The Darkness Announce New Album Hot Cakes For August 2012 Release

British group The Darkness are returning with their third album, Hot Cakes with the same edgy chords and catchy choruses that made them popular. Find out when and see tour dates after the jump.

It’s been seven years since the group’s last record, One Way Ticket to Hell…and Back. Since then, the band has not lost their infectious musical quality. They have been credited with giving one of the best live shows of the millennia (LA Weekly). This year they will go on a tour through Europe and the U.S. including stops at InfieldFest (Baltimore, MD), Rock on the Range (Columbus, OH), and Rocklahoma.

Hot Cakes will be available on August 21, 2012 via Wind-up and PIAS.

Tour dates:

5/4/12 – Brisbane, Australia – Eaton Hall

5/5/12 – Newcastle, Astralia – Workers

5/6/12 – Sydney, Australia – Roundhouse

5/8/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Palace

5/9/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Palace

5/10/12 – Canberra, Australia – ANU

5/12/12 – Adelaide, Australia – The Barton Theatre

5/18/12 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

5/19/12 – Baltimore, MD – InfieldFest

5/20/12 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range Fest

5/22/12 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

5/23/12 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues

5/25/12 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s

5/26/12 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma Festival

5/27/12 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

6/2/12 – Trondheim, Norway – Trondheim Rock

6/8/12 – Solvesburg, Sweden – Sweden Rock

6/16/12 – Spain – Plein Air

6/23/12 – Milan, Italy – Gods of Metal Festival

6/24/12 – UK – Isle of Wight Festival

6/29/12 – Belgrade, Serbia – Usce Park

7/6/12 – Kinross, Scotland – T in the Park

7/7/12 – Amneville, France – Snowhall Parc

7/8/12 – France – Sonisphere

7/14/12 – Suffolk, UK – Thetford Forest

8/4/12 – Order, Poland – Woodstock Festival

8/14/12 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Vasil Levski National Stadium

8/16/12 – Bucharest, Romania – Arena Nationala Stadium

8/18/12 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadhalle

8/21/12 – Vilnius, Lithuania – Vingis Park

8/23/12 – Riga, Latvia – Mezaparks

8/25/12 – Tallinn – Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

8/27/12 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwell Arena

8/30/12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Ericsson Globe

9/2/12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken Stadium

9/4/12 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena

9/5/12 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena

9/8/12 – London, UK – Twickenham

9/9/12 – London, UK – Twickenham

9/11/12 – Manchester, UK – Evening News Arena

9/15/12 – Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium

9/17/12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

9/18/12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

9/22/12 – Paris, France – Stade de France

9/24/12 – Hannover, Germany – TUI Arena

9/26/12 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion

9/27/12 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion

9/29/12 – Wilrijk, Belgium – Sportpaleis

9/29/12 – Wilrijk, Belgium – Sportpaleis

10/2/12 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum

10/4/12 – Nice, France – Stade Charles – Ehrmann

10/6/12 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau St. Jordi