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The Darkness

British rock band
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The Darkness

Summary

The Darkness is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,760 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Darkness was influenced by Queen[3].
  • The Darkness was influenced by Kiss[4].
  • The Darkness was influenced by Aerosmith[5].
  • The Darkness was influenced by Billy Squier[6].
  • The Darkness was influenced by David Bowie[7].
  • The Darkness was influenced by Def Leppard[8].
  • The Darkness's instance of is recorded as musical group[9].
  • The Darkness's genre is hard rock[10].
  • The Darkness's genre is glam rock[11].
  • The Darkness's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[12].
  • The Darkness's record label is recorded as Must Destroy[13].
  • The Darkness's discography is recorded as The Darkness discography[14].
  • The Darkness's Commons category is recorded as The Darkness (band)[15].
  • The Darkness's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • The Darkness comprises Justin Hawkins[17].
  • The Darkness comprises Rufus Tiger Taylor[18].
  • The Darkness comprises Dan Hawkins[19].
  • The Darkness comprises Frankie Poullain[20].
  • 2000 marks the founding of The Darkness[21].
  • The Darkness's location of formation is recorded as Lowestoft[22].
  • The Darkness's official website is recorded as http://www.thedarknesslive.com/[23].
  • The Darkness's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Darkness (band)[24].
  • The Darkness's Commons gallery is recorded as The Darkness[25].
  • The Darkness's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Darkness[26].
  • The Darkness's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'The Darkness'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 2000[30]

  • Genre(s): glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 81df2271-03a1-46a3-bb30-cce187235312[33]

Body

Founding

2000 marks the founding of The Darkness[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Lowestoft[22].

Identity

The Darkness's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[27].

Why It Matters

The Darkness ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,760 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Vended[36], a rock band[37], founded in 2018[38].

FAQs

Who did The Darkness influence?

The Darkness has been cited as an influence by Vended[36].

Related Entities

Alice Cooper Atlantic Records Boston David Bowie Def Leppard Guns N' Roses Kiss Queen Slade Thin Lizzy United Kingdom Van Halen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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