Easter Is Cancelled

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Easter Is Cancelled
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Studio album by
The Darkness
Released4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length38:50
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
  1. "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die"
    Released: 6 August 2019
  2. "Heart Explodes"
    Released: 16 August 2019
  3. "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.

Contents

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
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Sputnikmusic 2.5/5 [11]
Uncut 5/10 [12]
Under the Radar 5.5/10 [13]

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

  1. "Laylow" – 3:23
  2. "Different Eyes" – 2:51
  3. "Confirmation Bias" – 4:35
  4. "Sutton Hoo" – 3:27

Japanese Edition bonus track

  1. "Dancing House" – 1:05

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 22
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 186
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 60
Irish Albums (IRMA) [17] 31
Italian Albums (FIMI) [18] 90
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [19] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 79
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 10
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [22] 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. ↑ Oddy, Guy (28 September 2019). "CD: The Darkness – Easter is Cancelled". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Yates, Henry (October 2019). "The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled". Classic Rock . p. 86.
  7. ↑ "The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Kerrang!. 12 October 2019. p. 55.
  8. ↑ "The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Mojo . November 2019. p. 89.
  9. ↑ Ezell, Brice (1 November 2019). "The Darkness' New Album Is a Rock Jukebox Musical". PopMatters . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ↑ It's the renewed sense of urgency and bubblegum appeal--see Live 'Til I Die--which ensures that Prof Hawkins's musical multiverse is still a thrilling place. [Dec 2019, p.109]
  11. ↑ K., Simon (5 October 2017). "The Darkness - Easter Is Cancelled". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Song structures are over-egged, resulting in blunted hooks and lost momentum. [Dec 2019, p.25]
  13. ↑ Hall, Michael James (1 October 2019). "The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled". Under the Radar .
  14. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Darkness". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 41: del 4.10.2019 al 10.10.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  22. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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