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PARKWAY DRIVE “Atlas” Australian Tour

Byron Bay’s PARKWAY DRIVE will embark on their most ambitious Australian tour this December to coincide with the release of their hugely anticipated fourth album, Atlas.

Recorded in Los Angeles with esteemed producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed, Sum 41, Alkaline Trio, etc.), the soon-to-be-released Atlas is yet another leap forward for the chart-topping Australian group, whose previous effort, 2010’s Deep Blue, took out the ARIA award for Best Hard Rock and Metal release.

The new album’s heightened ambition has led to plans for a more elaborate live show.
“Everything has been enhanced,” says PARKWAY vocalist Winston McCall. “For the past ten years we’ve played with a backdrop, and the whole experience has been us. We’re trying something this time, and hopefully it makes people feel something different as well. It’s definitely going to be entertaining. There won’t be any dead spots.”

December’s Atlas Australian Tour will boast an all-Australian line-up, with support coming from three exciting local acts, I Killed The Prom Queen, Northlane and Survival.

“It’s the biggest tour we’ve ever done, and the fact that we're keeping it all Australian means a lot to us and highlights how far the bands in this country have come,” says McCall.

Tickets on sale August 22.

Parkway Drive "Atlas" Australian Tour

with special guests I Killed The Prom Queen, Northlane and Survival.

Fri December 14 Riverstage, Brisbane
Tickets from Ticketmaster 136100, www.ticketmaster.com.au

Wed December 19 Challenge Stadium, Perth
Tickets from Ticketmaster 136100, www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sat December 22 Festival Hall, Melbourne
Tickets from Ticketmaster 136100, www.ticketmaster.com.au

All shows all ages.

Tickets on sale August 22.

In-depth Biography
Hailing from the hippie-loving, beachfront town of Byron Bay, Australia, metalcore outfit Parkway Drive blasted out of their serene surroundings touting a volatile blend of intricate 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 five-piece outfit split an EP with like-minded countrymen I Killed the Prom Queen that same year, and later appeared on the local hardcore compilation What We've Built. This activity preceded the May 2005 release of Parkway Drive's debut EP, Don't Close Your Eyes, on the Sydney-based Resist Records. Parkway Drive continued building a respected name for themselves in the Australian hardcore scene, often opening for Bleeding Through, Shadows Fall, Every Time I Die, Hatebreed, and other American bands who were touring abroad. When the time came to do something traveling of their own, Parkway Drive journeyed to Massachusetts to record their inaugural full-length with Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz. Recorded over a two-week period in 2005, Killing with a Smile entered the Australian Independent Chart at number two upon its February 2006 release. The debut album sold extremely well across the country and later saw a North American release through Epitaph Records, which issued the album in August. For the band's sophomore effort, Parkway Drive again traveled to Massachusetts to reprise their successful partnership with producer Dutkiewicz. The metallic Horizons emerged from those recording sessions, and Epitaph released the record in October 2006. In 2010, the band came back with their third full-length effort, Deep Blue. ~ Corey Apar & Andrew Leahey, Rovi