Parkway Drive have shared the second single off their upcoming fifth studio album.

Arriving complete with music video accompaniment, just like the band’s last single, “Crushed” premiered online Monday afternoon following a Sunday night premiere on the Triple J radio show. The song showcases an evolved sound for the band, which finds the aggression of their earlier work met with an ever-so-slight alternative edge. It’s not quite mainstream metal, but it does have broad(er) appeal.

The video for “Crushed” finds the members of Parkway Drive falling prey to the torture of the gods. Trapped in a cage that helps to reenforce the metaphors of the song, the band members do their best to perform while omnipresent deities toy with them for no good reason. You can view the elaborate visuals below.

Having heard Parkway’s new album in full I feel it’s safe to say fans of this song will no doubt love Ire. It’s the most diverse record in the band’s discography, but given the material found on 2012’s Atlas I don’t think it’s anything longtime fans will find all that surprising. Parkway has been in a state of constant evolution from day one, and I believe this material to be their most creative to date.

Ire arrives in stores September 18. Pre-orders are available now.

North American tour dates:

Oct 29 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Oct 30 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
Oct 31 Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
Nov 1 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Nov 2 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov 3 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
Nov 8 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
Nov 9 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Nov 11 Detroit, MI @ The FIllmore
Nov 12 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Nov 13 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Nov 14 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Nov 15 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Nov 16 Huntington, NY @ Paramount
Nov 17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Nov 18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
Nov 19 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Nov 20 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Nov 21 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Nov 22 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Nov 23 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Nov 24 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Nov 25 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Nov 27 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Nov 28 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
Nov 29 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
Nov 30 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Dec 1 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Dec 2 Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theatre
Dec 3 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
Dec 5 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Dec 6 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues

UK/Europe tour dates:

22.01.16 Germany Würzburg @ Posthalle
23.01.16 Germany München @ Zenith
24.01.16 Germany Berlin @ Columbiahalle
26.01.16 Norway Oslo @ Rockefeller
27.01.16 Sweden Stockholm @ Arenan
28.01.16 Denmark Copenhagen @ Vega
29.01.16 Germany Hamburg @ Sporthalle
30.01.16 Germany Köln @ Palladium
31.01.16 Germany Leipzig @ Haus Auensee
01.02.16 Austria Wien @ Gasometer
02.02.16 Hungary Budapest @ Barba Negra
03.02.16 Croatia Zagreb @ Tvornica
04.02.16 Italy Milan @ Fabrique
05.02.16 Switzerland Zurich @ Volkshaus
06.02.16 Switzerland Lausanne @ Les Docks
07.02.16 France Lyon @ Le Transbordeur
08.02.16 Spain Barcelona @ Razzmatazz 1
09.02.16 Spain Madrid @ Sala San Miguel
11.02.16 France Paris @ Le Bataclan
12.02.16 UK London @ O2 Brixton Academy
13.02.16 UK Manchester @ O2 Apollo
14.02.16 UK Glasgow @ O2 Academy
15.02.16 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy
16.02.16 Belgium Brussels @ AB
17.02.16 Holland Tilburg @ 013

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