Viva The Underdogs Parkway Drive

• 1Prey (Live at Wacken)04:43
• 2Carrion (Live at Wacken)03:24
• 3Karma (Live at Wacken)04:27
• 4The Void (Live at Wacken)04:49
• 5Idols And Anchors (Live at Wacken)04:31
• 6Dedicated (Live at Wacken)03:40
• 7Absolute Power (Live at Wacken)04:22
• 8Wild Eyes (Live at Wacken)05:17
• 9Chronos (Live at Wacken)07:50
• 10Crushed (Live at Wacken)05:26
• 11Bottom Feeder (Live at Wacken)06:29
• 12Würgegriff04:25
• 13Die Leere03:53
• 14Schattenboxen03:50
• Total Runtime01:07:06

Info for Viva The Underdogs

Australian metal band Parkway Drive have announced Viva The Underdogs, the soundtrack to the band’s documentary film by the same name, to be released March 27. Featuring 11 live tracks from the band’s 2019 headlining set at German heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air, the soundtrack also includes 3 studio tracks recorded in German; “Würgegriff (Vice Grip)”, “Die Leere (The Void)”, and “Schattenboxen (Shadow Boxing)” which features German rapper Casper.

“This was hands down one of the most unique projects we’ve undertaken,” says vocalist Winston McCall on recording “Die Leere” (The Void). “The idea of taking our songs and interpreting them through another language was a massive challenge, but considering the amount of time, love and support that has been shown to us over the years we wanted to commit to doing the project with full integrity. The result is every effort being made to translate the meaning, spirit, and conviction of these songs in a language that is not our own. We hope the result helps to strengthen the connection this music creates. We offer you these songs out of respect and our heartfelt thanks for all the times you have sung them with us in their original forms. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed the process of creating them.”

The documentary, ‘Viva The Underdogs,’ features over a decade of behind the scenes personal footage, coupled with unprecedented access to the band’s most explosive live tours and world’s biggest music festivals. The film gives an incredibly honest and candid look at Parkway Drive’s 15-year underdog journey; the good-times, battles, triumphs, and sacrifices.

Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive
The metalcore band Parkway Drive not only causes a musical sensation in their home country of Australia, but also celebrates great success far away from the continent. The five-piece ensemble from Byron Bay owes its high profile in Europe to hits like "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em" as well as numerous festival appearances and tours.

In 2003 Winston McCall, Jeff Ling, Luke Kilpatrick, Brett Versteeg and Ben Gordon founded Parkway Drive - PWD for short - in Byron Bay in the Australian state of New South Wales. Except for bassist Brett Versteeg, who was replaced by Shaun Cash before he in turn gave his position to Jia O'Connor, all founding members are still an integral part of the group today.

Parkway Drive caused an initial stir within their fan base with a split CD, which they recorded together with the Australian metalcore combo I Killed The Prom Queen. In 2004 their first recording (EP) "Don't Close Your Eyes" was released - and a year later Parkway Drive celebrated their premiere with a studio album. "Killing With A Smile" brings them a breakthrough with Australian Metalcore fans.

After the success of the second LP "Horizons", the band is also making a name for itself in the US metalcore scene. At the same time, Parkway Drive tours throughout Europe are on the schedule, which also cause the German fan base to storm with enthusiasm. In 2009, Parkway Drive released a DVD with excerpts from the show, which they peppered with interesting background information about the band.

With the album "Deep Blue" Parkway Drive continued their successful path in 2010 and toured in Japan, among other places. For the first time the band lands in the international charts with their songs. Over the years, several Parkway Drive albums have landed in the German album charts, including “Deep Blue”, “Atlas”, “Ire”, “Reverence” and “Viva The Underdogs”.

Typical of the Parkway Drive sound are the classic stylistic features of metalcore - a hard mix of extreme metal and hardcore punk. That changes with the fourth and fifth LP by the guys around Winston McCall. "Atlas" and "Ire" sound more melodic and profound, which doesn't appeal to all die-hard fans of the band. Nevertheless, the band opens up access to music fans of other directions in this way.

They continue on this course with the release of their album "Reverence", the success of which confirms that the band can still inspire many listeners after the change of direction. In 2018 and 2019, Parkway Drive will be among the headliners of the Full Force music festival, which is considered a mecca for metal, hardcore and punk fans. The band is also one of the main acts at the famous Wacken Open Air in 2019.

With all the fame that the five boys from Down Under have achieved in a short time, they still sell tickets for smaller Parkway Drive shows. This puts them in more intimate contact with their followers, who of course appreciate the special gigs.

In spring 2020, Parkway Drive will deliver the soundtrack to their own feature film "Viva The Underdogs", which traces the rise from the proverbial underdog to the headliner of the world's hippest festivals. A special highlight are three hits, which the ensemble translates into German.

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