Easter Is Cancelled

Easter Is Cancelled
Studio album by The Darkness
Released	4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	38:50
Label	Canary Dwarf, Cooking Vinyl
Producer	The Darkness
The Darkness chronology
Live at Hammersmith (2018) Easter Is Cancelled (2019) Motorheart (2021)
Singles from Easter Is Cancelled
"Rock and Roll Deserves to Die" Released: 6 August 2019 "Heart Explodes" Released: 16 August 2019 "Easter Is Cancelled" Released: 26 September 2019

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.

Background

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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.

Track listing

1. "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die" – 5:23
2. "How Can I Lose Your Love" – 3:02
3. "Live 'Til I Die" – 3:32
4. "Heart Explodes" – 3:47
5. "Deck Chair" – 2:24
6. "Easter Is Cancelled" – 4:18
7. "Heavy Metal Lover" – 4:41
8. "In Another Life" – 4:01
9. "Choke on It" – 3:21
10. "We Are the Guitar Men" – 4:21

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

11. "Laylow" – 3:23
12. "Different Eyes" – 2:51
13. "Confirmation Bias" – 4:35
14. "Sutton Hoo" – 3:27

Japanese Edition bonus track

15. "Dancing House" – 1:05

Personnel

• Justin Hawkins – vocals, guitars, piano
• Dan Hawkins – guitars, backing vocals
• Frankie Poullain – bass, backing vocals
• Rufus Tiger Taylor – drums, backing vocals

Charts

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

References

1. "The Darkness – 'Easter Is Cancelled' new album out October 2019". 4 April 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
2. "The Darkness Release New Video For Rock And Roll Deserves To Die". Kerrang! . 6 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. "Metacritic – Critic Reviews – The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. Yeung, Neil Z. "The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". AllMusic .
5. Yates, Henry (October 2019). "The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled". Classic Rock . p. 86.
6. "The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Kerrang!. 12 October 2019. p. 55.
7. "The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Mojo . November 2019. p. 89.
8. Hall, Michael James (1 October 2019). "The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled". Under the Radar .
9. "Australiancharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
10. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
12. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Darkness". Hung Medien.
13. "Italiancharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
14. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 41: del 4.10.2019 al 10.10.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 16 October 2019.
15. "Swisscharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
17. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.