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PieterMC
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Rock group The Darkness are reforming - but without lead singer Justin Hawkins. The three remaining members of the rock act, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, have announced that they have begun work recording a new album. The new material will be released by the band under a different name. Hawkins quit the band after reportedly revealing a £150,000 cocaine addiction. He checked into celebrity rehab clinic The Priory. The band's bassist, Richie Edwards, will take over as singer. Confirming the news on his MySpace web page, Edwards told fans: "It's finally happened, the big red record button has been pressed and we've officially started our album." The Darkness rose to fame in 2003 when they released debut album Permission to Land, achieving chart success with hits I Believe In a Thing Called Love and Growing On Me. They went on to win three Brit Awards in 2004 and looked set to cement their place as one of the biggest bands in the world. But fame took its toll and original bass player Frankie Poullain left the band in May 2005, blaming increased tensions with Justin Hawkins on his departure. Hawkins was admitted to The Priory last August and two months later announced he had quit the band.
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Matias Merçeauroix
Holy shred!
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who feckin cares?
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PieterMC
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Obviously you care enough to reply
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Matias Merçeauroix
Holy shred!
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I care enough to say WHO FECKIN CARES?
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Erin
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Well, shit. I thought you were going to say that Justin Hawkins was back..:-P
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The Fairy King
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No Darkness with Justin!
We love you Mandy!
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bitesthedust
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"The new material will be released by the band under a different name." Read this today in the local paper as well.
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PieterMC
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It should be interesting to hear what they sound like without Justin.
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bitesthedust
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A bit quieter I guess....it'll be interesting, like you say.
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its_a_hard_life 26994
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<font color=maroon>bitesthedust wrote: A bit quieter I guess....it'll be interesting, like you say. Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!! SO true. xD So, who will sing lead vocals? Are they bringing in a new front man?
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PieterMC
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The bass player (Richie Edwards) is the new lead singer.
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bitesthedust
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They've got a new bassist too, so I assume Richie Edwards will just do vocals for the new group.
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Carol! the Musical
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Aww, I thought Justin Hawkins was back..
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Poo, again
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Valensian Sky Surveillance wrote: I care enough to say WHO FECKIN CARES? I fucking care! This is great news!
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Lester Burnham
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No, the bassist is gonna go over to vocals. John Deacon'll replace him on bass.
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Freya is quietly judging you.
Meh.
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How strange.. The news that The Darkness are reforming without Justin Hawkins, has annoyed me more than when I heard the news that Queen were reforming with Paul Rodgers.
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Matias Merçeauroix
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<font color=pink>Account Deleted wrote: Valensian Sky Surveillance wrote: I care enough to say WHO FECKIN CARES? I fucking care! This is great news! no
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Mr.Jingles
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Hopefully this time they won't get a Freddie Mercury wannabe.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Brandon wrote: [/QUOTENAME]... and now the "best you can offer is Mr. Jingles? HA! He's... just pathetic.[/QUOTE]
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its_a_hard_life 26994
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Mr.Jingles wrote: Hopefully this time they won't get a Freddie Mercury wannabe. Hmmmm... I'm not sure about that... I mean, Richie Edwards is a bigger fan of Queen then Justin Hawkins is. :-P We will just have to wait and see.
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Penetration_Guru
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Er, this was all announced at the time. They said they'd carry on, they said the bassist would sing. How can it be a reformation if they never disbanded?
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