THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Parkway Drive took a metalcore band into the Sydney Opera House with a full orchestra behind them, and "Prey" is the first proof it worked †. The performance was captured on June 9th, 2025, and it is becoming both a concert film and a live album †, ‡.
THE DETAILS
- The live video for "Prey" is out now as the first look at the project *, †, ‡
- The film is titled HOME and premieres November 10th at the State Theatre in Sydney †
- The companion album, "Home. Live At The Sydney Opera House", lands December 4th †
- Two discs, ten tracks each, opening with "Welcome To The Country" and closing disc two with "Wild Eyes" †
- Disc one pulls in "Glitch", "Carrion", "Horizons" and "The Colour Of Leaving" †
- Disc two runs through "Cemetery Bloom", "Drums Of War", "Darker Still" and "Crushed" †
SUPPORT
Matthew Doyle appears on "Welcome To The Country", Nooky guests on "Shadow Boxing", and Jenna McDougall joins "A Deathless Song" †.
WHY IT MATTERS
This was a single night in a room most heavy bands never get near, and nobody is repeating it. The surprise is how deep the setlist goes: twenty tracks with an orchestra, not a greatest hits victory lap.