Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive exploded with a blend of metal riffing, punishing breakdowns, and hardcore's emotional tension. Named after a rural countryside road, the band was formed in summer 2003 by vocalist Winston McCall, guitarists Luke Kilpatrick and Jeff Ling, drummer Ben Gordon, and bassist Jia O'Connor. The band split an EP with I Killed the Prom Queen that same year, and later appeared on the local hardcore compilation What We've Built. They then released the May 2005 release of Parkway Drive's debut EP, Don't Close Your Eyes, on Resist Records. Parkway Drive continued building a respected name for themselves in Australia, opening for Bleeding Through, Shadows Fall, Every Time I Die, Hatebreed, and other American bands who were touring. Parkway Drive journeyed to Massachusetts to record their full-length album with Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz. In 2005, Killing with a Smile entered the Australian Independent Chart at number two in 2006. The debut album sold well across the country and later saw a North American release through Epitaph Records, which released the album in August. For the band's sophomore album, Parkway Drive again traveled to Massachusetts to redo their successful partnership with Dutkiewicz. The album Horizons came from those recording sessions, and Epitaph released the record in October 2006. In 2010, the band came back with their third album, Deep Blue.