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This is truly Parkway Drives “Hail To The King” era
My thoughts exactly
As someone who’s likes a good amount of Hail To the King I don’t think that’s a good sign 😂. Even if a song was good on it it still felt mostly uninspired(apart from some outliers)
Ouh avenged sevenfold kingdom
I wouldn't classify this in any way a bad song, but when you've been there since the start, you know what pwd is capable of. It's so hard pushing that out of your brain.
I’ve been in since maybe 08, I just can’t do the new style they have. Killing with a smile and horizons are just so god damn good, and even deep blue and a bunch of ire was really good. But reverence and these new singles I just can’t get into
Y’all ever hear of a little band called linkin park? Maybe you have. Time passes and people get over you thibk the old style is “better” but in parkways head they’ve been there and done that. If you like it , you like it. If not then move on. Don’t dwell on “awesome” the band used to be. HORIZONS is the best metal core album ever mad. IMO
They've been writing music like this since Ire... 🤣🤣🤣
A band changing up their sound over the years is not some invisible shield for criticism. As a fan of their work you can comment on the changes working for you or not. If you like the new as much as the old I'm genuinely happy for you👍
Everything you said makes no sense. You said you know what Parkway drive is capable of, but they literally went out of the box and stepped it up and tried something new with this album and you people say they "Oh its not OLD Parkway. Band evolve, thats how music works
Also, I heard some people say the chorus sounds like Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd lol
Now that you said it, I can not not hear brick in the wall while listening to the chorus hahah. The phrasing is similar and the sound of the vocals.
It does. And the general rythmn of the song and pattern is very much Holy Diver from Dio
Goddamnit it does
I mean you can hear it
@@xKuragu oh fuck, it does......
I am biased. PWD brought me into metalcore world so i can accept changes in their style. And i love Winston’s voice. Still, the disappointment of other fans is fully understandable.
I don't mind the new sound. Just makes you appreciate the old albums even more. The fact they still releasing music makes me happy
Reverence was my first PWD album and I loved every single minute of it. But as I went down the PWD rabbit hole and explored more of their earlier work, I started to understand why ppl weren't so positive about Ire and Reverence and even I began to wish their next album would sound more like the older stuff, with some fresh sprikles of Ire/Reverence. So now we're here, 2 songs in, basically a Reverence 2.0 and although this one song is kinda a jammer on its own, I'm not hyped whatsoever for the full length... as you said: "11 songs of this and I'll be sleeping at the end" pretty much sums it perfectly
This. I wish all newer fans understood this more. I grew up on that Horizons - Deep Blue - Atlas style and them completely abandoning it for Arena Metal sucks so bad, just wish they would listen to their old albums and get that spark back.
@@impulsefade3041 let's all just go back in time a decade...
I'm also a new fan and I prefer their new stuff..I probably didn't take notice of them before because I hate the vocals of the old stuff..the instruments of the old are good though
@@junaidmoody8342 give it time i promise the vocals will grow on you their first 3 albums are ridiculously good
Lol I'm exactly the same as you
production is very good but that's it. the actual writing is so monotone that it actually makes me feel absolutely nothing.
I'm trying with PWD too Bogdan... It's getting harder and harder. Despite I think The Greatest fear is better than Glitch.
It’s certainly more interesting than Glitch. This song sounds a good deal like most from IRE, which I’m here for. Hoping for a little bit more
I don't usually watch reaction videos but this one got my attention really good content I'm always ready for videos to drop
Like Glitch, I am not a fan of this. The beginning sounded really cool until I heard the chorus I was like “wait a damn minute” the structure sounds like “Glitch”. I am happy they are making music the way they want to make it like you said but it’s not for me.
song is not bad, it's just like really the same of what we heard on their last album but with more singin
The “king of Nevermore” lyric literally has the same melody as Pink Floyd’s lyric “Another Brick in the Wall”
ive listened to it half a dozen times now, it definitely grew on me, they are 100% writing songs for live gigs now, and i don't mind that. theres a lot of "fans" that complain about bands trying new things like chill bro we arent all trying to be 14 anymore. those songs and albums will all stay there, they'll probably play all the old bangers at gigs still. no need to bash it because its "not the same" as the old stuff. if they stay the same it ends up being like amitys last few songs lmao
People will always find a way and reason to hate on something, no matter how it's done.
I agree. I still love their sound. They are always impressive
Oh man, the disappointment in your eyes in the thumbnail... I can relate. 😂
We know from the last two albums that PWD isn’t gonna giveaway their sleepers out of the gate. I’m cool with a couple arena rock songs as long as that are at least 2-3 bangers tucked in somewhere. Trying to be optimistic here lads. Hang in there ❤️
Bogdan, the thumbnail made my morning!
Miss Old Parkway Drive🥲
Other than the fact that any intermediate guitar player could play all of their new riffs, I get why they wanted to evolve as a band. Only thing I don't get is why limit yourself with basic instrumentals.. It' no where near the same type of sound, but take Thrice for exemple. They expanded their experimentation and even tho I don't enjoy some of their newer stuff as much as their older material, I respect the shit out of these guys. I'm sorry, but to me, offering a watered version of your old sound with weird spoken vocals is not an "evolution". If people found ways to enjoy this, I'm happy for them, but as a fan of music in general, I'm having a hard time accepting a band I enjoyed so much, decide to play some lame rock riffage and odd vocal style. But yet again, as long as they love what they do, it's all that matters.
This is what I’m saying. Evolution for a band - there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. Nothing. But why make the conscious choice to evolve your sound and just go with the most basic and generic thing you can? I don’t get it.
Thing that pisses me off about thrice and AFI. Both bands got worse at guitar. Jade use to be awesome and have his own style. Now he’s like every other alternative rock guitarist. Teppei use to be a shredder, now he plays stuff that is so simplistic
@@centralia83 Yeah I get what you mean. I guess they really outgrowned the post-hardcore riffage sound. Teppei mentioned it many times that he's not motivated to play this type of music anymore. He's clearly more into alternative rock indie type of stuff. But, I still think the way he plays and the time signature he uses is a lot more intricate and experimental compared to those lame ass rock riffs from Parkway haha.
@@Sykokinetic Yep exactly! I feel like all at least a good 50% of their fans who say their new sound is awesome, either love very simplistic music or they're just trying to convince themselves that they actually enjoy it, when in reality they don't.
Dude a ton of bands not even metal core bands sound exactly like their old stuff. Metallica is the same sound over and over, godsmack slipknot even sounds like the same old shit. Bands aren't really recreating the wheel so to speak. But no one has done the things parkway drive has done. Played where the band has played. I enjoy parkway drive since their first album. I enjoyed both new tracks.
Great respectful reaction. I personally love the direction they’re going.
Agreed
Harper - Falling
This 100 % \m/
Can’t wait for this new album, genuinely. I’ll be in the minority I suppose but I don’t want 6 albums of Horizons, I think they nail this style and people will continue to elevate them. Best thing people can do is stop listening to them if they don’t like it, but they’ve made it clear that this is where they’re going and are fully aware of the “criticisms”.
See, I’m fine with them changing and evolving. I just wish they would do it in a way that wasn’t so basic, generic and absolutely boring.
We're not asking for more Horizon, we just miss the sound that was present in Killing with a Smile, Horizons, Deep Blue, and Atlas. Winstons unclean vocals were primal and vicious. The guitar tones were flexible when switching between brutal and beautiful riffs. Since Ire, they have had this weird metallic guitar tone that weakens riffs and Winstons whispery attempts at clean vocals are cheesey and forced. It just feels like they have neutered and diluted their sound rather than evolve it. Us old fans are just disappointed that Parkway Drive is capable of making amazing music and have chosen to play simple arena bland stuff instead.
@@JetJoestar we gotta keep in mind winston and the rest are around 40 years old now, you can't expect them to want to make music they made when they were very young, nor that they can still perform it well
@@djolegusman So true! And i completely agree. They have and always will sound epic. I dont think they will release a genuinely shit song ever 😂💀🤘🏻
@@joshuahopkin1433 Insert "If a God can bleed" here
That smile at the breakdown says they’re still there 👀
For me the sound change is kinda unfortunate, not really what I like
If someone likes this sound I‘m fine with it but at least for me those singles don‘t cause any hype
Norma Jean. Spearmint Revolt. Nuff said. Let's go!
I came into parkway at IRE. I also came into architects at all our gods.
The old stuff is there. I can see all the old stuff and I love that there’s noticeable changes with both of their new albums. Keeps everything fresh.
""the last thing i thought was gonna happen was parkway drive reminding me of sabaton" i literally had the same thought when i heard this song
My personal opinion is the older I get, I gravitate toward this style of parkway drive more than their earlier work. They tried to tour in the States but cancelled all shows for personal reasons. The personal reason to me was hardly no ticket sales because there is zero radio play for them. I discovered parkway drive from a girl guitar player covering Wild Eyes. I explored their music and became a fan instantly. They are getting older so if dialing down their tone to get radio play is what they have to do, then do it. I was totally bummed when they cancelled twice around my area. More people need to discover these guys because they are pretty awesome.
I love parkway so damb much and like you said I'm happy there exploring and I think that them doing what they want is good, they've gone through multiple styles of metal, obviously prefer a certain style however it sounds like they have taken influence from other stuff as the riffs sound like stuff I've heard, but I still respect all they are doing
I like this personally. change isn’t a bad thing.
Don’t sleep on Solence! They just dropped a great track called Rain Down that’s totally worth checking out
First time hearing it was a bit weird, but I listened to it for like a 100x now. It gets better and better every time. No matter what, I love that hey evolve, old stuff was insane, it's still there to hear, but I love the new style too. So win-win!
PWD is still a mystery to me. You could tell when they released Ire that their sound was changing. I didn't mind it but then again if they are releasing more mellowed down albums to expand their footprint then I understand. We know what they are capable of and I'll still buy the album because I still want to understand where they are going. The song isn't bad, better than Glitch but still not everyone needs to like everything they do.
Well, in my honest opinion, I like it. It's all agreed, that it is not the PWD we all love and they are moving towards a different path for the time being, but at the end of the day, I think artists should be free to make whatever they feel like, and we, as an audience, are free to take it or not. Also, I totally have fallen in love with the music video, I really adore that dark power and the momento mori aesthetic!
The main riff gives me Holy Diver vibes.
But not as good as Holy Diver. 🫠🫠🫠
I feel like PWD have enough renown to be more experimental and continue selling out tours and playing main stage festivals. They mastered this sound back in 2015 that this feels like a b-side from IRE.
I like the variety so far.
I dig the new track, more than Glitch. Looking forward to the new album
I agree
Same
I do like this song. There is something off about it however and totally understand your point of view. The arena sound is interesting because the guitar hooks are catchy in both this song and glitch. But I understand how you can grow bored quickly. It's a good take and I hope you still review some of these from time to time.
Parkway Drive made their major sound change with Ire and Reverence. I remember having a hard time transitioning, but at the end of the day, they have not put out a bad album yet. I've liked both singles so far and, I trust them ultimately 💯
Wow, I'm not the only one who genuinely loved both new singles, I'm surprised.
Jesus why is everyone so bitter? Does it matter what they used to do or does it matter what they are trying to do? No. Thats the answer.
The fact is; if people stopped and actually judged this song based on nothing but its musical execution and quality then ayone in their right minds would see its a fucking well written well produced song.
I grew up on Horizons and Atlas - not a huge fan of Reverence; but this is fucking awesome in my opinion! Anyone who likes old school metal should appreciate what is trying to be done here!
Utilising, Guitar Solos, Punchy Vocals, Lyrical Story Telling AND a pretty badass Breakdown 🤘🏻💀
Well done Parkway for weeding out the metalcore snobs 🤘🏻
(PS: Glitch is still not growing on me, but fuck it. This song was EPIC)
WoW, that Sabaton thing happened to me! I'm also trying, but I'm not sure I'd can 😥
Let go dude let go. Sheesh.
I kinda saw more cleans coming after they dropped Shadow Boxing. Personally I don't mind the new sound, it's definitely taken longer for these singles to grow on me, though. We all know what these guys are capable of and it's sad to see them holding back. Regardless I'm still excited for the album and can't wait to see what they have in store for us!
I honestly quite enjoy it it’s a good powerhouse track but I understand where you’re coming from
Let's just hope the new style brings more people into parkway drive so they can discover their older stuff with time.
I mean it's not like PWD is just going to drop a song that is heavy like their earlier work. They have changed their sound and don't see them ever going back. Personally, I started enjoying their newer songs when I stopped having expectations that they will sound like old PWD.
First time comment here. I’ve enjoyed a lot of your reactions over the years and I’ve found some very nice artists through you, but I’m a bit confused over the overly harsh judgement.
I’m probably not your core audience, since my musical home turf is more in the gothenburg sound(being from there helps. I hope you enjoyed Sweden the other week as well!).
Still, it just felt like you had made your mind up before the video even had started.
Like, I get it. They aren’t what they were. But as a metal song this was freaking good.
I would’ve just liked that you tried to see it for what it is and with an open mind.
All the best!
My thoughts exactly! Man, almost all the people here are blinded by the first albums and won't accept anything else what comes after it. Everything is bad and boring, even if these new songs aren't bad metal songs at all.
Hey, I did go into this from the back of the previous song which I also didn't like, but I think it's only fair to have expectations especially if it's the second single. With all due respect I don't think I've been harsh or 'bashed' on Parkway in this video at all. I explicitly said I'm happy they are doing what they are and that I just simply don't like it. I do have a very open mind, but open mind =/= liking everything. This is just not my music and that's okay.
@@bogdanhxc If it's not your type of music and you naturally don't enjoy it, then it's completely understandable why you had such reaction.
But the other thing is not liking the song as a whole just because of the PWDs past and judging just by the greatness of the first albums saying it's bad because "It's not like Atlas or Horizons". This is not a bad song because it didn't hit the expectations that it will be like it's from 20 years ago.
@@sarcasm4371 Many people don't like this song because it's not the same as 20 years ago - and many people do love this song because not only it's a Parkway Drive song, but it's actually a really good one.
Now tell me, is it better supporting the artist for what they are doing and clearly enjoy the process of making new songs,
Or, is it better being selfish and disliking the song only because it's not as it used to be when they started listening to PWD.
This. Can't. Be. A. Reason!
Ok, if you don't like the song because you really don't like it and it's not your type of music, I can accept that... But don't bring up the PWD's past and their first albums into this and judge the song on it's own, and not by the success of other songs.
Shadowboxing and Dedicated brought me to PWD. Found Bottom Feeder as one if the best heavy songs of all time. Always something interesting in their work.
Why do so many people use the "stadium sound" like it's a bad thing. They still kick ass! I love how diverse they have become. They can do it all. It would be lame if they did the same thing every year for 20 years. Im glad they are doing what makes them happy and sounding awesome while doing it.
yeah people just wanted them to make horizons five times in a row and for 10+ years. If they did that, the same people would be complaining for not changing anything
@@aleksitakalo1523 And you get 10 points for hitting in the center! That's exactly what would happen. People will always find a reason to hate on something, they will never be happy and pleased.
I can see where you (and many other fans for that matter) are coming from. I like the new couple of songs. Glitch to me has a very Breaking Benjamin, Skillet kind of sound that is very nostalgic for me, so I actually prefer that song over this one, but this is still a good listen. It's not my favourite style of music, and there are other songs I will listen to more, but quite frankly, with the amount of heavy, metalcore music that PWD has made now, how different could a new album with that focus be? I suspect that there will be a couple of tracks on the album that have that old-school, hard-hitting PWD sound, but I'm glad it's something new and different.
It was closer to melodic death metal than Parkway drive metalcore...
They are still on the top of metalcore music and that would never change. It doesnt matter what they have been doing during the last years, just because of what they did on the past!! Most of the metalcore anthems are from this band.
they really aren't anymore maybe back in the day but not now
I don't know why but I liked. Reminds me In Flames
This one sounded better than Glitch to me I think, but ... yeah that's it again
Waiting for a metal cover of this song
what the people that claim this man is a "gatekeeper" don't realise is that just because he personally doesn't like this sound doesn't mean he thinks its a terrible sound and that parkway have fallen off
respect to you for ya honest opinion and not ripping shreds off the song just because you personally don't enjoy it and its parkway
Wait till you hear the newest song Darker Still.
Very Amon Amarth/sabaton kind of sound. Really liked glitch and this is not bad, I will definitely enjoy this album and I'm sure will sound big live but not going to top Ire and Reverence I'm pretty sure of that.
Gatekeeping is when someone tries to prevent others from considering themselves a fan of something just because they haven’t met some arbitrary requirement. You are not guilty of this whatsoever.
plus people forget that other people can have opinions
I think those comments are from him saying he has liked them for a long time and he is not a fan of the new stuff. I think those comments are coming from the mentality of "I've been here longer so I know better and this is not better" it's really specific but I get it. And you can gatekeep in a lot of ways, not saying he did, but I think those comments are from the POV that he knows what "good PWD" is because he's liked them for a long time. Idk. Only way I can understand those types of comments. Perhaps they are also implying that he is trying to gatekeep people from liking new PWD just because he doesn't which IS a form of gatekeeping, and can be a form of social pressure as well, but he normally is open minded about stuff even if he doesn't like it so the comments are still a bit off regardless.
I completely with your opinion with you on this. I've been listening to them since 05, and this is hard to digest for me, both Glitch and this song doesn't really appeal to me, I'm am still interested in listening to the album when it comes out though
Yeah kinda nice but...who like me thinks Atlas is peak Parkway Drive ?
Ire was my intro to parkway, and they have been in my top 5 since. I love the hell out of ire and reverence, but I feel like this album might not stand up so well compared to them.
Another brick in the wall
Was really unsure about this song when I first listened. It's grown on me though.
The chorus brings me some big “another brick in the wall” vibes dunno why x)
I kind of liked this album. I didn't get into metal through metalcore, and I never got into parkway drive before. The key for me was that I don't think of this as metalcore. It seems like slower standard heavy metal and I'm just as much a fan of that.
We're so far away from Boneyards, holy crap.
great song come on.. i'm liking their new style
Glitch is nothing special but I am digging this one. Doesn't matter cause I ordered Atlas,Killing, and this one.
I'd love to see you react to some Malevolence.
That intro riff sounds like a generic Dio riff haha like something off Holy Diver
Go ahead and drop the new Norma Jean reaction, that is fire
I have enjoyed everything from Killing With a Smile and up to Reverence, I wouldnt call either of the new singles bad, but it just aint it for me. When you know what they can do and you get this, its disappointing. You said it nicely, "happy they are not slaves to their genre". Happy they are pumping out the music they want to. Id be lying if I said I was fired up for the album, but will give it a fair shake because Parkway is the fkn goat.
Bro feels like "Glitch" and "The Greatest Fear" are b-sides from their last album and they tried to make them seem like they aren't, these 2 singles seem kinda uninspired for me
Guess i'm not target audience anymore, which is fine. Reverence was noticeable shift in their style, but i still enjoyed quite a bit of songs. This one idk really, i stopped after second "another brick in the wall" chorus
I give it and Glitch a solid C…7/10…it feels like a lot of riffs are copy and pasted at times
Maybe sometimes a Sabaton and Parkway drive tour could happend
I didn't get very high to the first single but this got me so bad
Also you seem to have the best take usually. Nik would’ve been banging his head and raging the whole time like it changed his life. Only reaction I didn’t care for was for the newest wage war album, since the album was actually well done and one of their better works, but once my seven year old daughter said “is this the same band?” Yes it is. “I thought so, every song sounds exactly the same” I realized that regardless of how good it actually was, it was just more of the same old recipe and it was a few years too late to be fully appreciated. Anyways, cheers, I’m done rambling.
I’m so confused as to why people think ire is an arena rock album. Ok so maybe songs like writings on the wall, and vice grip are kinda arena rock for them. But the rest of the songs are fairly heavy. Yeah they have been heavier in the past. But I thought ire was a great album. And this is coming from someone who has been with parkway drive since the beginning. Songs like dying to believe and dedicated are bangers and are pretty heavy.
Arena rock in terms of epicness and sing along (melodies) destroyer, fractures for example
They're clearly aiming to arena shows, nothing wrong with it though, but you can clearly hear the "dad rock" aim that they're trying to mix in
It's like Dimmu Borgir meets Sabaton at the Walmart with some metalcore flirts - yak...
not a bad song by any stretch, but its just hard for us (old PWD fans) to forget what they started with. i feel like if this was released by another band ex. sabaton, it would be amazing.
They sound like they've been listening to Amon Amarth
The chorus sounds like another brick In the wall
This kind of reminds me of Amon Amarth
I like it more than Glitch, but it's still extremely okay. Also someone pointed out that the chorus sounds like Another Brick in the Wall and now I can't unhear it
Bruhhh you need to check out Harper - Falling.
I don't mind their new style, But the soft instruments mixed with Winstons heavy vocals just dont work for me, Winston is one of the best modern screamers, But his soft vocals are not good enough for this style, I feel this will be their crossroad, They want to transition as find a new sound, but its one they don't suit.
Defo see the Hail to the king/Another brick in the wall vibe to it.
Not a bad song but not good either
Music video was cool
so you dont like the music or you dont like it for parkway?
OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT …. U really need to get to listening to DANCE GAVIN DANCES’s new single- ‘Die Another Day’…..u will not be disappointed (AOTY FOR SURE !…just off the 3 singles alone) 🤘😝
react to the acacia strain it comes in waves
is parkway drive too old to going Deep Blue again?
A bit more grit on the guitar and bass tones and I think it would be way better. It feels like if this was a debut album for a band I'd be keeping an eye on to see how their sound matures. But with it being a band that have done so much good music it feels like a let down.
I actually dug this song.
Please listen to the new Norma Jean song: Spearmint Revolt! You won’t be disappointed!
sooo...well......ChuggaBoom new song ''I Don't Wanna'' reaction When?
The arenacore is never leaving, is it.
gives me a bit of insomnium vibes, kinda like it