The streets of Prague breathe stories of past lives and romance lost. It’s a city of dramatic beauty and gothic charm. It’s these streets that bring us the band DARKH, a rock n’ roll quartet whose music is unapologetically visceral and vicious.
Please list all of your band members and their roles in the band.
Touby - Vocals
Tom - Guitar
Andy - Drums
Danny - Bass
For starters, what bands were you guys a part of prior to DARKH? How long has the band been around?
Most of us have been playing together since ’09 now, just Danny joined about a year and half ago. Prior to that? Nothing notable really! However, Tom and Andy were part of a KISS tribute band in their early teens. Rock n roll all night and party every day!
What’s the origin of that name and have you changed the band’s name before?
We actually recently changed our name to DARKH because we felt that our old name no longer worked for us. Being formerly known as Bitch&Chips, we wanted something more obscure. And since most of our clothes are black or grey, there wasn’t a better word to describe ourselves than the word dark. So we went ahead and misspelled it.
Who writes your songs? What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs and do you think these topics will change over time?
We all try to write songs as a group. Someone has an idea and then we work on it together at our rehearsal space. It worked well for us so far.
What bands are currently inspiring the music that you’re making?
Tough question! We all somewhat like different bands and genres, anything from classic rock over rap to metal. So I’ma leave this question unanswered for your imagination.
Was there a particular band/artist or concert that inspired you to start a band?
I guess I will speak on behalf of the band when I say there’s one band we all agree on, definitely KISS!
What do you do to prepare for a show? Any flexing, exercises, ect …
Actually, we’re usually hanging around backstage with friends trying to enjoy the moment. That’s all! I know it sounds pretty stereotype, but on the end of the day this is what really controls our performance on stage.
What has been the biggest highlight of the band’s career so far?
When we supported KISS at the O2 Arena in Prague back in 2013!
If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would they be and why?
The list of bands we would love to go on tour with is pretty much endless. If we’d have to choose a few bands from nowadays it would probably be Papa Roach, Shinedown and Rob Zombie. Then again, throw ‘em all at us!
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Loud. Raw. Intense. Dramatic. DARKH! Check us out and thanks for having us.