Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Nik Nocturnal talks with Winston McCall of @Parkwaydriveofficial about how the rise of deathcore changed the band's direction forever, why they stopped trying to be the heaviest band, and how that decision ultimately shaped Parkway Drive's identity and songwriting for the next two decades.


🎙️ Nik Nocturnal Podcast — Episode #95
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 — Deathcore changed everything
00:00:35 — Suicide Silence raised the bar for heaviness
00:01:24 — Why Parkway never chased being the heaviest band
00:02:02 — Melody vs. heaviness in Parkway's songwriting
00:03:29 — Adam D's biggest production decision
00:04:37 — Parkway's terrible clean vocal demos
00:06:21 — The clean vocal prank idea
00:06:46 — Adam D shuts it down
00:07:57 — Why no clean vocals defined Parkway Drive
00:08:24 — Finding hooks without singing


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