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Parkway Drive Surprises on New Album ‘Darker Still’

The stakes have never been higher for metalcore behemoths Parkway Drive, who just released their new album ‘Darker Still’.

Parkway Drive

Dave LePage

The stakes have never been higher for metalcore behemoths Parkway Drive.

After twenty years together, and now seven albums in, the chart-topping global exports from Byron Bay had a lot to prove — but they’ve always been full of surprises.

Parkway Drive

From risk-taking theatrics in “The Greatest Fear” and “If A God Can Bleed”, to groove metal leanings (“Imperial Heretic”) and classic Nineties guitar tones (“Glitch”, “Soul Bleach”), Darker Still is damn near perfect.

Stream: Parkway Drive, Darker Still


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