Parkway Drive tour dates for 2009

It would be a crime to classify Parkway Drive as simply another band to alloy Hardcore and metal genres into a sound more parody than paragon. Basically because, they do it with a passion that will make you feel like you've been kicked in the throat. Come to think of it, if you've been lucky enough to see them live, you probably have been.

The Byron Bay boys have had an exceptional 2006, taking their brand of punishing, metallic hardcore to the masses, both here in Australia and internationally. Touring the US, UK and Europe relentlessly between the months of May and September, Parkway Drive returned back to Australia, where they toured as part of the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos Festival, being the only local band on the national tour.

It’s been a quick rise for the five-piece, who formed in 2003. Relentless touring has been the key to their success- the band left no corner of the country unvisited in their quest to build a following. Finding favor with both the hardcore and metal scenes, by the time Sydney independent label Resist Records released their Don’t Close Your Eyes EP in 2004, Parkway Drive’s fan base was already massive.

In 2005, their debut full-length, Killing With a Smile, established Parkway Drive as one of Australia’s most viable musical exports. Produced in the USA by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, the album stood up to the frontrunners of the international metal core genre. The band recently inked a US deal with Epitaph, who unleashed Killing With A Smile on the US public in August.