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The year is 2003. Nu metal was experiencing its decline in popularity after nearly 10 years of domination and the guitar had seemingly taken a backseat across several forms of music. Even genre-heavyweights like Metallica were shying away from guitar solos to avoid sounding "outdated". Just when trends appeared to lean away from the antics and styles of the '70s & '80s, enter The Darkness: a band rooted in big guitars, big hooks, and big presentation. In the summer of 2003, the four-piece from Lowestoft dropped their debut album to an unsuspecting audience pining for hard rock to have a return to form.
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s seminal album, Austin & Dylan are joined by riff disciple Nate Garrett (Spirit Adrift, Big Riff Energy) to discuss The Darkness’ Permission to Land as well as the upcoming Spirit Adrift album Ghost at the Gallows which arrives August 18th on Century Media Records.
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Tune in LIVE to Vocal Distortion, Mondays at 6PM CST on FM89, WONC.org, & the iHeart Radio app
RIFFS ON REPEAT PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37W4wEyb5ELf2y0YYlhRy2?si=8529ae1e880d442c
By Austin Paulson, Dylan Adams, and Justin Swindle4.9
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The year is 2003. Nu metal was experiencing its decline in popularity after nearly 10 years of domination and the guitar had seemingly taken a backseat across several forms of music. Even genre-heavyweights like Metallica were shying away from guitar solos to avoid sounding "outdated". Just when trends appeared to lean away from the antics and styles of the '70s & '80s, enter The Darkness: a band rooted in big guitars, big hooks, and big presentation. In the summer of 2003, the four-piece from Lowestoft dropped their debut album to an unsuspecting audience pining for hard rock to have a return to form.
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s seminal album, Austin & Dylan are joined by riff disciple Nate Garrett (Spirit Adrift, Big Riff Energy) to discuss The Darkness’ Permission to Land as well as the upcoming Spirit Adrift album Ghost at the Gallows which arrives August 18th on Century Media Records.
Follow Spirit Adrift onFacebook, Instagram, &Twitter
For all updates on the show, follow us here:
@distortion891 on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter
Tune in LIVE to Vocal Distortion, Mondays at 6PM CST on FM89, WONC.org, & the iHeart Radio app
RIFFS ON REPEAT PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37W4wEyb5ELf2y0YYlhRy2?si=8529ae1e880d442c

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