2/12/2024 0 Comments It goes dark it goes darker still‘ Like Napalm‘ continues the metal-focused riffage as Winston bellows out “Like Naplammmm in the Garden of Edennnn”. When you hear this band, you instantly know it’s them and that’s come from years of perfecting their playing to the point where they’re getting invited to headline HUGE stages across the world – this song, in particular, is up there with the likes of Metallica and Judas Priest and with the “ohhh woahhh” sections towards the end, it’s going to be a sing-a-long inducing jam for their future shows – complete with confetti cannons and sparks. As with the past few albums, the spotlight is shining firmly on guitarist Jeff Ling who is living out his guitar hero dreams as he takes centre stage with his riffs. Opening with ‘ Ground Zero‘, we’re met with a xylophone playing and frontman Winston McCall doing some cleans – which isn’t entirely new ground, but it’s a welcoming change from their usual scream burst introductions on opening tracks. The record follows on from 2018’s 10/10 masterpiece Reverence, which saw the boys hone in on the metal themes they first dabbled in on IREand if you’re still here waiting for their metalcore roots to resurface again? Well, you’re living in the past and I’m afraid you’re not going to get a full album of what you want – so stop being an elitist and listen to how far this band have come as musicians since 2005’s debut Killing With A Smile… Throughout the years I’ve been operating Wall of Sound, I’ve spoken openly about bands that progress with their music – into bigger soundscapes that were unimaginable when they first started out – and one of those acts that has been on a slow-moving trajectory since their 2015 album IRE was released, is Australian metal titans Parkway Drive, who are on the cusp of dropping their highly anticipated (and somewhat controversial) seventh studio album Darker Still on September 9th via Parkway Records.
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