Watch: we asked a bunch of fans at Parkway Drive's Wembley show to name the best ever metalcore band

Winston McCall on stage pointing next to Bex interviewing Parkway Drive fans
(Image credit: Parkway Drive: Getty Images)

In case you've somehow dodged the endless stream of videos showing it off over the past few weeks, you're probably aware that Parkway Drive's current live show is completely nuts. Having seen it in the flesh at the Aussie metalcore crew's biggest ever show at Wembley Arena on Saturday night (I swear my eyebrows are still smoking...), I can confirm it's something special.

With their current tour celebrating 20 years since their classic debut Killing With A Smile, Parkway's latest show has put them firmly in the conversation for future Download headliners and unquestionably consolidated their status as one of the biggest and most important metalcore bands of their generation.

...but are they the best? That's the question we asked Parkway fans while queuing up at the Wembley show on Saturday. As you can imagine, a fair few fans plumped for Parkway themselves, but others gave us an enjoyably wide range of answers. From millennial metalcore veterans like Killswitch Engage to Parkway's fellow Aussie heavyweights The Amity Affliction to horror-core specialists Ice Nine Kills, it was safe to say everyone had an opinion (apart from the deathcore dude and the death metal lady. We appreciate your honesty!).

Watch our video documenting this vital piece of metal journalism below. And let us know who you think is the greatest metalcore band of all time in the comments.

Merlin Alderslade
Executive Editor, Louder

Merlin was promoted to Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has written for Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.

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