Parkway Drive: “This feels like rising from the ashes… it’s a new beginning for us”
“The thing is,” begins Winston McCall, his usually-assured voice quietening right down to a near-whisper, “the whole process came really close to destroying the entire band. Like, really fucking close.” This is the Parkway Drive vocalist’s first trip out of his native Australia since the pandemic, and he’s trekked halfway across the world to unveil the metal titans’ upcoming seventh album, Darker Still. Still reeling from some of the most challenging times of the band’s 20-year career to date, Winston is nevertheless in high spirits as he catches up with K! today – fresh from a visit to the Kerrang! Awards 2022 at Shoreditch Town Hall, in which he presented fellow compatriots Amyl And The Sniffers with the Best International Breakthrough award. Since 2018’s stunning Re...
