The Darkness have announced full details of their third studio album 'Hot Cakes'.
The band reunited in 2011 after originally parting company in 2006 and performed a comeback slot at last year's Download Festival.
The album is their first since 2005's 'One Way Ticket To Hell And Back' and you can hear the album's second track, which is titled 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us', by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
'Hot Cakes' will be released on August 20 via Play It Again Sam recordings and has been produced by singer and guitarist Justin and Dan Hawkins along with long-time collaborator Nick Brine.
Speaking about the album, Justin Hawkins said: "'Hot Cakes' has a nice raw feel to it like the first album had, with occasional luxurious moments akin to the second. We're proud of the songs and we can't wait for people to hear them."
He continued: "We've been playing a lot of the material from the album in the live set for some time now. Each time we play a new song it feels like a deep powerful thrust in a frenzied love ritual between us and our fans."
The album also includes a cover of Radiohead's seminal single 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)', of which Hawkins said: "We included the Radiohead cover because it has been a live favourite for many moons, and we wanted to release a definitive recording of our interpretation."
The band will support Lady Gaga on her UK stadium tour in September and across Europe throughout the summer.
You can watch classic NME footage of The Darkness at Download Festival last summer by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
The tracklisting for 'Hot Cakes' is as follows:
'Every Inch of You' 'Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us' 'With A Woman' 'Keep Me Hangin’ On' 'Livin’ Every Day Blind' 'Everybody Have A Good Time' 'She Just A Girl Eddie' 'Forbidden Love' 'Concrete' 'Street Spirit' 'Love Is Not The Answer'
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