Reverence / Parkway Drive.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: 87559 | Epitaph87559-2 | EpitaphPublisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Epitaph, [2018]Copyright date: ℗&©2018Edition: [Explicit edition]Description: 1 audio disc (42 min., 42 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- Produced by George Hadjichristou.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK Parkway Drive | Available | 33111009107984 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A powerful statement of intent and a hugely cinematic amalgam of heavy metal subgenres, the stalwart Aussie unit's sixth studio long-player draws from old-school melodic headbangers like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, while maintaining some of the seismic post-hardcore crunch of mid-period offerings like Deep Blue and Atlas. Produced by the band's longterm engineer George Hadji-Christou and inspired by a succession of deaths -- heart-rending closer "The Colour of Leaving" was written in the emotional aftermath of frontman Winston McCall digging a grave for his dog -- the aptly named Reverence stares grief in the face while giving it a no-holds-barred tongue-lashing. Much like 2015's Ire, the ten-track set is mired in fury, but Parkway Drive rage against the dying of the light with as much melodic might as they do sheer spleen, resulting in something that's often as profoundly beautiful as it is relentlessly brutal. Front-loaded with fiery, flag-waving anti-anthems like "Prey," "Absolute Power," and the Black Album-era Metallica-worthy "The Void," Reverence is a wicked marvel of esoteric heavy metal craftsmanship -- electronic and orchestral flourishes propel the otherwise monastic "Cemetery Bloom" into Valhallic rapture, while the defiant opener, "Wishing Wells," pairs the fire-and-brimstone fury of early Nick Cave with the hook-driven hostility of Ghost. If Ire was the sound of Parkway Drive tunneling out of their metalcore prison cell, then Reverence is the great escape, and in finding that thin line between pageantry and purpose, the band has delivered its most crucial outing to date, one that's both devastating and galvanizing. ~ James Christopher Monger
Title from disc label.
Performed by Parkway Drive (Winston McCall, vocals ; Jeff Ling, lead guitar ; Luke Kilpatrick, guitar ; Jia O'Connor, bass ; Ben Gordon, drums) ; with string accompaniment ; with additional musicians.
Produced by George Hadjichristou.
Strings composed and arranged by Greg Weeks and George Hadjichristou.
Compact disc.
[Parental advisory; explicit content].
Lyrics inserted in container.
Wishing wells -- Prey -- Absolute power -- Cemetery bloom -- The void -- I hope you rot -- Shadow boxing -- In blood -- Chronos -- The colour of leaving.