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The Darkness is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Metallica, Marillion, Bruce Springsteen, Genesis and Brian May. Those roots explain a lot about how The Darkness arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Danko Jones, Airbourne, Thunder, Extreme and The Struts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Struts, Foxy Shazam, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Lostprophets and The Blackout, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around The Darkness, reaching back through Metallica and forward to The Struts. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Darkness are a British hard rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000. The band consists of the brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins (guitar), as well as Frankie Poullain (bass) and Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums).
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The Darkness connections
The Darkness grew out of Metallica, Marillion, Bruce Springsteen and Genesis, shares an orbit with Danko Jones, Airbourne, Thunder and Extreme, went on to shape The Struts, Foxy Shazam, Goldie Lookin' Chain and Lostprophets. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Darkness
Sounds and acts that shaped The Darkness.
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Artists similar to The Darkness
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Darkness.
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Bands The Darkness shaped
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