The Darkness were a multi-BRIT Award-winning British hard rock band. Their highly retro style of music was influenced by rock bands like Queen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Sparks, Van Halen, T. Rex, .38 Special, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Boston and Thin Lizzy. They were best known for the falsetto of their lead singer Justin Hawkins, whose departure in 2006 resulted in the dissolution of the band. They were perceived by some critics to be the first wave of a retr