PARKWAY DRIVE Music Film Shoot Glitch
All Fired Up Fireworks & Stage FX worked with Parkway Drive to add stage effects to their first new song in four years, “Glitch”
Parkway Drive is a five-piece band from Byron Bay formed in 2002. The band features McCall, guitarists Luke Kilpatrick and Jeff Ling, bassist Jia O’Connor, and drummer Ben Gordon.
All Fired Up Fireworks provided stage effects of 16 Flames, modified Co2 jets to be fired underwater, black smoke pyrotechnics and red strobes to create the film clip to the hit song Glitch. Working with all the teams and Parkway Drive to create this incredible music video was a pleasure and a great look behind the scenes.
In a press release, the band aptly described it as “a dark, heavy, and unnerving journey”, pillared by their signature soundscape of thrashing, cymbal-heavy drum fills, Winston McCall’s biting vocal, and duelling guitars that bound from clean and soaring too brash and distorted. Lyrically, the band explained in their statement, ‘Glitch’ addresses “the phenomenon of night terrors and sleep paralysis”. They continued: “We all know the power our minds possess, but true terror manifests when your mind and all its fears take physical control of your body. The glitch in your brain, where nightmares and reality cross.”
Though unconfirmed, it’s likely that ‘Glitch’ will appear on Parkway Drive’s upcoming seventh album. In an interview with BLUNT last November, McCall teased that the band had been “working [their] asses off” on the record, and described it as “the most honest album that [Parkway Drive had] ever written”. They released their sixth album, ‘Reverence’, in 2018.
The new single also marks Parkway Drive’s first fully independent release, launching their new Parkway Records imprint. They’d been signed to Resist Records and Epitaph since 2003, releasing all six of their studio albums – as well as their 2020 live album, ‘Viva The Underdogs’, and three documentaries – through the joint agreement.
Back in April, Parkway Drive cancelled a 22-date North American tour – which was slated to kick off the following month – due to the “toll” that “the relentless nature of being in this band” had taken on them. “We feel the limit has been reached and we don’t want to fuck this up,” the band wrote, noting that, through a short hiatus, they aimed “to grow and return stronger for what is yet to come”.
In a subsequent post shared last month, Parkway Drive clarified that they’re “here to stay”. They further explained: “Having toured non-stop for 17 years, the shut down was a major challenge. While we set our minds on other creative paths, we also gained a greater perspective of the impact this band has had on us. Mental health is an ever present issue within our society and we are no exception.
All Fired Up Fireworks provided stage effects of 16 Flames, modified Co2 jets to be fired underwater, black smoke pyrotechnics and red strobes to create the film clip to the hit song Glitch. Working with all the teams and Parkway Drive to create this incredible music video was a pleasure and a great look behind the scenes.
