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Parkway Drive are a Metalcore band from Byron Bay , New South Wales , Australia . As of 2005, Parkway Drive has released an EP , entitled '' Don't Close Your Eyes '', two Split CDs , and a full-length album, '' Killing With A Smile ''. HISTORY Parkway Drive formed in the summer of 2003, and not long after, released a split EP with Adelaide I Killed The Prom Queen (Disbanded). 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 band 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 , Underoath , Killswitch Engage, and From Autumn To Ashes ) at Zing Studio in Massachusetts . 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 labels. In June 2006, the band was signed to Epitaph Records , which 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 "Pipey" O'Connor. Now a permanent part of the line-up, he played with them for the rest of their first international tour in the UK 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 . As of November and December 2006 they are to appear 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 , they played a new song, ''The Siren's Song'', to a crowd at the venue Underworld in Camden , hinting that it may feature on a future album. A video of the band performing the song on their recent Japan tour can be found here: {Link without Title} They have been added to the U.S. Vans Warped Tour so far they are the only Australian band at the punk fest. Confirmation that the band are hitting the studio in May for recording a new release has been announced. Once again Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage is said to be the producer of their 2nd album "Horizons". It has been confirmed by the Kill Your Stereo eZine that the new album will be released on the 6th of October and will be called "Horizons". On the 15th of August 2007 Winston did an interview on Australia's Triple J Radio station in which he previewed a track off of the album 'Horizons'. The track is called 'Boneyards'. This track can also be heard on their MySpace page. As of August 25 2007, despite the band's and record label's best efforts, 'Horizons' was leaked in its entirety. MEMBERS Current
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