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)
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length38:50
LabelCanary Dwarf, Cooking Vinyl
ProducerThe 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.

Background

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[4]
The Arts DeskStarStarStar[5]
Classic RockStarStarStarStar[6]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStar[7]
MojoStarStarStar[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
QStarStarStarStar[10]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[11]
Uncut5/10[12]
Under the Radar5.5/10[13]

The album received generally favourable reviews.

Track listing

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  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

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Charts

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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

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  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.
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  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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