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Parkway Drive have announced a 20th anniversary arena tour across Europe and the UK, which they promise will be “next level”.The Australian metalcore band announced the tour earlier today (October 15) on social media, unveiling a list of dates across the continent confirmed for 2025 for a show that boasts their “most ambitious stage production to date”, per a press release.Amongst the tour dates are three arena shows in the UK: London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, and Manchester’s AO Arena.“This is going to be next level. We’ve always prided ourselves on delivering the best show possible, but our 20 Year Anniversary Tour will take everything to a new extreme,” says frontman Winston McCall in a press statement.“We’re bringing more fire, more energy, and a production that’s bigger than anything we’ve done before.”Supporting Parkway Drive through the tour are their fellow Aussies in deathcore band Thy Art Is Murder and post-hardcore band The Amity Affliction.

Parkway Drive are the latest band to feature on the cover of NME Australia, talking about their seventh album, ‘Darker Still’, their near-breakup, male mental health and much more.For the story, we caught up with three members of the Aussie metal band – frontman Winston McCall, lead guitarist Jeff Ling and drummer Ben Gordon – to discuss the turbulent creation of the album, how group therapy helped them become their strongest selves, and the band’s uncertain future.In unpacking the minutiae of their story, we spent more than five hours with the band, riffing on everything from Metallica’s moment in Stranger Things, to running their own label in Australia (Parkway Records), to their UK tour kicking off at London’s Alexandra Palace today. But with only so many pages in an issue of NME Australia – the new issue of which can be ordered here – there was a lot we simply couldn’t squeeze into our cover story.Check out the cover story here and read on for five bits we think are too good to stay on the cutting room floor…Winston McCall: “The writing process started when Australia was on fire, and ended when it was underwater – and in the middle of that was the closest we’ve come to a plague in our lifetime.

Parkway Drive have shared the title track from their forthcoming seventh album ‘Darker Still’ – listen below.The Australian band are set to release the 11-song collection on September 9 via Epitaph, following up on their previous studio record ‘Reverence’ (2018). You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Today (August 23), Parkway Drive have further previewed their next LP with the sprawling, almost-seven minute ‘Darker Still’. The single begins as an acoustic guitar-driven ballad, eventually transforming into a heavy, electrifying epic – complete with a dose of Winston McCall’s signature screams.“Until I die, until I die,” McCall repeatedly howls towards the end, with a group chant responding: “And the night grows darker still.”‘Darker Still’ arrives with a sinister black-and-white video – tune in here:Parkway Drive’s upcoming album has also been previewed by the singles ‘The Greatest Fear’ and ‘Glitch’.

Parkway Drive have announced their seventh studio album, ‘Darker Still’ – check out the video for new track ‘The Greatest Fear’ below.The Australian band, whose latest record ‘Reverence’ arrived in 2018, will release their next full-length effort on September 9 via Epitaph. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Arriving today (July 6), the thrashing latest single from the forthcoming album is accompanied by a cinematic video directed by James Chappell.“The greatest fear, the one we all share; this song is about the unifying force we all must face – death,” explained frontman Winston McCall of the song, which follows on from ‘Glitch’.“The goal was to create a song that saw death not as something that separates, but something that connects us all on our paths.

Architects have announced the upcoming release of their live album, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist At Abbey Road’, capturing an historic livestream performance at the iconic Abbey Road studios.The 15-track release was recorded during the metalcore outfit’s global streaming event at London’s Abbey Road on December 11, 2021. It’s set for release on March 25 via Epitaph.To mark the album’s announcement, Architects have shared the first taste in single ‘Impermanence’, originally recorded for their February 2021 album, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’, and featuring Parkway Drive‘s Winston McCall.Where the original ‘Impermanence’ delivers a guttural grind, the Abbey Road performance swims with a more ethereal vibe on the ravaging heavy metal song.Backed by Parallax Orchestra, watch Architects put an epic new spin on ‘Impermanence’ below:Architects were due to head out on UK roads for a national tour next month, however announced its dates had been pushed back to early May, with the addition of a run of shows in Germany added for later in that month. Upon the release of the band’s ninth studio album, NME awarded ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ a four-star rating in their review, saying the album was “proof of their enduring creativity”.“It pushes Architects into unexplored territory and a bold new future where even bigger venues and audiences surely await.”1. ‘Do You Dream Of Armageddon?’ 2. ‘Black Lungs’ 3. ‘Giving Blood’ 4. ‘Discourse Is Dead’ 5. ‘Dead Butterflies’ 6. ‘An Ordinary Extinction’ 7. ‘Impermanence’ 8. ‘Flight Without Feathers’ 9. ‘Little Wonder’ 10. ‘Animals’ 11. ‘Libertine’ 12. ‘Goliath’ 13. ‘Demi God’ 14. ‘Meteor’ 15. ‘Dying Is Absolutely Safe’