THE DARKNESS
Release New track
‘Heart Explodes’
Out Today
Australia & NZ Headline Tour Announced
EASTER IS CANCELLEDOUT OCTOBER 4
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The Darkness have today released their brand new single Heart Explodes, taken from their jaw-droppingly ambitious quasi-sci-fi concept album Easter Is Cancelled, out on October 4 on Cooking Vinyl.
Heart Explodes is an almighty mini-rock opera, which finds The Darkness baring all in a multitude of heartfelt emotions reflecting the hardships, struggles and changing relationships of life.
Frontman Justin Hawkins explains, “It’s about the despair of change. Having to reappraise your life and what you’re holding on to. It’s like that feeling when you just want to go for a swim and keep going. Wanting to be enveloped by something that will gradually pull you down. If you really, really want to survive that process, you can. We’ve all been there – people who say they haven’t are lying.”
PRE-ORDER EASTER IS CANCELLED HERE
Guitarist Dan Hawkins adds, “The difference between the Darkness’ sadness and other bands’ sadness is that we don’t wallow in it. Even when it’s sad, there’s a playfulness to it.”
Heart Explodes follows the release of Rock And Roll Deserves To Die at the start of August, which saw the band hailing the death of the guitar in an epic five-minute masterpiece featuring monumental riffs, thunderous bass and almighty drums, alongside some beautifully delicate touches from the band.
The songs are a glorious example of what to expect from Easter Is Cancelled, the band’s most exciting and diverse record to date.
The ten-track album examines the role of the musician in the barbarous culture of the world today, and their almost divine responsibility to challenge the establishment – something that most rock’n’roll artists seem to have given up on in favour of easy celebrity. And yet at the heart of this tale is love, loss and heartbreak, where redemption is ultimately found in the brotherhood of band friendship and the power of the guitar, as brought full circle in the glorious album closer We Are The Guitar Men.
The Darkness will be spreading their Easter Is Cancelled message across the land with an Australia and New Zealand headline tour in March 2020. On a mission to lead us to the sunlit uplands of inclusivity, togetherness and rock’ n’ roll fellowship, The Darkness will play shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland.
These performances promise to be incredibly special, reflecting the grand scope and vision of the album, alongside the finest hits from the band’s spectacular canon.
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THE DARKNESS
‘EASTER IS CANCELLED’
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2020
(Special Guests to be announced)
WED 11 MARCH – METROPOLIS, FREMANTLE
FRI 13 MARCH – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY
SAT 14 MARCH – FORUM, MELBOURNE
SUN 15 MARCH – THE GOV, ADELAIDE
WED 18 MARCH – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE
FRI 20 MARCH – POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND
Early Bird ticket pre-sale starts on Tuesday, August 20 at 9am (AEST).
Sign up to the mailing list for early access HERE .
General public tickets go on sale Thursday, August 22 at 9:00am (AEST).
Further tour info HERE
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EASTER IS CANCELLED
TRACK LISTING
1. Rock And Roll Deserves To Die
2. How Can I Lose Your Love
3. Live ‘til I Die
4. Heart Explodes
5. Deck Chair
6. Easter Is Cancelled
7. Heavy Metal Lover
8. In Another Life
9. Choke On It
10. We Are The Guitar Men
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