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| Released | 4 October 2019 | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Canary Dwarf, Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | The Darkness | |||
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Easter Is Cancelled is the sixth studio album by the British hard rock band the Darkness. It was released on 4 October 2019 through Canary Dwarf and Cooking Vinyl.
The album was first announced on 4 April 2019, via a video published on the band's official YouTube channel, featuring the band members reciting a poem. [1] A few days later they also announced details of a UK headline tour to support the album. The first single from the album, "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die", was released on 6 August 2019, along with an accompanying music video. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Classic Rock | [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Under the Radar | 5.5/10 [8] |
The album received generally favourable reviews.
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
Japanese Edition bonus track
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] | 22 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [10] | 186 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 60 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) [12] | 31 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [13] | 90 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 79 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 10 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [17] | 1 |
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