Britská rocková skupina, která se zformovala v roce 2000 v přímořském městečku Lowestoft severovýchodně od Londýna. Proslavila se debutovou deskou Permission To Land z roku 2003, za kterou obdržela hned tři ceny Broit Awards. Album nabízí kombinaci glam rocku a heavy metalu a jen v Anglii se ho prodalo takřka 1,5 milionu kopií.
Slavnostní reedice zásadní desky britského metalu. The Darkness za debutové album z roku 2003 obdrželi tři sošky Brit Awards. Dvacáté výročí vydání kapela připomíná mimo jiné i opuletním rozšířenou variantou. K dispozici je 2CD, 5LP nebo 4CD/DVD výroční 20th Anniversary Edition, zároveň vychází i klasická reedice původní nahrávky na LP. Kromě originální desky se zájemci mohou těšit na dobové koncertní záznamy, demosnímky i obrazový materiál, např. v podobě videoklipů.
Skladby
CD1
1. Black Shuck [03:20]
2. Get Your Hands off My Woman [02:46]
3. Growing on Me [03:29]
4. I Believe in a Thing Called Love [03:36]
5. Love Is Only a Feeling [04:19]
6. Givin' Up [03:34]
7. Stuck in a Rut [03:17]
8. Friday Night [02:56]
9. Love on the Rocks with No Ice [05:56]
10. Holding My Own [04:55]
11. Black Shuck (Demo) [03:54]
12. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Demo) [03:54]
13. Out of My Hands (Demo) [03:35]
14. Live 'Til I Die (Demo) [03:45]
15. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Demo) [05:47]
16. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us (Demo) [02:54]
CD2
1. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (2002 Version) [03:40]
2. Love on the Rocks with no Ice (2002 Version) [06:08]
3. Love is Only a Feeling (2002 Version) [04:21]
4. Get Your Hands off My Woman (2003 Edit Version) [02:46]
5. The Best of Me [03:24]
6. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Single Version) [03:36]
7. Out of My Hands [03:29]
8. Makin' Out [03:39]
9. Physical Sex [03:31]
10. How Dare You Call This Love? [03:51]
11. Bareback [03:06]
12. Planning Permission [02:26]
13. Curse of the Tollund Man [03:18]
14. Get Your Hands off My Woman... Again (2004 Version) [02:38]
15. I Love You 5 Times [03:41]
16. Get Your Hands off My Woman... Again (2004 Edit Version) [02:41]
17. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) [03:31]
CD3
1. Growing on Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:30]
2. The Best of Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:09]
3. Makin' Out (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [06:02]
4. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:38]
5. Stuck in a Rut (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [05:57]
6. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [05:11]
7. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [10:17]
8. Bareback (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [0:00]
9. Black Shuck (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [03:45]
10. Love Is Only a Feeling (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:14]
11. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:31]
12. Friday Night (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:22]
13. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:47]
14. Buffet (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [02:00]
15. Givin' Up (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:04]
16. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [10:04]
CD4
1. Grief Hammer (Live at Wembley, 2004) [03:41]
2. Givin’ Up (Live at Wembley, 2004) [03:38]
3. Stuck in a Rut (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:20]
4. Dinner Lady Arms (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:08]
5. Growing on Me (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:37]
6. Makin' Out (Live at Wembley, 2004) [03:49]
7. Physical Sex (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:19]
8. Love Is Only a Feeling (Live at Wembley, 2004) [05:21]
9. Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (Live at Wembley, 2004) [06:06]
10. Buffet (Live at Wembley, 2004) [03:10]
11. Black Shuck (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:12]
12. Friday Night (Live at Wembley, 2004) [03:04]
13. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Wembley, 2004) [04:03]
14. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at Wembley, 2004) [05:10]
15. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Live at Wembley, 2004) [14:22]
16. Do They Know it's Christmas (Live at Wembley, 2004) [01:42]
17. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) [Live at Wembley, 2004] [04:22]
DVD
1. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (2002 Version) [03:35]
2. Get Your Hands off My Woman [02:59]
3. Growing on Me [04:26]
4. I Believe in a Thing Called Love [03:51]
5. Love Is Only a Feeling [04:30]
6. Friday Night [03:27]
7. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) [03:41]
8. History of The Darkness [19:53]
9. Growing on Me (Outtakes) [01:57]
10. Love Is Only a Feeling (Behind the Scenes) [01:59]
11. Out of My Hands (Audio Only) [03:30]
12. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Behind the Scenes) [02:00]
13. Growing on Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:30]
14. The Best of Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:09]
15. Makin' Out (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [06:02]
16. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [03:38]
17. Stuck in a Rut (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [05:57]
18. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [05:12]
19. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Live at Knebworth, 2003) [10:17]
20. Bareback (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [0:00]
21. Black Shuck (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [03:45]
22. Growing on Me (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [03:19]
23. The Best of Me (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [0:00]
24. Love Is Only a Feeling (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:14]
25. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:31]
26. Stuck in a Rut (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:38]
27. Friday Night (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:22]
28. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:47]
29. Buffet (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [02:00]
30. Givin' Up (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [04:04]
31. Love on the Rocks with No Ice (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) [10:04]