Blasting out of Byron Bay, almost as an affront to the serenity of their surrounds, PARKWAY DRIVE quickly established themselves as the most formidable force Australian heavy hardcore had ever seen. A five- piece of astonishing power and understated charisma, PARKWAY DRIVE created unseen hysteria with their brutal 2005 full-length debut, “Killing With A Smile”. The album spent time in the ARIA National Top 40, affirming the astounding popularity of a band who had grown their fanbase from genuine hardcore roots.
Relentless touring has been one of the keys to PARKWAY DRIVE’s success. Sold-out national headlining runs, Big Day Out and Homebake appearances and the 2006 Taste Of Chaos Tour has been their reality. Recently, too, PARKWAY have begun to leave their indelible mark on the world stage. Having signed an enviable overseas deal with indie giant Epitaph, they have spent a large part of the past year abroad, crisscrossing North America, Europe and Japan, a 31-date stint on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour being just one of the many highlights. The world, it seems, is catching onto what we in Australia have known for a while.
On October 6, 2007, Parkway Drive unleashed their standout sophomore effort, “Horizons”. Recorded once again by producer and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Unearth, Killswitch Engage) at Zing Studios in Boston, MA, Horizons debuted at 6 on the ARIA chart, 1 on the Australian Artist chart and 1 on the Independent chart. Horizons takes the PARKWAY DRIVE sound to totally new extremes. A bone-crunching avalanche of classic hardcore, Swedish death and math-metal, it’s destined to be one of the biggest circle-pit-inducing albums of ’07.
The quiet confidence and lack of arrogance expressed by the band is what lies at the heart of PARKWAY DRIVE’s massive appeal. They have this ability to destroy an audience, to decimate a venue with complete and utter malice, yet at the same time show everyone in the place the time of their lives. This is the kind of relaxed, no- nonsense attitude you get growing up in Byron. PARKWAY are just five ordinary dudes who came together to create one extraordinary band.
"Parkway Drive are back and upping the metal ante with Horizons, which to tell you the truth, simply slays from the get go and refuses to let up, not even momentarily" - 10/10 Blunt Magazine
"Parkway Drive don't sacrifice heaviness in order to appeal to a wider audience - they simply make heaviness more appealing" - Rolling Stone Magazine
"Every so often a metal album comes out that in decades to come will be held up as a classic from that era. There was Master Of Puppets by Metallica, Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera, Reign In Blood by Slayer, Burn My Eyes by Machine Head and now, in 2007, add Horizions by Parkway Drive to that list as this is an album that will not only set the benchmark for metal albums to come, it will also turn Parkway Drive, quite rightfully, into one of the biggest metal bands on the planet." - www.planet-loud.com
"Of course purists can't handle the thought of surfer kids being able to tear strips off off your skin with their Gothenburg influenced attack but too bad, they are on top of their game and have the artillery to prove it. " - Drum Media Perth
"Horizons will go down as one of the best hardcore albums ever made by an Australian act" - Brag Sydney
"Faster, heavier and more honest than ever before, Horizons firmly cements Parkway Drive in the upper echelons of worldwide metalcore royalty" - Rave Brisbane
“Excellent [….] Four years, two albums and no sign that this band are going anyway but up” RockSound
“If you’re looking for exquisitely executed, technically awesome, frantic noodlage paired with chuggy guitars, sprinting drums and demon hellspawn vocals, this is one for you ” Kerrang!
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DISCLAIMER - taken from resist records when booking tickets for the South West Aus tour...
* Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from this venue.
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ROFL id like to see a security guard make it near the pit let alone remove someone =D
Hey, we got our very 1st song up right now. take a listen, hope you like it. tell your friends about it we hope you will! check our page we got a show this friday w/ Motionless in White
missed the concert in mackay i am totally bummed cause i really wanted to see you guys live maybe i could get some backstage tickets for ur concert on the gold coast
Dudes We Just Uploaded Our Newest Logo To Our Myspace page. Next Week We Hope To Upload A Single From Our upcoming Demo "The Escape",The Escape Demo Coming Out in january 1, 2010 I Almost Forgot That Our Newest Marches Will Be Available Soon,We Hope To out the new marches in january =]
If YOU Might Be Know We Stopped To Recording our Upcoming EP "The Last War" But Now We Are Working On It Again And In The Next Few Mounth It will come out :D
to the boys of parkway drive. hello.. my name is Hannah Beazley, i live in Nowra and am stoked to see you guys are playing here in January.. You may have met my older brother Simon Beazley while you were over in Canada, he helped out with booking you guys a gig or two over there.. anyway, when your down here in the shoalhaven, feel free to crash here, we got heaps of room =) let me know.. laters
Please help us out by nominating us for Best Youth/High School Band and Best Metal/Hardcore Band in the London Music Awards! It'd make our lives! Here's the link; http://www.londonmusicawards.com
Hey Everyone...it's been a super year and thanks for all the support. We're big fans and will be here to support your continued success. It's the friends that makes this industry great..ROCK ON.! MERRY CHRISTMAS Tess tess@xfactorygear.net
Endlich, endlich, endlich ist es soweit. Wir haben ein halbes Jahr an unserer neuen CD gearbeitet und nun ist sie fertig :)
Jetzt der mega Knaller: Jeder auf der ganzen Welt kann diese CD ("This Heart Is Not For Sale" heißt sie übrigens) völlig KOSTENLOS runterladen! Wie? Einfach auf unsere Homepage oder MySpace-Seite gehen und dem Link folgen.
Wir freuen uns immer über Kommentare, also schreib ruhig mal wieder ;)
hey guys, awesome show last night in Mackay, i snapped ligaments in my right knee during carrion, still not enough to make me leave, have a good 1 and keep it brutal
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