In April and May 2009, the band went on a tour of the US with Stick to Your Guns and M圜hildren MyBride. During the tour, the band performed at Robot Mosh Fest. In July and August, the band supported Darkest Hour on the Trash & Burn tour. Following this, the band performed at the Groezrock festival in Belgium, and went on an Australian tour with Have Heart, Antagonist and Break Even. In January and February 2008, the band went on a US tour alongside Killswitch Engage, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Every Time I Die. In December, the band went on a west coast US tour alongside XDeathstarx. A music video for "Boneyards" was posted online on 23 November. In October, the band toured across Australia, before going on tour in Europe with Comeback Kid, Cancer Bats, the Warriors, and This Is Hell the following month. Horizons was made available for streaming on 1 October, and was released on 6 October through Epitaph. On 20 August, "Boneyards" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. On 24 July 2007, Horizons was announced for release, and its track listing was revealed. In July and August 2007, Parkway Drive appeared on that year's Warped Tour in the US. Main article: Horizons (Parkway Drive album) Parkway Drive signed to American punk label Epitaph in June 2006. He was replaced by their "merch guy" and long-time friend, Jia "Pie" O'Connor. In late May 2006, bass player Shaun Cash left the band for personal reasons with full support from the rest of the members. In 2006 the group toured in Europe and later returned to North America. The album debuted in the Australian Album (ARIA) charts at 39. Manager Graham Nixon later noted that 'it was not the "done thing" for an Australian band to head overseas and work with a producer of that sort of calibre'. Winston McCall commented on the EP in early 2005 that he was surprised that "for six songs it's done amazing for us.I'm surprised that kids picked it up so well." Following Brett Versteeg's replacement by Shaun Cash, Parkway Drive flew to the United States where they recorded their debut full-length Killing with a Smile with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz in just two weeks. After signing with Resist Records, the band released the Don't Close Your Eyes EP in 2004 and opened for Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Hatebreed and Alexisonfire on subsequent Australian tours. The I Killed the Prom Queen / Parkway Drive: Split CD was released June 2003 and both groups toured Australia over the rest of the year. The group played their first show at the Byron Bay Youth Centre where I Killed the Prom Queen vocalist Michael Crafter, visiting from Adelaide, also first saw the group and gained their interest. The 2009 documentary Parkway Drive: The DVD explains that there was a lack of venues for punk rock and hardcore punk bands to practice and perform and that 'Parkway House' was like 'a little oasis for us and all our friends'. ![]() The band took their name from the street where their home rehearsal space and live venue, 'The Parkway House', was located. Parkway Drive were formed at the beginning of 2003.
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