to a suicide spot, credit cards and passport still in room - he's playing guitar somewhere, but sadly not on earth. Sadly missed - when he went he took the Manics ability with him

Sadly missed, but The Manics are still great  :) They haven't topped The Holy Bible though. Ah well. Hey I didn't even know The Darkness lost their bassist, but I don't follow their fortunes much anyway.

Neither did i! How did that slip under the radar

As for the Manics still being great - i'd love to agree but when u compare Generation Terrorists, Gold against the Soul and Holy Bible to the later stuff.....they wrote such good riffs and some great solos, and then became indy :'(

Yeah, it's true. I really enjoy a lot of their post-Richey material though, but admittedly not as much as I enjoy the music made with him around. I'm going to now give Ifwhiteamerica.... a good thorough listening  : ok:

Manics = good.

The Darkness = wannabees.

A couple of months ago i heard that The Darkness will release a new record in November05...

Is this still on??

I cant wait, i know it will be great...

that dog dont give a fuck : ok:



cant wait :yes:

cool-  i did'nt hear anything about that-  i loved their first album-  im sooooo getting this one too-

I thought the singer had left them. Cause hes done that crap new solo career song which sucks.

Naw i think the bass player was sacked but i dont think they have split up...i think the lead singer was having an ego trip cos his cover of This Town Aint Big Enough is pure bollocks

i thought they broke up ???

from wikipedia

The Darkness are currently working with legendary rock producer Roy Thomas Baker, known for his work with Queen for their second album (which is reportedly to be released in October 2005). In the meantime Justin Hawkins has recorded an album under the pseudonym British Whale.

cool beans.

British Whale is his solo project.

He's only into The Darkness right now and their new album is coming soon.

Not the hardest rocking band, but a definite favorite of mine...

sp1at.com

The Darkness' comeback single has been titled ?One Way Ticket?.
The track, the first to be lifted from the band?s untitled second album, is set for release on November 14.

The album will follow two weeks later on November 28.

Sessions for the album have gone on for much of the year. Bass player Frankie Poullain left the band in May over 'musical differences'.

He was replaced by Richie Edwards who was previously employed by the band as Dan Hawkins? guitar tech.

Source - NME

Written by bigboss

WIKUD! ME LOVES DA DARKNESS


THEY'RE REALLY GROWING ON ME

i wonder whats happenin' with Justins solo album.

can;t wait for it to come out  ;D

sp1at.com

The Darkness have given a name to their forthcoming album.

The record, released on November 28th, will be called, "One Way Ticket to Hell.....and Back". The album will be preceded by a new single entitled "One Way Ticket" to be released on November 14th.

I think I heard Jarmo ask to be copied in on any Darkness updates  :hihi:

You can hear One Way Ticket To Hell ... And Back now on myspace

http://www.myspace.com/thedarkness

yeah :-\  a typical Darkness track, hope the rest is better then that!!

i was expectin' a Black Shuck :hihi:

YEah, they say

but this song is nothing new really

That single will get somewhere because they repeate the chorus alot, gets in peoples heads, they like, they buy, darkness get big again. Clever plan, i find it a cheesy rock song, but enjoyable.

Its catchy, still, nothing new

The Darkness are all style and no substance - i bought the album, but haven't listened to i for a year, its so superficial i haven't felt the need to come back to it when their are more engaging albums out there

I suppose it has no depth really

any1 like them. i luv them. i didnt expect a new band to be so good. hopefully some other rock bands will try and be like them. there like a cross between ACDC and queen or something. are there any hair metal bands that are similar to the darkness?

U could have used one of the other 6 Darkness threads....

The Darkness are good at first but there is no depth, so i never found them particularily engaging.

For a band preaching a message that r'n'r should be a laugh there is rather a lot of swearing....seems rather bizarre after a while, and as Eminem has shown us, too much swearing shows a limited vocabulary, to say the least....

....Is released on Monday!

I can tell you all that its awesome, mind you, i said that about the last album and the sales of that speak for themselves.

Go buy it, you wont regret it.

 : ok:

Has it leaked already?

I liked them at first, saw them at Leeds in 2003 when they were middle of the bill and i thought they were great....

....but not long after i got bored of the album real quick and they just seemed to be everywhere and i think they were overexposed, least for my liking, shoving a band down my throat like they were generally puts me off...

...but enough with that if you have heard it then how does it compare to the debut o'stoner dude...

The first listen, i didnt like it (probably because i have been dousing myself in Pantera for about 2 months), the second listen, it grew, the third it grew again and i think im on my tenth repeat listen since my friend found it!  ;)

Its fucking awesome.

I will be purchasing it on Monday with any accompanying bits and bobs i can get my hands on, dvd's etc.

I also purchased my tickets to see them at The Nottingham Arena in Feb, 4 days before they went onto General release.
Well, i say i purchased, thats a little lie, Jarmos credit card did! ;)

I'll give it a download then see what i think, though i'm sure you were in a Nickelback thread a while back so i'm still wary of your WIDE taste :P

You managed to sneak out, get your hands on his credit card and wasted it on The Darkness, i hope that's not all you bought with it....

....  :smoking:

..  ;)

Yeah, i was going through an emotional period after i split with my missus, i hate the track now, it seems i came to my senses!



My bastard dealer doesnt accept cards yet!  :rant:
So i just raided Jarmo's Piggy Bank instead, there was enough for a a tonne in there, he obviously hasnt been paying his moderators again!

Who's A Darkling? I am! :smoking:

Haven't played their last album since i got it - its so superficial i don't really take anything from it.

Just one thing.. The Darkness are NOT rock music.

Nope they are a rock and roll opera!  :D

Anything worthwhile to contribute?

That they are a bad pop band.. And they think that they are a rock band.

Excellent stuff!

Go buy the album. ;)

I saw they're new video.. and that's enough for me, thank you.. They are terrible.

Thats the good thing about The Darkness, theres no sitting on the fence! : ok:

But buy the album anyway, even if its just for a frisbee or a tea coaster.  :P

Maybe I'll buy it and stick it up Justin's ass, maybe..

Sounds like a plan, then i will have two copies!  :D

You were trying to "take something" from the DARKNESS?  Isn't the whole point not to analyze it and just put it on and enjoy?

I was underwhelmed when I first heard the new single... but it didn't take long to remind me why I listened to the first album so much.  Now I've got the damn thing stuck in my head.

Also, I thought I'd played out Permission because I got really sick of it for awhile, but I tossed it in again the other day and it was refreshing.

The album is much the same, cant wait till payday so i can hear it in the CD player and LP player for the first time!

K, I should have it in about 2 minutes... I hope it's good.

I need to catch these guys live on the next tour.

The new single is damn catchy, i didn't like them first time round. Maybe i am warming to them :D

I have to ask, Are they a real band??? cos i saw the video for love is only a feeling and it seems like they just take the piss outta being a big budget rock band..... Dont get me wrong, i like the music but its funny.

There as real as it can get baby! ;)

shit album in my opinion.

Wow... some strange stuff here.... bag pipes?  a sitar?

Not sure what to think yet.

I like "Is It Just Me"

Good party track! : ok:

Im a big fan of the falsetto chorused ones like "Knockers" and "Bald".

The second being an awesome powerful rock song.

All the songs just mentioned are my favourites right now....

and damn, the last track sounds like Queen.

So what does all the PEEPS think of this little gem?

I agree.. The song "One Way Ticket To Hell" was the worst song I ever heard.. This band is crap according to me.

Hmmm

Not as good as the first album

Its okay....but thats it

Sounds like a a truly absurd Queen....

One way ticket (the song) is in my opinion the worst track here, and one of the worst tracks i've heard in months

Have you seen the video? Hahahaha! That was the worst thing I've seen in my life.  :hihi:

Have you listened to the lyrics Jonathan or are you going by just what you have seen?
The video makes so much more sense when you know what the song is about.

It certainly explains why they shot the video in the snow!  :hihi:

Yes, I have listened to the lyrics! But I still think the video is super stupid and I still think they're crap!

From allmusic
by Heather Phares
3 stars (of 5)
From the moment the pan flute fanfare on "One Way Ticket" kicks off One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back, it's clear that the Darkness still believes that more is more. If anything, the band believes that even more is even better: with the help of producer Roy Thomas Baker, they make their second album incredibly glossy and expensive-sounding, with layers of sitars, marching drums, bagpipes, and tubular bells on top of their already-powerful guitars, drums, and keyboards (and, of course, Justin Hawkins' formidable falsetto). But while the band's excess succeeded on Permission to Land, it loses some of its potency here: nothing on One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back is as immediate as "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." The band's debut celebrated and inflated the rock clich?s of sex, drugs, and partying; this album's best songs are about longterm relationships, getting clean, and balding. The soaring power ballad "Dinner Lady Arms" highlights the good-natured streak running through a surprising amount of the Darkness' songs, while "One Way Ticket" is an episode of Behind the Music, complete with cocaine snorting, turned into a pop single. More than occasionally, though, One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back just sounds unremarkable, despite the songs' elaborate sonics. Tracks like "Knockers" ? which should be a fool-proof Darkness song just based on its title ? and "Girlfriend" sound like they were made from bits and pieces of Permission to Land rejects, while overblown-yet-slight ballads such as "Blind Man" and "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" sound too much like stale Meat Loaf. Still, there are moments when the Darkness still sounds like the smartest, dumbest band around: "Is It Just Me?" has a chorus that rivals their best; the flamboyant Celtic rocker "Hazel Eyes" shows off both Justin Hawkins' over-the-top vocals and his brother Dan's over-the-top guitar licks; and lyrics like "English Country Garden"'s "I cherished you and you tolerated me" show that the wit that made their debut so much fun isn't entirely missing on this album. Not so much a letdown as a comedown, One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back just shows that the giddy highs of Permission to Land aren't so easy to get the second time around.
 

Jesus..

That's probably fair, though 3 stars does seem to stray towards ''generous''. I was considering selling my copy on ebay - the fact is i doubt i'll listen to it after today, all it does is make me appreciate their first album

And just 10 tracks - whole thing is done in 38 mins flat - not impressed, nearly 2 years and thats it?

Id give it a 4, maybe its because im biased i have liked them for so long, compared to the "Average" fan.

Knockers would sound great live!

I really don't like the single, and Im just incredibly tired of them.
Haven't listened to the last album in about 2 years now.

Well my friend, their new album is out. Worth a punt if i do say so myself. Download a couple of tracks, if you dont like it, delete them. If you do, go buy!

I recommend...

Knockers
Bald


From the new album, those two are my favourites from a great album!

thanks mate, I'll check them out!

I?ve only heard the first single, whitch is in my opinion ok and very much average, nothing less nothing more.
Vid is cool though!  :hihi:
I?ll listen the rest of the songs as soon as i have the time.

i say, Were they "growing on yu?" becuz they grew on me  ;D

I listened to it once, really rocks. Very pleased with it.

this albums is aweful.

So is your spelling  :hihi:

And creativity is not your strong point.

Lets face it , he wouldnt know rock music even if it introduced itself to him :hihi:

Ive not heard it yet but i know ill love it

Why are some so judgemental?...have the critics of the Darkness ever heard of fun?...maybe the critics should sit in a dark corner listening to their Coldplay albums instead of being so damn negative...



 

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

The Darkness KICK ASS.

I give the new album 8/10, I think it's a nice step forward for them. : ok:

Which is the song that features bagpipes? I want to hear it.

its gotta be better than Mull of Kintyre :hihi:

Great album, it's a little short though. Favorite song "Girfriend."

That was my opinion, I just don't like them, what's so wrong with that?

So if I don't like The Darkness I don't know what rock music is?

I can't stop listening to "hazel eyes", I love this odd song.

Hmm electric guitars, riffs, licks, solos, powerchords, drums, bass etc

Sounds like rock music to me! ;D

Havent heardit yet but ill try to listen to it

nothing wrong with not liking them...

...but to claim they arent rock music is...unbelievably stoopid

They are rock music, they rock

haha....me too.

So now I'm stupid, ok.. Thank you.

I still don't understand how people can call them rock.

I like the album, not because its good, but because its just hilarious, every listen i give im laughing till the album ends....I dont think its got the good riffs the first album had but its ok.

This album BOMBED.

Debuted number 58 on the charts which is very very bad.

Didn't do to well here either it seems - they took far too long to follow up their debut, don't know why bands do this - the hype has all long since died down, they were new and intresting once, now they are tired and cliche

I haven't listened to the album since getting it, nothing to bring me back

So an album is only as good as it's chart position, right? ::)

This album is a lot better than most of the rock crap that's come out this year. : ok:

er....? he was making a point about its sales, 58 is bad, u trying to argue black as white?

Im not sayin its a bad album, Personally I hate The Darkness and think they are terrible.

But I dont care how great your album is, Debuting at number 58 here is horrible and one step away from being dropped by your label.

Always a chance of more sales in week 2.

I like the Darkness.They are fun band to listen to .

So what if the new album didn't sell so well it's first week. Hell look at what doesn now a days.

that was in the States... no one knows them in the States... not to mention NO promo at all. At least they did better than James Blunt in the States... he only got to 72...

In the UK it got a #11. not bad considering it's the "greatest hits" time period and also the long break from the debut... I'd say it's not bad.

but aside from the charts... the album ROCKS. much better than PTL.

I rarely watch TV anymore, and I've seen a lot of promotion for the Darkness' new album. Like every other commercial break on Fuse, I think. Maybe they're just not going to be the "saviors of real rock 'n' roll". I remember when people tried to say the same thing about the Strokes. Heh.

Yes so we should all listen to emo because it does well in the charts.. ::)

yea but people were serious about the strokes...

but the Darkness are just taking the piss out of being saviours of rnr...

I like the Strokes? :-\

If they're smart, they'll tour tour tour, and build up a fanbase.

They already have a substantial UK following and completed a tour that lasted about 6 months earlier this year.

They are back out on the road again next year to support the new album.

I took a risk and bought the album today without hearing much of their previous stuff..

One Way Ticket, Hazel Eyes and Girlfriend are my fave songs so far.. another couple I like as well. Didn't like all the tracks.

I think a couple of the songs were a bit below average. Next album they need to aim for a solid album without the few below average fillers.. have a few kick ass singles and really promote on those to sell and win people over on a solid album.

Darkness Frontman Makes Pact With Satan

http://www.doktorsnake.com/darkness_justin_hawkins_devils_pact.html

A message from the band

http://www.thedarknessrock.com/forum/index.php?topic=2351.0

TICKETS: NON-SEXUAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE DARKNESS

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Justin Hawkins quits The Darkness

A continuing battle with drug addiction has forced The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins to quit the British glam rock band, U.K.'s the Sun newspaper reports.

The singer announced the news after successfully undergoing rehabilitation for drinking and drug problems.

Hawkins has been clean of cocaine and alcohol since August, and said he can't live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle any more.

"It will be an upheaval," he told the Sun. "But it's time for me to move on. It would be damaging to my recovery to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem -- I am an addict."

The remaining band members stated on the Darkness official message board that they are in "total shock" and apologized to fans for having to "find this out through the newspapers."

Hawkins says he plans to work on a solo album in the future, and would like to write film music as well.

aww thats lame.

What?
No way!

i bet his brothers pissed!

I believe I also read that the new bass player will take over lead vocals.  Assuming that's true, it's also simply an idiotic move.  Better to start over from scratch with a new name and a different sound, in my opinion.

Still, I loved the first album, and will miss what the band had, albeit briefly.

They won't be able to play the old songs with him singing, he sang 'highway to hell' at RIR, the same night GNR were on. Justin will be back, once he recovers he'll come back.

That's insane! how could anyone else sing for him? He was what made the band for most people. Anyways, this is pretty shitty... he'll probably be back, i couldnt see the band going to far with out him.

THE DARKNESS DROPPED BY RECORD LABEL

British rockers THE DARKNESS have been dropped by their record label in the wake of frontman JUSTIN HAWKINS' departure. The I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE star has been clean of cocaine and alcohol for nine weeks after going into rehab in August (06), and decided he just can't live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle any more. Hawkins' former bandmates - including his guitarist brother DAN - plan to continue without him, despite poor sales of second album ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL AND BACK. But Atlantic Records executives have now ditched the depleted Darkness.

I know it's not a good thing, but I'm happy they are over. Never liked that band.

What have they invented ? They were just a rerun of Spinal Tap ...

True, but these went to 11...

Yes, but a rerun who put out fun songs that many enjoyed for what they were.  Sometimes, the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented...

First the bassist and then the singer - hell, there isn't enough of the original band to continue

Somehow i dont think the chance to see the original darkness drummer will be much of a pull

....and their second album was terrible

True, but when has the amount of original band members ever stopped A GNR FAN from liking somthing?!?  : ok:

And I agree the second album was basically a shittier version of Permission to Land. Not everything on it was bad though, knockers rocks real hard and has a epic chorus with "I JUST LOVE WHAT CHA DONE WITH YOUR HAIR!!" hell yeah.

Looks like thats it for the Darkness

they lost their singer and their label in the same week, they are officially finished. unless Justin comes back and they get onto another label.

It doesn't help the matter when your second album only sells 91,000 in the USA.

With no promotion whatsoever. No music videos were ever shown here from the OTTH .. AB album

The Darkness rules, i love how they have lots of solos and especially loved justin hawkin's voice but now he is gone :( .  Hopefully their next album is good and maybe they can pull off an AC/DC.

I'm afraid their time is done...the odds are certainly against them with Justin gone.   

Justin said he will return, once he feels the time is right

my guess is they'll go on hiatus until that time comes

i like them

hope so, don't wanna hear another leadsinger :no:

I liked the band but not Justin's voice.  I'd definately welcome a different singer.  Definately! :yes:

And I can't see them surviving with another lead singer.  A lot of the novelty and appeal of the band came from Justin.

Just my opinion, of course.   

I like them..but I can't imagine The Darkness with another singer? :-\ ... I think they are cool also for Justin voice and his funny and crazy presence and personality..

He had a good personality but Bazgnr hit the nail on the head with the word "novelty".  That's all they were, but they had the potential to be a very good rock band anyway.  Justin's horrible voice stopped them from becoming that.

Dan is a very good guitarist and they could definately pull off a comeback if they got a really good singer.  It'd be cool if Justin could come back just as a guitarist but that's really, really unlikely.

Justin's voice is what made the Darkness good, honestly they would have to have a pretty good singer to be able to sound good singing I believe in a thing called love or just about any of their songs.

if richie isnt taking over i wounder if we may see a Rockstar:The Darkness haha it may just give dave nivarro more time to say The Panic Channal

doubtful, with the Darkness being a real rock band I doubt they would even give a thought to going on that show.

I thought I read that the new bassist woud be doing lead vocals.  Again, I can't imagine the band continuing...best of luck to them, but I won't be around for it.  It's like...Guns 'n Roses without Axl  (and I mean that in terms of having a unique voice as the "face" of the band, not in terms of impact, artistic merit, etc.).

I'll still like the Darkness, but it won't be the same if Justin doesn't come back. Theres nothng that is completely set in stone yet, so al we can do is wait and see.

i just do not understand how they don't have great sales in the US.  this band should easily have gone atleast double platinum on each of their records.  i know they are a lot bigger in the UK, just like the tea party was really big in Canada and not in the US.  its a shame that north america is so f'd up.   :'(

PTL sold really well in America, but the band didn't tour to promote it after they made it big - they only had a small club tour before it was released

OWTTHAB sold badly in America due to no promotion or airplay on the radio or MTV. Due to these bad sales the record company pulled the plug on a 2006 US tour. Which is retarded, since its the record company's fault it didn't sell in the first place.

Hey, I totally loved "Permission to Land," but "One Way Ticket" just couldn't compare...

i think one way ticket is just as good as permission to land.  i have gotten to LOVE the song Dinner Lady Arms and i like all the other songs too.  damn still cant believe that justin hawkins left.. i hope he comes back.

I agree One Way Ticket is a great album, so many great songs. The Darkness wanted their debut album to be like One Way Ticket, but pressures from the record company, and time constraints, caused them to make what would become PTL.

Wow...surprised to hear that PTL *wasn't* the record they wanted to make.  To me, One Way Ticket is almost over-produced, with too much going on in comparison.   I prefer the more raw sound on Permission...

i officially love every song by The Darkness, that is the only band besides GNR that i love every song by.  the more ive listened the more i get to love it, both albums have an ac/dc, queen feel to it.  some really sweet riffs, solos in all songs, and justins voice that makes it really great.  both albums are really great and honestly ive gotten to like one way ticket to hell more... just some really damn good music, i still cant believe these guys released the album in 2005.  they have definatley convinced me that they are the best hard rock group to come along since GNR.

I'd actually heard the exact opposite to that, PTL was the sound the Darkness wanted but One Way Ticket was a result of record company interference that wanted a more radio friendly sound to the songs. When I saw them earlier in the year live the band as a whole (except the bassist who's a maniac and rocked to everything) seemed much more into the PTL songs, the energy level rose a notch when they played songs off that album.

they have some of the most fun songs to play on bass :yes:

Totally agree with you on that.  Hard not to smile when playing them live, as well...

OWT is not more radio friendly than PTL, and yes, the energy would rise a notch because the songs of PTL were more popular.

OWTTH imo is better than PTL.

heres my ranking of best to least best songs (but they are all still the best)

1. Bald (best darkness song ever)
2. One Way Ticket
3. Hazel Eyes
4. Dinner Lady Arms
5. Girlfriend
6. Knockers
7. Is It Just Me?
8. English Country Garden
9. Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
10. Blind Man

I appreciate the rankings.  Perhaps I need to go back and give OWT another listen...

hope nobody minds me askinjg but didn't fancy ploughing through 8 or whatever pages to find the answer.  are the darkness still together?  just overheard someone talking in a pub but didn't catch it all.  cheers :beer:

Justin, the lead singer, quit the band.  He fell into some bad addictions, is cleaning up, and feels it's best to stay out of the rock 'n roll lifestyle  (if this isn't right, someone correct me).

In the meantime, the band allegedly plans to continue on.  Rumor has it the new bassist will be taking over lead vocals.

just to add - justin is out of rehab, and has been for a couple months now

thats basically the same as i think (tracklist), but i love both albums equally

bald is near the end, OWT is first, then Is it just me, then knockers is 3rd

^ are you on about the actual thing or what you favorites are cause thats what we are on about

you said that basically the track list of the album, I was saying it not

or were you agreeing with him?

I just confused myself  :confused:

i wasnt listing the tracklist i just gave my rankings of the song.  1 being best to 10 being least best.

just to add, they got dropped by their label.

which shows how nice the music industry is for one of the biggest rock bands of ths decade.

(its funny when you compare it to the 80s when every rock band was huge)

They were NOT dropped by their label, that was just a rumor.

i've seen nothing to suggest otherwise and not read a single statement contradicting that. but feel free to provide me one from a decent source.

Provide me with an OFFICIAL source that they've been dropped.

They haven't.


One of the recent press releases:

After Justin saw a doctor last week and was recommended to "cancel all professional commitments or work-related activities", we had little choice but to cancel the band?s appearance at the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark, something that the band hate to do, but having been out on the road constantly for such a long time and having not had any time off over the past three years, that?s what Justin has decided to do and we are all agreed that his health must come first.

As everybody found out today, Justin has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic. We would however like to make it clear that this emphatically does not signal the end for The Darkness, nor are their label Atlantic Records considering 'dropping' them. On the contrary they have taken up their option with the band and are looking forward to releasing The Darkness' third album in early 2007.

We are not here to comment on Justin's private life - or anyone else's for that matter - but he is feeling better already and as soon as he is ready we will be going straight into the studio to begin recording album number 3.

We hope you would join us in wishing Justin well - and it is for you to judge if a platinum album, headlining and co-headlining sold out shows across the UK, Continental Europe and Australia, etc. to an audience of tens of thousands of adoring fans can ever be considered a failure!

Dan, Ed and Richie

thats not recent, justin went into rehab ages ago.

and he quit the band since going to rehab.

the other members have found a new bassist and seem to be forming a new band, according to a post on the new guys myspace blog anyway.

You miss the point, they would have announced if this had changed and they had been dropped.

i doubt it, the last thing they would have needed after justin quiting on them was more negative publicity.

the point you've missed is if they hadn't been dropped they'd have issued a statement denying the rumours. but they haven't because there is nothing to deny, the label dumped them.

http://www.atlanticrecords.co.uk/

see the official pages of our artists........ look who's not there.

http://www.atlanticrecords.com/thedarkness

look whos here

True, but the most recent update was almost a year ago at this point.  Is the info still good?

A year ago? that thing i posted was from mid-October of this year.

When I click on the link you posted, it brought up The Darkness page, and under "Latest," the newest post is dated 1/2/06.  Am I missing something?  (sorry if so)

well thats the artist page a  the record label - check out www.thedarknessrock.com

thats their official site, run by the label

to say some really small bands are on that front page and the darkness aren't it's a safe bet they're gone, the old music is still going to make atlantic records money however hence them having a page to buy it from. the atlantic page hasn't been updated since 2nd january 2006.

and their official site has no webmaster because the record company stopped paying him. so they're not really running it at all.

give me a link to a release saying they're dropped.  :)

they're not going to issue a press release saying they're dropped. thats the whole point.

Dropped:
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/the%20darkness%20dropped%20by%20record%20label_1010666
http://www.soundgenerator.com/news/showarticle.cfm?articleid=8438
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tm_headline=the-darkness-dropped-by-label&method=full&objectid=17916345&siteid=94762-name_page.html

The Denial:
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/the%20darkness%20deny%20label%20axe_1005950
http://www.therockradio.com/2006/08/darkness-deny-being-droped-by-label.html
http://www.nme.com/news/the-darkness/24016

notice the dates, the denials came before they got dropped.  : ok:

Oh, I'm with you on that...I'm firmly in the "they're dropped" camp at this point.  However, given the back and forth above, I was just posting evidence that goes to both sides...

Yeah, you've convinced me they've been dropped, but I still think they're on the label - I don't know what to believe ???

Well, the only way to know for sure is to see if a new album comes out this year as they've said.  If so, label, singer, etc. will be announced if and when it happens.

Considering how patient we are around these parts, the wait shouldn't be an issue.    :beer:

yeah thats true :beer:

I gotta get used to calling 2007 'this year' :hihi:

It takes me a good week to get in the habit...so it goes!

And I do hope the band carries on, I truly do.  I loved PTL, and OWT is still growing on me.  That said, I can't see myself as one of the people who buys an album without Justin.  Maybe I'll be surprised, though...

apparently there will be a new band, with the bassist singing and another bassist who's name i've forgotten coming in.

hopefully the music will stay similar and the fucking annoying vocals will be gone.

To be fair, the vocals are what made the band stand out.  There are many throwback/nostalgia rock acts, but Justin's voice set them apart.  Not sure how well they'll do with a more "normal" rock voice on the mic...

Yeah, without justin I don't see them playing their old material again. I liked Justin.

If they have to write new songs for their new vocalist on the new album they may become an opening band for an act such as GNR since they don't have enough songs for a 20-30 song set.

justin was a  good guitarist...and frontman before he lost it on the last tour i felt.

anyone have any good pictures of justins flames tattoo?  thinkin of maybe getting something similar but cant find jack on the internet

from the official forum - have fun

http://www.thedarknessrock.com/forum/index.php?topic=1115.0

thanks man! much appreciated

i just watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e41UGjXN0EA&mode=related&search=

i think the darkness could pull off another good album with a different voice, all just depends on the quality of the songs.  i would for sure like to hear it even tho im sad that justin is not in the band anymore

The new band will have a different name, but here they are

(http://www.thedarknessrock.com/images/template_bis.png)

whos the dude on the far left?

That's Toby  :hihi:

http://www.myspace.com/reunionsquare This is him

lol hes ment to be rock n roll?

whats he do?

from richie's blog

i got told the new name is "New Danger" but it hasn't been confirmed nor denied at this point

shit name lol.

i still wanna know what that random man does it for the band?

hes the new bassist, since Richie Edwards is now the singer/occassional guitarist

oh, so he aint gonna play bass n sing? lame he looked cool doing that lol.

whatever they call it, its gonna rock

damn i'm listening to t?hem right now.. pity they borke up.. they were great

yeah, i've listned to both albums a lot recently

this is from march, justins looking a lot healthier than he did during the One way ticket tour
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2014418893

from his comments their, it doesnt seem like a reunion is possible. He hasnt released any info on the solo album recently though.

The new band has finished recording, and are now mastering, but no label or band name details have been released.

Ritchie is a damn good vocalist as well.
Looking forward to this, and i didnt even know anything about it.
Watched the clip from Justin on This Morning as well and he looked a lot better as someone else alluded to from when i saw him and The Darkness tour a couple of years back.