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Split With I Killed The Prom Queen (Album) by Parkway Drive

Artist Biography For Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive Is A Metalcore Band From Byron Bay Australia. The Band Formed In The Summer Of 2003 Their Name Coming From The Street They Used To Practice On In Their Home Town Of Byron Bay Australia. Not Long After They Had Formed They Released A Split EP With Adelaide Band I Killed The Prom Queen. Later That Year The Band 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 The PwD Headed To The USA To Record Their Debut Album With Renowned Metal Producer Killswitch Engage Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz Who Is Responsible For Acclaimed Releases From The Likes Of Unearth August Burns Red Underoath And Johnny Truant. Since The Release Of Don't Close Your Eyes Parkway Drive Have Rapidly Accumulated A Loyal Fanbase Australia-Wide Courtesy Of Support Slots For 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 Strong Reputation Within The Music Industry This Led To Their Signing With Epitaph Record Label.
In June 2006 They 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. The Band Soon Found A Replacement In Their "merch Guy" And Long-Time Friend Jia "Pie" 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. On 3 March 2007 A New Song Was Previewed To A Crowd At Underworld Entitled "The Siren's Song". The Song Would Later Feature On Horizons. They Were Placed On The Bill For The U.S. Vans Warped Tour 2007 As The Only Australian Band On The Tour. On 15 August Winston McCall Appeared In An Interview On The Short.Fast.Loud Show On Australia's Triple J Radio Station In Which He Previewed A Track Off Horizons Entitled "Boneyards". Horizons Was Released On 6 October 2007. The Album Was Generally Acclaimed By Critics And Fans Alike Especially Blunt Magazine Who Wrote That The Album 'simply Slays From The Get Go' 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 Number 6 On The ARIA Charts. After The Release Of Horizons The Band Toured Through The US Australia And Europe With Such Bands Such As Killswitch Engage Bury Your Dead Darkest Hour And Others. In February/March 2008 Parkway Teamed Up With Byron Bay Bands/friends 50 Lions And Word Up! To Complete The Surf Rats Tour Of East Coast Australia. This Tour Travelling To Towns Not Listed On The Standard Touring Circuit Was Based Around Surfing Big Surf Spots On The Way. On 12 December 2008 While Performing At UNSW Roundhouse Parkway Drive Announced That They Were Filming A DVD Of The Show Which Would Include Footage Of The Performance And A Few Songs From Other Bands Featured In The Sweat Fest Tour. On 18 January 2009 Parkway Drive Announced Their Headlining US Tour With Stick To Your Guns And Mychildren Mybride. On 28 January To 1 February 2009 Parkway Drive Went On A Tour In Japan With Shai Hulud And Crystal Lake. Parkway Drive Played At The 2009 Bamboozle Lineup At The Giant's Stadium Parking Lots As Well As Being Confirmed At 2009's Download Festival. In May 2009 Parkway Drive Announced That They Would Be Releasing A Live DVD And An Australian Tour Was Also Announced With August Burns Red And Architects In Support Of It. It Was On This Tour That The Band Performed A New Song Entitled "Unrest." On 11 January 2022 The Band Announced A North American Tour In May And June Supported By Hatebreed The Black Dahlia Murder And Stick To Your Guns. However On 6 April They Announced The Cancellation Of The Tour Stating That "the Relentless Nature Of Being In This Band Has Given Us Very Little Time To Reflect On Who We Are As Individuals Who We Want To Be And The Toll It Is Taking On Ourselves And Our Friendships". On 23 May It Was Announced That For Their Mental Health Parkway Drive Would Be Taking A Break From Activity But Clarified That They "are Here To Stay". On 7 June Following A Series Of Teasers Released On Various Social Media The Band Unveiled A Brand New Single Entitled "Glitch" Along With A Music Video. On 8 June The Band Announced That Their Fall 2022 European Tour With Lorna Shore And While She Sleeps Would Continue As Scheduled With A Rebrand And New Music To Accompany Said Tour. On 6 July The Band Released The Second Single "The Greatest Fear" And Its Corresponding Music Video. At The Same Time They Officially Announced That Their Seventh Studio Album Darker Still Was Set For Release On 9 September 2022 Whilst Also Revealing The Album Cover And The Track List. Discography Albums
- 2005 - Killing With A Smile Resist Records Epitaph Records - 2007 - Horizons Resist Records Burning Heart Records Epitaph Records - 2010 - Deep Blue Resist Records Epitah Records Burning Heart - 2012 - Atlas Resist Records Epitah Records Burning Heart - 2015 - I.R.E.
- 2018 - Reverence
- 2022 - Darker Still
Other Releases - 2003 - Split EP With I Killed The Prom Queen
- 2004 - Don’t Close Your Eyes EP Resist Records - 2006 - Don’t Close Your Eyes Reissue EP Resist Records - N/a - “What We’ve Built” BBHC Compilation
- 2006 - Smoke ‘Em If Ya Got ‘Em Resist Records - 2007 - Boneyards Resist Records - 2009 - Parkway Drive The DVD Members Current Winston McCall - Vocals 2003–present Jeff Ling - Lead Guitar 2003–present Luke "Pig" Kilpatrick - Rhythm Guitar 2003–present Ben "Gaz" Gordon - Drums 2003–present Jia "Pie" O'Connor - Bass 2006–present Former Shaun "Cashy" Cash - Bass 2004–2006 Brett "Lagg" Versteeg - Bass & Backing Vocals 2003–2004

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