The Darker Instinct is the third album by the Swedish rock band Takida, which formed in 1999.The name Takida comes from the character Gohei Takeda in the Japanese anime series Nagareboshi Gin.

In 2000 they recorded their first demo, "Old", and in 2005 they were signed up by Swedish indie-label Ninetone Records. They released their first single, "Losing", in January 2006 and in April 2006 their first real album ...Make You Breathe was released. Their second album, Bury the Lies, was released in May 2007. The same year the single Curly Sue made Takida known all over Sweden. It was number one on radio channel P3s "Tracks" list for ten consecutive weeks.