2. Winston McCall-Vocals
Luke Kilpatrick-Guitar
Jeff Ling-Guitar
Jia O‟Connor-Bass
Ben Gordon-Drums
3. ◦ Parkway Drive was formed in 2002 in Byron Bay, Australia. The
name was taken from where the band held their practices; in
the “Parkway House” on Parkway Drive-the street. Byron Bay,
known as a „‟hippie loving‟‟ town was awakened by Parkway
Drive‟s blend of sound. The band‟s music consists of heavy
vocals, strong breakdowns, heavier and melodic guitar riffs as
well as hardcore emotional lyrics. The band‟s genre has been
classified from melodic deathcore to metalcore.
4. ◦ In 2005 Parkway Drive released their first EP, Don‟t Close Your Eyes
under Sydney based record company, Resist Records. In 2006 the
band traveled to Boston Massachusetts to record their first full
length album, Killing With A Smile, under producer Adam
Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage. The album topped charts in
Australia which led to the band being signed by an American record
label, Epitaph Records. Through Epitaph the album was released in
North America and Europe. In 2007 the band returned to
Massachusetts to record their next album Horizons. In 2010 the
band released their 3rd album Deep Blue. In October 2012 Parkway
Drive will release their fourth album, Atlas.
5.
6. Many think that Parkway Drive is one of the best
bands in their genre. Some people might
disagree(see YouTube comments) and compare
them to Bury Tomorrow who sound similar but are
different. Parkway Drive must be successful if they
keep selling out concerts and people are buying
their CDs. Parkway Drive is one of my favorite
bands, along with Bury Tomorrow
