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THE DARKNESS
2003 - Permission To Land.
2005 - One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back.
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July 7, 2003 - 2023: 20 years of: Permission To Land.

Onstage or backstage ...rocknroll lives here.

This ain't 1963, 1973 or even 1983 ...but 2003, a mere 40 years since THE BEATLES changed the world ...and Great Britain was once again about to shake things up. For hardrock: the 80s ruled, the 90s sucked ...can any band re-set the stages afire in this cold generation of high-speed internet, post 9/11 invasions and mobile-phone craze of this sick new millennium ?

Two words: THE DARKNESS !
...well actually
Three words: THE MUTHERFOCKIN' DARKNESS !

The Permission To Land CD is the spark that kickstarted the 2003-04 hard-rocknroll revival. Supergroups like VELVET REVOLVER and BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION were ready to kick major-asses while others legends were still around: DOKKEN and EUROPE. Simultaneously in some high-story office, the real MÖTLEY CRÜE were preparing the return of the decade.

The party explodes like a Champagne cork with "Black Shuck", the track THIN LIZZY never wrote. Second track, stand back don't reach out and "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" ya low-life punk. Hardrock with a rock-hard attitude, no this ain't Los Angeles in the 80s, just some blokes from Lowestoft, from the same island that gave us LEPPARD, CULT and the almighty Kings of rock: QUEEN !

Fist in the air arenarock is fully exposed on "Love On The Rocks With No Ice" while the heavier and louder "Stuck In A Rut"s first verse commence with: "Kiss my arse, kiss my arse goodbye".

Don't call this a one-hit wonder, they're a hard-working rocknroll band. Even if it was only for this single-track, they still would be featured in the aforementioned revival. "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" is the type of song most teens in their bedroom air-guitared to in front of their 1977 Ace Frehley Alive II poster. Power-chords, rebellious-drive and the voice ...that hard edge hybrid voice between Plant and Coverdale, yes it's that strong !

RIAA-certified Gold, classic-hardrock for modern-times with all of it's clichés. The gang would provide more poison: 2005's One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back CD.

Naughty, ugly, smelly and highly addictive ...let us spell it out for you: rocknroll !
Britain's best beautiful bastards ...let us spell it out for you: THE DARKNESS !

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I Believe In A Thing Called Love = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjZuykKY1I
Love Is Only A Feeling = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSGa1dW_KoE
Growing On Me = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MtY1nRcpU
Get Your Hands Of My Woman = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI9eVW4cTR8
Permission To Land = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeRY-jxKuqA&list=PLYVKHqvs8qcKuRiFvE3cro9ki0050AKKQ
Interview at Dodwnload in 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQoCsMGXqw
Live at MTV2 party in 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtcEVdLZZ_I
some guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOpqA-URXc

November 29, 2005 - 2025: 20 years of: One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back.

Permission to rock: granted !

During 2004-05's revival swing, hardstuff was flying off the shelves. Silent for too many years, Great Britain's hottest ticket now shun bright lights on stage, hail THE DARKNESS.

Snort it !

The Gates are now open for business, here's your "One Way Ticket". Rocket fuel runs wild inside rocknroll's veins with "Knockers", while the AC/DC-ish "Is It Just Me ?" wonders. The widen pupils of "Hazel Eyes" bursts, as more electrified blood makes all the "Girlfriend"s dance ...every inch of 'em ...keytar included.

A crude rock-party breaks all the rules of decency, in some "English Country Garden", while the arenarock anthem "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" paint the Forums of the globe.

2003's Permission To Land CD rocked and now they rocked harder. Hardrocknroll is here to stay and THE DARKNESS supplies the lovely goods. Sadly the excesses took a tool and Justin Hawkins's rehab-vacation would split the band. But like any monster, our rocknroll Godzilla would bounce back later stronger and louder, with 2012's Hot Cakes CD.

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One Way Ticket To Hell = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJiLuH9YUA
Is It Just Me ? = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAejxjC_PBs
Girlfriend = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4VMuQQPKp4
One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1FsNxDrsEg&list=OLAK5uy_l2V-Ux6P5WwKCzy9nr25gWTXiVLulmIeI
Interview in 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMSU-rvtgMQ
Live Rock In Rio Lisbon in 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uE3KwCODg

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