Australian metal juggernauts Parkway Drive — Winston McCall (vocals), Luke Kilpatrick (guitar), Jeff Ling (guitar), Jia O’Connor (bass), and Ben Gordon (drums) — will drop their seventh album Darker Still. The record, which is their first full-length since 2018’s Reverence, arrives on September 9 via Epitaph Records. Darker Still can be pre-ordered here.
Today, the band has shared the video for the title track. Watch it HERE.
The song is unlike anything you’ve previously heard from Parkway Drive — it’s a monumental song in scope, with career-defining performances all around. “Darker Still” creeps to life with a whistle and an acoustic guitar. From here — for close to seven — the band takes the listener on a sweeping odyssey through guitar solos, ethereal choirs and strings, and a surprising vocal performance from McCall.
“Love. Time. Death. The great defining elements that make up our existence. This song begins with the simplest of human sounds and represents these elements as the musical journey grows to reach its souring crescendo before facing the inevitable conclusion of its journey. The night grows dark… darker still,” states the singer.
Darker Still Track Listing
- “Ground Zero”
- “Like Napalm”
- “Glitch”
- “The Greatest Fear”
- “Darker Still”
- “Imperial Heretic”
- “If a God Can Bleed”
- “Soul Bleach”
- “Stranger”
- “Land of the Lost”
- “From the Heart of the Darkness”
Parkway Drive will beback in Europe and the U.K. in September and October 2022 for a headlining arena tour. The tour will kick off on September 9th at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig and conclude at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Joining them on this tour will be the Sheffield band While She Sleeps. Please see below for the full list of dates.
Sep 9, 2022 – Leipzig, Quarterback Immobilien Arena (DE)
Sep 10, 2022 – Prague, Forum Karlin (CZ)
Sep 12, 2022 – Brussels, Forest National (BE)
Sep 13, 2022 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal (LUX)
Sep 14, 2022 – Frankfurt, Festhalle (DE)
Sep 16, 2022 – Zürich, Samsung Hall (CH)
Sep 17, 2022 – Munich, Olympiahalle (DE)
Sep 18, 2022 – Vienna, Stadthalle (AT)
Sep 20, 2022 – Berlin, Velodrom (DE)
Sep 21, 2022 – Hamburg, Barclays Arena (DE)
Sep 23, 2022 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live (NL)
Sep 24, 2022 – Dortmund, Westfalenhalle (DE)
Sep 25, 2022 – Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle (DE)
Sep 27, 2022 – Paris, Zenith (FR)
Sep 30, 2022 – London, Alexandra Palace (UK)
Oct 1, 2022 – Manchester, AO Arena (UK)
Oct 2, 2022 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (UK)
Oct 3, 2022 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena (UK)
Tickets are now on sale via THIS link. Please note that all previously purchased tickets will remain valid for the newly scheduled shows, apart from the London show. Due to the venue change the tickets for this show cannot be carried over.