The Darkness "Permission To Land" (20th Anniversary) 2025-06-13-Fresh Gary Lee was despondent at

Gary Lee was despondent at the prospect of again playing in the band without his brother as Van had already quit and come back once in 1988

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The Darkness "Permission To Land" (20th Anniversary) 2025-06-13-Fresh Gary Lee was despondent atThe Darkness release Permission To Land Again; a special 20th Anniversary reissue collection. Permission To Land was originally released in 2003 via Atlantic Records and stormed to the top of the UK Albums chart, where it remained for four weeks, and spent 53 weeks in the Top 100. It achieved the band three BRIT Awards, including British Album Of The Year, British Group and British Rock Act, where they fended off competition from the likes of Blur,