Darkness make new album and perform at Download Festival

The Darkness have confirmed to make a new album this spring and perform the Download Festival in June.

Band frontman Justin Hawkins told BBC Newsbeat that he was his brother Dan, also an original band members for years with making new music.

He said, "It was frustrating for a long time to not be able to tell anybody because we've had to sort of keep it a secret. It was like a forbidden romance without the trail."

The band's original line-up reuniting, which are also drummer Ed Graham and bassist Frankie Poullain facilities.

Hawkins added, "The main thing for us is to make sure that musically we turn the experience into something positive again".

Download Festival held at Donington Park on June 10-12, include System Of A Down, Def Leppard and Linkin Park headlining.

The Download Festival line-up so far is:

Alice Cooper
All That Remains
Alter Bridge
Asking Alexandria
Avenged Sevenfold
Black Veil Brides
Black Stone Cherry
Bowling For Soup
Bring Me The Horizon
Buckcherry
Bullet For My Valentine
Cheap Trick
Clutch
The Cult
The Damned Things
Danzig
The Darkness
Def Leppard
Devil Wears Prada
Disturbed
Down
Duff McKagan's Loaded
Escape The Fate
Evile
FM
Frank Turner
The Gaslight Anthem
Ghost
GWAR
Hollywood Undead
Jameson Raid
The King Blues
Korn
Linkin Park
Madina Lake
Masters Of Reality
Mr Big
Pendulum
The Pretty Reckless
Puddle Of Mudd
Rob Zombie
Rise To Remain
Sacred Mother Tongue
Skunk Anansie
Straight Line Stitch
Suicide Silence
System Of A Down
Thin Lizzy
Times Of Grace
Trash Talk
Turisas
Twisted Sister
VersaEmerge
Your Demise