Darkness is a thrash metal band from Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that was formed in 1984.

The band was formed in December 1984 and disbanded in 1993. In 2004 they reunited under the moniker Eure Erben. Eure Erben played at first Darkness songs with German lyrics and later own compositions. In 2010 they released a split record with one CD in German under the name Eure Erben and the other CD in englisch under the Darkness name. Since 2015 they are active again as Darkness.