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Parkway Drive is a metalcore^[2] band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia formed in 2003. As of 2007, Parkway Drive has released an EP, entitled Don't Close Your Eyes, two split CDs, and two full-length albums, Killing with a Smile and Horizons.

Biography

Early history (2003-2006)

Parkway Drive formed in the Summer of 2003, the origin of its name is from the band's hometown in Byron Bay, Australia the name of the street where the house' garage where they used to practice was in-fact named "Parkway Dr.". Not long after the band had formed, it released a split EP with Adelaide band I Killed The Prom Queen. Parkway Drive also made an appearance on the Byron Bay Hardcore compilation What We've Built, preceded by their debut EP, Don't Close Your Eyes.

In May 2005 they headed to the USA to record their debut album with renowned metal producer, Killswitch Engage guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz the production credits include Unearth and Underoath.

Since the release of Don't Close Your Eyes, Parkway Drive have rapidly accumulated a fanbase Australia-wide, courtesy of support slots for small underground international acts including Hatebreed, In Flames, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying, Bleeding Through, Alexisonfire, and performances at Metal for the Brain 2005 and Australia's Hardcore 2005. They have built quite a emps-style reputation within the underground music industry, this led to their signing with Epitaph record labels.

In June 2006, the band was signed to Epitaph Records, which released Killing with a Smile in the United States during August of that year.

In late May 2006, second bass player Shaun Cash left the band for personal reasons with the full support of the rest of the members. It was rumored that Shaun had left because he had been dismantled by a shark in early 2006, but there is no proof of the incident. The band soon found a replacement in their "merch guy" and long-time friend, Jia "Pipey" O'Connor. Now a permanent part of the line-up, he played with them for the rest of their first international tour in the United Kingdom and Europe, and later dates in the United States.

In October 2006, they were billed as the Australian contingent on the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, playing alongside Anti-Flag, Underoath, Thursday, Senses Fail, Taking Back Sunday and Saosin. During November and December 2006 they appeared at the Homebake Festival, Sound Fest, Resist Records' tour, Soundwave Festival and Gravity G Festival before returning to the UK and Europe.

Parkway Drive are endorsed by "Rock Music" Adelaide.

Horizons (2007-present)

On March, 3 2007 a new song was previewed to a crowd at Underworld entitled The Siren's Song. This song would later feature on Horizons.

They were placed on the bill for the U.S. Vans Warped Tour 2007, the only Australian band on the tour.

On 15th August, Winston McCall appeared in an interview on Australia's Triple J Radio station in which he previewed a track off Horizons entitled Boneyards.

Horizons was released on 6th October 2007, although the entire album was leaked some five weeks before the final release date. The album was generally accaimed by critics and fans alike; especially Blunt Magazine, who wrote that the album 'simply slays from the get go'^{[citation needed]} and awarded it 10/10, and planet-loud.com, which suggested that it would 'set the benchmark for metal albums to come'. It debuted at #6 on the ARIA Charts^{[citation needed]}.

Parkway Drive toured venues in Europe in the Never Say Die! tour. Bands included in the lineup were Comeback Kid, The Warriors, This Is Hell and Cancer Bats.

They toured the US with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Through February and the beginning March they played the Surf Rat Tour with 50 Lions to less visited locations around Australia.

In April to May, they toured the United Kingdom and Europe alongside Bury Your Dead and Suicide Silence.

In June, Parkway returned to Australia to do a run of shows in venues similar to the ones used for the October '07 Horizons tour.

Parkway Drive is scheduled to play the Thrash and Burn tour with Darkest Hour, Misery Signals, Stick To Your Guns, Winds Of Plague and more. They will also be headlining the Never Say Die! Tour alongside Unearth, Despised Icon, Architects, Protest The Hero, Whitechapel and Carnifex for Europe in November.

In 2008 Parkway Drive's "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em" was remixed by Sydney producers Teen Heat.

In Summer of 2008 It was rumored that Parkway Drive will be taking a short break from their tour to fight sharks in Byron Bay for the celebration of Shark Week. Check out your local listings to see them and shark experts on the Discovery Channel.

Line-up

Current members

Winston McCall - Vocals
Ben Gordon - Drums
Jeff Ling - Guitar
Luke Kilpatrick - Guitar
Jia O'Connor - Bass

Past members

Brett Versteeg - Bass
Shaun Cash - Bass

Discography

Albums

2005 - Killing with a Smile (Resist Records, Epitaph Records)
2007 - Horizons (Resist Records, Burning Heart Records, Epitaph Records)

EPs

2003 - I Killed the Prom Queen/Parkway Drive Split (Final Prayer)
2004 - Don't Close Your Eyes EP (Resist Records)
2006 - Don't Close Your Eyes (Reissue) EP (Resist Records)

Other releases

All releases by Resist Records

N/A - "What We've Built" BBHC compilation
2006 - Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em Music Video
2007 - Boneyards Music Video

External links

References

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-In late [[May 2006]], second bass player Shaun Cash left the band for personal reasons with the full support of the rest of the members. The band soon found a replacement in their "merch guy" and long-time friend, Jia "Pipey" O'Connor. Now a permanent part of the line-up, he played with them for the rest of their first international tour in the United Kingdom and [[Europe]], and later dates in the [[United States]].
+In late [[May 2006]], second bass player Shaun Cash left the band for personal reasons with the full support of the rest of the members. It was rumored that Shaun had left because he had been dismantled by a shark in early 2006, but there is no proof of the incident. The band soon found a replacement in their "merch guy" and long-time friend, Jia "Pipey" O'Connor. Now a permanent part of the line-up, he played with them for the rest of their first international tour in the United Kingdom and [[Europe]], and later dates in the [[United States]].
 In October 2006, they were billed as the Australian contingent on the Rockstar [[Taste of Chaos]] tour, playing alongside [[Anti-Flag]], [[Underoath]], [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]], [[Senses Fail]], [[Taking Back Sunday]] and [[Saosin]]. During November and December 2006 they appeared at the Homebake Festival, Sound Fest, Resist Records' tour, [[Soundwave Festival]] and [[Gravity G Festival]] before returning to the UK and Europe.