Richie Edwards

Richie Edwards (born 25 September 1974, Lichfield) is an English musician. He is the former bassist of the British hard rock band The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band Stone Gods. He was confirmed as The Darkness member on 13 June 2005 replacing Frank Poullain on bass. They recorded and released the band's second album "One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back". When The Darkness disbanded following Justin Hawkins' departure on October 2006, Edwards switched to lead vocals with Toby McFarlaine taking over on bass. With original Darkness members Ed Graham and Dan Hawkins completing the new line-up, they recorded under the new name of The Stone Gods. Their debut album, titled "Silver Spoons & Broken Bones", was released on 7 July 2008, with the first single "Knight of the Living Dead" being released on 23 June 2008. On 9 December 2010 they officially went on hiatus.