Parkway Drive Merch Is In The Fast Lane To Success
Parkway Drive in the Fast Lane to Success The Australian band parkway drive came to life in 2003 in Byron Bay, which is the laid back, beachfront hometown of the band’s hard driving members. The reason for this rather pedestrian name, you ask? It’s simply the name of the street where they used to have jam sessions and pulled all nighters as they practiced the music they loved.
These 5 hardcore metal men became band mates that were serious about their music and their charisma gave them the uncanny ability to connect with every audience member. They might look like surfer boys, but they are heavy metal musicians that have become great performers.
In August, 2005, they released their first full-length album, “Killing with a Smile” which launched a frantic and rushed series of live performances and tours. Parkway Drive performed as an opening act in Australia and other countries. This allowed them to increase their popularity because of the visibility and they garnered more fans worldwide.
Parkway Drive band members currently include:
– Lead Vocalist Winston McCall
– Drummer and Percussionist Ben Gordon
– Rhythm guitarist Luke Kilpatrick
– Bass guitarist “Pipey” O’Connor
They started playing to American audiences in August of 2006 when Epitaph Records signed the group in June and then released “Killing with a Smile” to American fans. Enormous success for the group started in 2006 while on the Taste of Chaos Tour and their favorites like Underoath, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, and Saosin were part of the set. Parkway Drive merch sales thrived as fans wanted souvenirs of the tour appearances. The Homebake Festival, Soundwave Festival, Gravity G Festival, and Sound Fest, where the group played in the last 2 months of 2006, sealed their position as a fan favorite.
They played at Underworld in 2007 and unveiled the first live performance of “The Siren’s Song”. As the only Australian group invited to the 2007 US Van Warped Tour, Parkway Drive enjoyed continued success and their album, “Horizons” benefited when it scored 10/10 from Blunt Magazine with its October 2007 release. Going straight to #6 on the ARIA charts, the metal album stayed in the top 40 for weeks. The music is constantly compared to Metallica’s own “Master of Puppets”, but “Horizons” is original music that has made this group popular among fans on several continents. Part of that success can be attributed to Parkway Drive’s appearance at the US Van Warped Tour in 2007.
The music on the “Horizon’s” album is constantly compared to Metallica’s own “Master of Puppets”. Drive was honored when they were the only Australian group chosen to appear on the US Vans Warped Tour in 2007.Brief Music Highlights Albums Killing with a Smile-2005 Horizons-2007 Music Videos and Singles Smoke ‘em if Ya got ‘em-2008 Boneyards.
When Parkway Drive announced they were headlining a US tour in January 2009 they included some of the favorites like Stick to Your Guns and MyChildren MyBride and are still on the cross-country tour. T-shirts, posters, hoodies and other parkway drive merchandise are selling well as fans can’t get enough of the new metal icons that are the heaviest of the new metal bands. “Idols and Anchors” and “Romance is Dead” are 2 songs getting a lot of airplay, while “Carrion” and “Guns for Show, Knives for a Pro” are still being downloaded frequently.