Parkway Drive Return With First New Single in Three Years, ‘Sacred’

Parkway Drive, one of Australia’s heaviest musical exports to date, have returned with “Sacred, their first new piece of music in three years.

Released on Thursday (May 8), the new single sees the heavy metal quintet drawing upon their 22-year history to deliver a piece of work that is a fitting representation of their past and an indication of what the future holds.

“The mission statement for ‘Sacred’ is pretty damn simple. An anthemic wrecking ball of positive energy,” vocalist Winston McCall explained in a statement. “Our lives and the way we exist in the world has been pushed further and further through the lenses and frames of negativity and hopelessness. Obsession with everything we lack, everything we hate, everyone we blame, everything that keeps us down. 

“We sell the unique parts of us most precious just to buy back manufactured pieces of self in order that we may feel whole again,” he added. “‘Sacred’ is our identity. ‘Sacred’ is our time. Never lose sight and never lose hope.”

The release of “Sacred” comes just weeks before the band perform a sold-out, black-tie symphonic show at the iconic Sydney Opera House on June 9, before embarking on an extensive run of North American dates as part of the Summer of Loud tour with Beartooth, I Prevail, and Killswitch Engage.

Parkway Drive first formed in the coastal New South Wales town of Byron Bay in 2003, issuing their debut album two years later. They received their first top ten album in Australia with 2007’s Horizons, which also hit No. 27 on the Top Heatseekers charts. 2010’s Deep Blue launched a four-record run which saw the group consecutively charting within the top 40 of the Billboard 200, with 2015’s Ire resulting in a peak of No. 29. 

Alongside becoming their first release to top the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, Ire also was their first of three consecutive records to top the Australian charts. “Sacred” is Parkway Drive’s first release since their 2022 album Darker Still, which saw them receive their third ARIA Award for best hard rock or heavy metal album

Parkway Drive – 2025 North American Tour Dates

June 21 – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
June 22 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
June 24 – Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
June 26 – Dos Equis Pavillion, Dallas, TX
June 27 – Germania Insurance Amphitheater, Austin, TX
June 28 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
July 1 – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ
July 2 – Gallagher Square at Petco Park, San Diego, CA
July 5 – Great Park Live, Irvine, CA
July 6 – Toyota Pavilion at Concord, Concord, CA
July 8 – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT
July 9 – The JunkYard, Denver, CO
July 11 – Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WI
July 12 – Capital Credit Union Park, Green Bay, WI
July 13 – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
July 15 – Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON
July 16 – Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
July 18 – Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, OH
July 19 – York State Fair, York, PA
July 20 – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
July 22 – Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA
July 23 – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden, NJ
July 24 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
July 26 – Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA
July 27 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC