To understand that growth is to understand Darker Still, both musically and thematically. “What you hear on Darker Still is the final fulfillment of our ability to learn and grow catching up with the imagination that we have always had.” “When Parkway originally started out, we all were trying to push ourselves to do more than we possibly could,” is how McCall explains it. The journey to reach this moment has seen Parkway evolve from metal underdogs to festival-headlining behemoth, off the back of close to 20 gruelling years, six critically and commercially acclaimed studio albums (all of which achieving Gold status in their home nation), three documentaries, one live album, and many, many thousands of shows.
It holds true, too, as one of the guiding principles behind Darker Still, the seventh full-length album to be born of this picturesque and serene corner of north-eastern NSW, Australia, and the defining musical statement to date from one of modern metal’s most revered bands.ĭarker Still, McCall says, is the vision he and his bandmates have held in their mind’s eye since a misfit group of friends first convened in their parents’ basements and backyards in 2003. This, the Parkway Drive vocalist says, is a pretty good summation of himself. In the kitchen of the Byron Bay home of Winston McCall stands a refrigerator, adorned on one side by a quote from Tom Waits: “I want beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.” The night grows dark… Darker Still,” states the singer. 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 great defining elements that make up our existence. It will be their first full-length new album since, their first full-length since 2018’s acclaimed album, Reverence! Pre-orders are live at the link below! The band: Winston McCall (vocals), Luke Kilpatrick (guitar), Jeff Ling (guitar), Jia O’Connor (bass), and Ben Gordon (drums) have shared a music video for the emotional title track. Parkway Drive previously announced their new album Darker Still, would be released on September 9h, 2022 via their label Epitaph Records.
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