The Strange History of PARKWAY DRIVE

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

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[@grapefruitsimmons]

Hard pass.

[@michaelhutchings8599]

​@@grapefruitsimmons lmao how trash is that shit?!

[@hotagohoabeb5350]

Please make a video about Mutiny Within, they don't get enough love.

[@famous12121]

Man, that run of Horizons, Deep Blue, and Atlas was so incredible.

[@richardkinier]

everything until Atlas is gold.

[@EmilyCoffeyMusic]

I agree, but Killing With a Smile should be included in that run

[@johnaranjo2059]

Seriously no killing with a smile? Or don't close your eyes? Blasphemy

[@andrewmeunier1171]

They ain't even done homie!

[@StuPreeceNZ]

Nailed it, @famous12121. Nailed it.

[@LiamP589]

Getting in the Australian music scene in the late 2000s those parkway drive shirts were inescapable. They worked hard and deserved the success.

[@Mr_jz_12]

Unfortunate that better bands weren't/arent' recognized as much as parkway. Be'lakor, orpheus omega etc etc

[@helikontex2467]

they were not good enough @@Mr_jz_12

[@davesmusicchannel3590]

So true I remember in 2008 everyone I knew who loved metal / scene music was talking about IKTPQ, Amity Affliction, Parkway among others. Glad to see how their careers have expanded

[@nathansweeneymusic]

Bruh I used to wear mine to school all the time back in the early 2010s

[@danielkartoredjo9611]

I saw them everywhere in Europe too

[@AngusJo]

"Killing with a Smile" is still one of my favorite albums. Simply damn good from start to finish.

[@jwt155]

Shame they don’t play any of it live anymore. Gimme a D, Pandora, some of the best riffs of their entire catalogue

[@AngusJo]

@@jwt155 My absolute favorite song is "It's Hard to Speak Without a Tongue". The beginning alone. Just good mood music.

[@dankiwi01]

Jeff’s riff’s on Killing with a smile still blow me away, unrated metal guitarist in my opinion.

[@hacktheplanet.]

@@dankiwi01 Yeah he's so underrated he's a huge success, imagine that. Such a dumb comment.

[@JesseLiddelow]

@@jwt155 They just did an 11 minute KWAS medley in Melbourne Australia. Check it out.

[@CableB_]

Parkway Drive pretty much kicked the door down for Australian Metalcore bands like Amity Affliction, Northlane, Make Them Suffer, Polaris, Void of Vision, In Hearts Wake, Alpha Wolf… the List goes on & there unique from one another

[@jaxquill]

Whilst I agree with your comment. IMO, Amity & Parkway originated at the same time & Amity also kicked in the door for the Ozzy metalcore scene.

[@residentevilclone]

Damn what a great lineup 🇦🇺

[@MattxxMatt]

@@jaxquillAs someone who grew up in that Aussie scene at the time, Amity were around for sure but they were already years behind the progress that Parkway Drive had already made. Amity started to gain their traction in 2010 with Youngbloods when they ditched the whole partycore shtick which by that time, PWD were already 3 certified gold albums deep (blue) and had established their peak during the metalcore phase of their run.

[@olivernalen]

​@@jaxquillthis is a take from someone that obviously wasn't around at that time. Parkway were the heavy band of 2005-2008 in the hardcore scene, probably only rivaled by Carpathian (if you know, you know). Parkway were in a league of their own by the time Amity released "I hate hartley".

[@MegaEpicwin]

@@jaxquill Amity weren't even in the conversation, and they're still not IMO. They rode the coattails of Parkway to the headlines of festivals (somehow) but never held a candle to Parkway.

[@punker2534]

As an Aussie seeing them early at skate parks is one of my best memories.

[@williamhenault2761]

At the 2007 Vans Warped Tour in Montreal, their mosh pit started before they started playing :)

[@suleyman2768]

The home is for the heartless DVD saved my life. In the midst of the mom getting sick and me trying to finish college to get my chemistry degree, during midterms/finals I would keep playing that DVD over and over again. It pulled me out of some dark times.....in a weird way it reminds of the fellowship of the ring. Just a bunch of best friends enjoying each other's company and going on an epic journey together. Thank you to whoever pirated that DVD and put it on youtube in 2016.

[@dbmusic4114]

arr me hearties, a dead man's chest!

[@Sp0ticus]

I grew up in Byron with a couple of the PWD boys and pretty sure I'm in that grainy mosh footage somewhere. A few things I'd add about the early days. Growing up in Byron we were very aware from a young age of the natural paradise we lived in and the idyllic lifestyle we were afforded spending every spare moment at the beach, skating/bmx or playing sports like soccer, etc. But as you got older and saw the negative social undercurrents of drug use, poverty, small town drama etc the youth had a palpable undercurrent of emotion that was basically "shit's fucked ey". Parkway's early music and live show energy really tapped into this and overnight there were like a dozen local copycat bands forming that Byron (northern rivers) hardcore scene. They were so popular locally that people who otherwise didn't like metal at all or had a personal dislike for a band member would still regularly attend shows as the Parkway gig was the place to be on a weekend. The scene quickly spread up/down the coast, Parkway were always supportive of their fans and gave chances to basically anyone as a opening act. The broader scene that came from that definitely helped bands like Amity Affliction that came soon after. The garbage celebrity and influencer culture of Byron today didn't really happen overnight though, the town had been growing slowly as a tourist spot for a long time but really picked up pace with international tourists/investment after Paul Hogan (crocodile dundee) gave the town a shout out (I think in the 80s) and it has basically snowballed ever since.

[@ettorechiereguini4193]

from my pov, being a surfer in Brazil when they started to make waves here in early 10s: showed surfers can also like metal core, it was such a relief.Thank you based Parkway Drive.

[@danilobleal]

I remember seeing them in Rio back in '14 and a lot of people ended up meeting them while they were on their way back from the beach 😊 Parkway is definitely the only metal band that gives me sorta summer vibes, particularly Deep Blue!

[@conradconrad24]

This band deserves every success that has come their way. They truly built the Parkway machine from the ground up, like you said. I remember going to parties, skate parks, and hardcore shows in the early 2000s in Brisbane (a city a few hours North of their hometown Byron Bay). Every kid had a Parkway shirt, and everyone felt so proud of this band; as we all went along for their wild ride.

[@mwilkins1644]

I saw PWD back in 2002, when they were just out of high school (at that youth centre you mentioned). My older brother and I would drive from Brisbane to watch them. When their 'Don't Close Your Eyes' ep dropped, it was awesome. A core part of every Aussie emo/hardcore kid's early 2000s memories haha. Not a fan of their newer direction, but they've got a special place in my heart.

[@raxbenetto]

I remember the first time they ventured up to Brisbane and played Mary street that was an insane gig!

[@Bullkthx]

My short version. They were some bros that could really play, had a lot of nasty riffs, and wrote alot of good songs. They weren't reinventing the metalcore wheel but they just came along and did it a little better than most of their peers.

[@NHFTL]

Since your diving into 2000s metalcore bands, I think it would be pretty dope if you did a deep dive like this for Atreyu. I feel like they had quiet the journey from visions and suicide notes and butterflykisses, to the curse and a Death-Grip on yesterday, then the roadrunner era with lead sails and a paper anchor and congregation of the damned, and the to the mid to late 2010s with long live and the departure of alex and the bands new lineup.

[@samrbrts]

Also how they invented metalcore

[@NHFTL]

@samrbrts i mean we all know At The Gates and all of those 90s swedish melodic deathmetal bands really started metalcore, it just took north americans a bit longer to figure it out xD

[@christopherswetz5762]

@@NHFTLyou’re absolutely right. I’d love to see an episode on Darkest Hour- they were the first band to (literally record with the same guys in Sweden that ATG and In Flames did) bring that style to the US and develop it.

[@JoeyShip]

Doing an entire episode on the early 2000s Orange County metalcore scene would be rad. OCxHC was definitely a moment in time I’ll never forget.

[@samrbrts]

@@NHFTL it’s a joke ;) Google Atreyu invented metalcore.

[@TkKid1990]

I watch the parkway documentary dvd religiously! I wanted to start a band and tour so bad because of them!

[@amplidude254]

my mates and i literally picked up instruments and started a metalcore band in high school because of them. hugely influencial band

[@rorz999]

They are pretty much the only band who made touring in a beat-up van look fun

[@bigsmooshflopdong33]

Parkway live makes the band who they are. Those love shows were so incredible, and you're right almost better live than on the album.

[@dbmusic4114]

i prefer listening to live recordings of their horizons album. the cd version while having good songs has issues like you can barely make out the vocals, the drums are low key and it sounds overly edited like a song made from midi instruments. Also prefer how the songs live have a raw dirty sound. About their current live sound. they obviously set it up for the newer material. With older faster songs it sounds a bit rubbish. first thing i would change is stop the drums sounding like an electronic kit.

[@BleachedCoral]

A good summary of their career so far Finn. Thanks! I think one big contributor to their success has been Winston’s stage manner and excellence as a front man - always humble, always polite, always genuine. So different to other metalcore bands who just call for a circle pit and call everyone motherf*ckers. Another factor is imo their nice guy / role model status; a clean healthy active lifestyle, no drugs, no scandals, no drinking, they are dudes to look up to. I also think their honest lyrical content is a big factor, and has often had a self improvement message behind it; Dead man’s chest inspired me to stop smoking, Atlas inspired me to be passionate about the planet and climate change prevention. I met them waaay back in the day on a horizons era tour called Surf Rat Tour in Australia. They came into the dive shop I worked in at the time and were just funny dudes, the drummer even put me on the door of the sold out show that night at the PCYC on the coast. Nothing but love for PWD!

[@alexdennison3136]

I used to loooove this band. Up until after deep blue. But man, killing with a smile and Horizons, amazing albums, some of the best times too

[@enriquepastor3626]

I will always respect them but these first albums we’re amazing

[@jerimiahstephens8580]

Atlas took time to grow on me but after that is were I stopped

[@ethan.branthoover3460]

I love their albums but reverence and Ire are up there as all timers for me personally. Reverence specifically is such a vibe compared to what they've done before

[@alexdennison3136]

I've heard that same thing from a lot of friends@@jerimiahstephens8580

[@kane9956]

​@@jerimiahstephens8580 same man. The switch literally flicked after Atlas for me

[@volkweis]

I gotta say it: I saw the birth of their "sing-along-riff". It was something that happened here in Brazil during the Deep Blue tour, in 2011. They started Idols & Anchors and everyone sang the guitar riff and they were floored! They looked at each other and pointed to us in total awe! As if they were seeing that for the first time (and most certainly were). They kept asking us to do it on the other songs after that one throughout the show. And after that, they included a guitar riff with a sing-along choir in one of their songs on the next album, Atlas.

[@skrr.zofrenik4548]

Miss those days maninho kkkkkk

[@dbmusic4114]

you can tell when they play an album live they see the reaction different a song or riff gets and use it for inspiration in newer material.

[@nickmaatjes5611]

love that you always try to summarise these kind of videos with a positive message, thank you Finn it means more than you may think, at least to me! have a nice weekend and take good care of yourself!

[@damianpalacios4007]

I'm 27 and from Argentina. Parkway Drive is one of the 3 bands that really i enjoyed to listen all day and got me through tough times. They are the only band that i still listen to this day from that hardcore scene

[@FearNoGrave]

I saw Parkway drive during their peak years, in 2011, at the HoB in Hollywood. Along with Chelsea Grin, I Declare War, Veil of Maya, Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain, Set Your Goals, The Ghost Inside, and The Warriors. Absolute crushing line-up. Left with a bloodied shirt due to someone breaking their nose in the pit. One the best shows I've ever attended.

[@JordanStead]

I was at that show, too! Unreal. That era is unmatched.

[@Wisey_83]

Imo, they are still at their best even today. I STILL dig their live shows.

[@sykes7378]

I saw Parkway Drive years ago at Warped and it was easily one of the biggest crowds I’d ever been in for metal show. Most energy, biggest pits, and the performance was incredible. All their shirts were sold out before their set was even over. That shit stuck with me

[@rj5822]

Hell yeah. IKTPQ reference, and the EP and debut album are MetalCore gems

[@peter.5585]

I remember meeting the vocalist Winston at Warped Tour in Detroit back in 2012 or so. He was such a great guy! I remember noticing he was wearing a Trapped Under Ice shirt and we talked about hardcore and life in general for about 10 minutes. Awesome to see some small town guys from the hardcore scene go on to be really successful. Great video Finn!

[@Manthonyrules]

I’ve really been struggling with my career over the last few years, and even worse the last few months. The last bit of this video helped me more than you know

[@stefan-ge]

Killing with a Smile and Horizons is still the best Albums i heared until today. Very Thankful for the Band and to work with Adam. And Yes they one me over as fan only after seeing them live, because the atmosphere they bring along in 2010-2014 was just pure awesome

[@johnnyz2378]

I’m taking my son to see them next Saturday 21/9 with my best mate and his boy for their 20th Anniversary headline tour in Sydney. It will be my boy’s first ever gig, and I can’t tell you how pumped I am for the show - it’s going to be EPIC!!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@Davitron_87]

Massive fan of Parkway Drive from the beginning. I love every album they’ve put out. And their live shows are absolutely incredible.

[@bopper989]

Looking at how happy Winston looks playing the "singalong" parts live, makes me think they may have enjoyed playing things the fans would chant along to - imagine that energy in front of tens of thousands

[@MyNameIsRobertAppleyard]

I’ve seen Parkway live a couple of times. My favourite show was in Hamburg, Germany back in 2015. They were playing in a tiny club and I was lucky enough to have purchased a few tickets for me and my friends. One of the best experiences of my life! The energy was insane and during the final song me and some people from the crowd climbed on the stage. Needless to say there was no front stage security. It was my favourite band at the time and being so close to them was amazing. I’m not a big fan of their new stuff but they’ll forever hold a special place in my heart. Their music and passion has given me a lot and still continues to do so.

[@crystalracing4794]

I Killed The Prom Queen were a bigger band until they hit difficulties in 2007.

[@davidthesky]

Been listening to these guys since their very first album. Their music catalog is like a progression, in which you can explore them maturing as people. You can’t expect a person to stay the same their whole life, and that goes along with the things they do in their lives. In this case, it’s music. And while everyone has his or her own music taste, and is in their right to either like or not like a certain album, I personally adore every single one of them. The growth, the maturity, the evolving, and yet not completely ditching their roots is just magnificent. One of my favorite band of all time, f‘ing love these guys. A nice video, as per usual, sir.

[@seriickson]

Just got one day tickets to a festival to see them this summer for the first time, don’t know where I’d be without this band. Winston, Luke, Jeff, Ben, and Gia are so talented. Love them.

[@theabombination1]

man I feel old thinking about the fact that I've been seeing these guys live for 20 years. Some of my favourite memories from my youth were spent watching these guys play with prom queen, carpathian and shotpointblank. Great video Finn

[@evancameron1121]

I love this band so much. I remember back in 2012, a friend introduced me to Escape The Fate and Falling In Reverse, and I thought they were okay but not really for me. So I kinda looked around more on the channel they were on, which was Epitaph Records, and discovered Dark Days and instantly fell in love with them. And from there I fell down the rabbit hole of their documentaries and other stuff including the stuff with I Killed The Prom Queen, who had a show at my local venue around that time, which was my first concert. I definitely wouldn't have furthered my journey in becoming metalcore/hardcore/deathcore fan without them.

[@Jimicrackedcorn]

I'll never forget seeing Parkway (2005ish) at this tiny, old firehall that was converted into a venue. Used to be where all the local bands would play for like 50 people with a 200 person max. At the time Dr. Acula, The Devil Wears Prada and Attila were the biggest names that were booked there. It sold out as soon as it hit myspace haha That show was so fucking awesome!

[@mrvictorick]

Waiting for Finn to release a shirt saying "What is your lasting impact" lol

[@TimmyTurner421]

It's an awesome question. What legacy you leave behind?

[@cianryan6562]

Titles of his future books.

[@mircobiscioni3740]

8:07 yess, 100% this! Seen them live 8 times and they always sounded fkn incredible - plus the atmosphere in the crowd during their sets is unmatched! Cheers finn, keep up the good work ❤

[@tylerk158]

I saw them live right after they released “deep blue” and that was still the craziest show I have ever been to. The entire floor was a pit at one point. Fucking bananas.

[@2bhuman]

I was lucky enough to see the lads play at least 6-7 times in those early days. I lived only 3 hours from Byron so they'd often play in my town. Some of the best memories I have was going to those shows with my mates

[@PolarityMetal]

Saw them at resurrection fest last year and it was easily one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. Great sound, massive production, everyone was having a lot of fun and you can really feel how much they love what they do. Never been a huge fun of theirs but they deserve all they are achieving

[@CTT3RR0R]

PWD will always be one of my fav bands. From that demo that I watched that had "smoke em if you got em" to seeing them live at the Webster in Hartford CT and talking to Winston...Just solid dudes with a passion and un stoppable desire. Hard to beat.

[@tlightsylvan]

Tour documentaries used to be so much more common in the Warped Tour era. I remember it's how I fell in love with Story of the Year and Dir en Grey. Their documentaries allowed me to immerse myself into the band, their music, their world, and the thinking behind so much of it. The fun and the pain. All of it. I wish it'd come back into common practice.

[@hotdog32442]

In either 2006 or 2007, they played at Showplace Theatre in Buffalo, New York. My band at the time opened for them and we had no clue who they were. They showed up in a stinky van with raw corn they took from local cornfields as they said they had no money for food. The drummer had a broken cymbal and hi-hats so borrowed mine. Then watching them play I was blown away but there were only like 30 people there....Was stoked to see how they progressed!

[@jackb8208]

Deep blue is one of the very few records in heavy music that I believe is a flawless 10/10

[@heavenlypete4641]

Seen them at Graspop, Belgium last year and they were one of the headliners. Didn't really care for them but still went to see that performance and they absolutely BLEW me away with the show. Great great band.

[@NahIamgood]

I had the same experience at a show where they were the headliners but I went just to see the opening bands and didn't know much about Parkway Drive. The blew my face off, they're so tight live and put a great show!

[@Hennie1254]

I had the same experience last year on JERA: Open Air. It was amazing!

[@victorfrederiks4367]

I had the same experience at graspop, but it was in 2011

[@chrisb.7787]

I don't listen to heavy music often so I don't tend to look up names. When you introduced the band I was like the name is familiar but i don't remember it. then you played the first song and I went. I remember that. and then proceed to know every song in the video. Turns out Ive seen this them live and I didn't even know there name. They are truly great musicians.

[@bjmw93]

Got into Parkway Drive in my first year of high school, just a few months before the release of Horizons. Romance is Dead was that hit single off Killing with a Smile that everyone loved and had as their MySpace song. Then that run from Horizons through Atlas was just awesome. I've seen them live maybe 5 times now from 2008-2023 at venues in Montreal, Toronto and Fremantle Western Australia. The show in Fremantle was THE highlight: Australian tour for the 10 Year Anniversary of Horizons where they played that record front to back. Creatively I can never blame a band for changing their sound and tone 20 years into their careers, in totally different stages of their life etc. Even though their new sound isn't for me, they'll always be one of my favourite bands. 🤘

[@AlerionKws]

They toured Australia every 6 months! they were constantly coming to your city and bringing great acts with them.

[@chriseno88]

I got introduced to parkway drive from a paintball video, with carrion. I then couldn't put down any of their music for years. I still love and listen to them and get my kids to rage with me to them.

[@zwoq6779]

Started listening to them at Killing With A Smile and loved Horizons, but Deep Blue is one of those albums that spoke to my soul. I was in my early 20s when it released, and its themes of finding your principles, being yourself, staying strong in the face of opposition, all to be a better person, was just what I needed at that point in life. It was nice to know that dudes my age were thinking about the same shit I was in an ever-increasing chaotic and immoral world.

[@realmr-hyde]

Their last album helped me through last year tremendously. "The Greatest Fear" is one of if not my fave song period. The riffs, vocals, melody, music video the whole thing is very deep if you pay attention to it. Hats off to these lads for sure.

[@JordanStead]

Finn, I know you're a Seattleite/WA resident as I am, so you can appreciate this... many years ago, right in the midst of the Horizons rollout, I somehow got the chance to see Parkway at CHOP SUEY of all places, right up against that tiny little stage in the front row. If I'm not mistaken, it was their first US tour, and I had been dying to see them for years before that night. Let's just say... it did not disappoint in the least bit. Spent most of the evening having Winston jam the mic in my face to scream their lyrics. Big scene moment there.

[@dubsentertainment3724]

Pwd shows here in Australia back in 08-2013 were something else, it brought every metal fan and made so many friends at their shows. Such a good time.

[@mazedmarky]

Amazing Piece. -- personal Note -- This Band (PWD) helped me through one of my literally hardest times dude. This Round Up does it MORE than Justice. ~~~~ Great Video Keep Up the Tide

[@justinmorning7288]

I've seen them quite a few times in Toronto. Every time they're the same sincere, hard working, entertaining guys they always have been and the crowds get bigger and bigger

[@SoundAsleepSpace]

Killing with a smile is the best metalcore album ever, i grew up on it in 2005 and 2006 so it's hard for me to get into newer metalcore bands since then as i listened to it so much at the time. I saw PWD about 10 times in Sydney at the time too! I was the only metalhead there headbanging sometimes too.

[@Viper1Zero]

I saw them in one of my college town bars in Springfield MO in 2007 alongside Horse the Band and Parkway Drive absolutely blew me away live. A fan for life was born!

[@GeoffSmith34]

Nice video. I'm in the always-a-fan category. The last two albums have their place in their overall discography. I'm happy they stuck it out and hopeful they'll have more to put out.

[@Buntabunta937]

I get goose bumps everytime I hear horizons parkway was my teen years seen them in small pubs and massive festivals I love parkway

[@dougmoore6612]

I had been telling my gal that we should make time for Parkway Drive’s set at a festival many years ago. She wasn’t sold. She said, “I mean, I’ve heard them, and they’re alright. Just not my cup of tea.” She gave them a shot that day though. It was blazing hot in the middle of the afternoon. I offered to stand in the back under the trees. By the end of the set, she had dragged us up to the pit. I was in the pit and she was bouncing us back in (ya know the people ringing the pit). She then dragged me to the merch booth to get a PD t-shirt, and has loved them ever since! She even bonded with a random group of Aussies when she was on a work trip overseas. They were a few tables over, but spotted her wearing that same t-shirt!

[@ChaseMountains]

These guys played in my hometown in Tasmania to about 30 people and it was fucking wild. Legends. One of the few bands to come to our island.

[@almost.sweettalk.caffeine]

Parkway will always have a part of my heart, growing up and currently living in a town about 4 hours away from where they were from somehow makes me feel cool 🤣 wish I grew up in Byron too! Such an awesome band I haven’t listened to in a while but you’ve made me want to listen again!

[@M4ttM4n20]

They were killing it in the 2000s. Enjoy them.

[@adamg.manning6088]

Mid-roll ad through the sponsored section. ☠️ 💰

[@KS-gf2hn]

Both trivium and parkway drive got me into metal to begin with, they’re my all time favorite bands. Thanks for covering pwd bro

[@k.k.7032]

Dude, nice vid! There is another australian metalcore band called "feed her to the sharks" that holds a very special place in my heart. They made banger music, quite close to parkway drive, but leaned more into electronic elements am heaviness. Sadly disbanded quite some time ago due to band drama. On another note, did your hear about the band "Breakdown of Sanity"? They reached insane levels of music and popularity, still being totally selfmade and never signing deals, scoring a place at Wacken 2015. Their music is the most complex and yet accessible somewhere between deathcore and metalcore. Officially they disbanded because it was a hobby project and the members didn't have time, but ever so often they still drop tracks. I would love a video about them!

[@saureeeegogo]

The fact they held Pie as a contract worker only for tours and didn't let him in studio preventing Pie from getting a regular income for 17 whole years really changed my perspective of the band. They used to be my all time absolute favorite band, nowadays not so much.

[@karlmay5306]

First time I saw Parkway they were playing with I Killed The Prom Queen in a tiny 100-capacity basement in Brisbane. First thing I saw as I walked down the stairs was a guy coming up the stairs bleeding profusely from the mouth. Those Parkway/IKTPQ shows were something else. Parkway played an all-ages show at The Arena once that spilled out into the street and became a small-scale riot. It broke the street and closed the venue for good. Cops brought in horses.

[@prashantsarkar821]

I understand why their new material can be divisive to a lot of the metal community. But for me, this band gets better with every release. Darker still just hit perfectly for me with the heavy and soft songs too. This band is just perfect in my opinion.

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

saw them on the reverence tour in Amsterdam with killswitch and thy art is murder. it was awesome!

[@dookieeater]

Yes, also the song Boundaries dropped last night has made me feel things I don’t understand.

[@enriquepastor3626]

Can’t find it !

[@christopherswetz5762]

I think the reason people fell in love with parkway is because they were more stylistically hardcore than the metalcore bands at the time, not necessarily because of the documentaries that came later after they got big. Put their early stuff next to darkest hour or as I lay dying that was coming out at the time and it’s clear they were able to draw from both the metalcore kids and the hardcore kids better. The docos and exposure to the band members personalities were awesome, but that all definitely came later after they had already blown up.

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

I agree although just to be clear, Darkest Hour is 100000% from the hardcore scene (mike was in Battery etc)

[@christopherswetz5762]

You should do a video just on Frederick Nordstrom. His application of production and sound from the early Swedish metalcore guys to genre adjacent groups defined so many of the -core genres. Even though darkest hour started as hardcore (I agree), by 2003!Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation they were very clearly the first US metalcore band.

[@Nutsaku]

Yo I just want to say; The reason PD got big was because at the time, there wasn't metalhead that looked the way they do. That's the reason why they blew up. Playing on scuzz in the EU countries really helped them too.

[@Willis05687]

I'll never forget the first time I saw them on their first headlining US tour. SOMA in San Diego. They absolutely fucking crushed the performance and Winston had the biggest smile on his face in between each song. God that era of Parkway is just so incredible. Happy for them and where they are now. I don't dig the direction they went, but I will always respect the shit out of them.

[@lasamoostang]

Great take on these guys! They're a fantastic band and I can't wait to see what they come up with next! I remember covid cancelling their tour then 2 years later they canceled their own tour but for good reason. One of my buddies was pissed and hates them for that. But obviously they needed a break. Hope to see them soon!

[@kanebatten5343]

They're so loved because they're genuine, their DVDs are definitely a big part of that, the other part being still loyal to resist records on a handshake deal after all these years and success, that's huge and their live shows, always give their all and then some like at the first Australian Knotfest, Winston blew his voice out, after a quick band discussion on stage, they continued the set and crushed it! Think you should do a deep dive into The Amity Affliction another beloved small town Aussie band

[@JoshFryer]

I interviewed Winston back in 2007, and he STILL holds the record as the nicest person I have ever interviewed. (Jake Kiley from Strung Out is a SUPER close second though.) Super dope dude, and incredibly down to earth. Not into their newest stuff, but still mad respect for the hustle. ✌🤟🤘

[@bodybuildingrocker7205]

Killing with a smile and Horizons will always be my favorite albums they made. Nothing tops those two.

[@BattlefieldsOfBattleFields]

I found them relatively late, like 2008 IIRC, and I was already a bit older than the crowd, but have seen them 4 or 5 times now and will forever be a massive fan. Hoping to get tickets to the September show in Brisbane

[@whatthefu3786]

I never got into Parkway Drive. Now I understand a bit better, why so many people are into them. Maybe now I will listen into their older stuff. Thanks for the video!

[@elmariachi5092]

The documentaries commentary was spot on! It did it for me…

[@Phaedon53]

It only takes seeing them live once to become a diehard fan. I like all their albums , but Atlas will always stand out for me. It is simply a masterpiece. Greetings from Greece Fin.

[@isaybuckedy]

Came for the music primer, stayed for the mental health pep talk. Thanks. Keep up the great work!

[@jeremycole6435]

I live in my own place by myself and bands never come play here. They came out and set up a show in my living room at 3am! I have never been woken up in a more confusing way. Fan for life!

[@AnthemNotBanal]

At Warped Tour in Salt Lake, a buddy and I had moshed like crazy at the Parkway Drive set, then booked it to see Falling In Reverse. Part way through the show, we go to the back of FIR and there's Jeff and Jia just hanging out like normal dudes watching Radke do his thing. We went up to them, chat for a bit, and really, they were just some bros that loved metal. It was really cool to see

[@neuzairpaizante910]

Dont know how long ive been waiting for this vídeo. Love their early stuff, not much the new. But thats me and anyone can like anything they want.

[@Stoitism]

Byron Bay is a pretty wild little town. I spent some time there in 2013 when I was doing some travelling and went to some insane parties. I'd love to revisit the place some day.

[@Sgt_Zig]

F'n LOVE Parkway Drive!! 🤘something about this band has always scratched that itch for me. I love their early sound but I respect them and salute them for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking risks - it clearly paid off!!

[@aztecoaf]

Love Parkway Drive. I got to see them in the Hurley warehouse in Costa Mesa, CA in 2018 and it was just before they started their European Tour. It was an amazing show with around 100 people! Still might be one of my favorite shows, surpassing seeing Korn in 1999 at the Roxy in LA with about 300 people as their warm-up to Woodstock 99.

[@zsofiavera4118]

Whoaa, an excellent and thorough history of the band ! Killing with a smile and Don't close your eyes were definitely a huge part of my healing journey back in 2008 ... so potent and rough. Darker Still I believe is a masterpiece, especially with the added healing the band underwent. Saw them opening for Lamb of God in Santiago, Chile, last year, can't wait to see a full show of theirs soon !

[@liamthomson4496]

I saw one of their first ever shows in Western Australia, maybe around 20 people were there. Was hooked then and still listening 20 years later

[@anthonyrandell2822]

I lean more towards Parkway's newer stuff (Ire, Reverence, Darker Still), but I still appreciate their older material. I saw them play at Aftershock last year and it blew my mind. Probably my favorite performance of the entire 4-day festival.

[@carlito_kojo]

My band opened for parkway’s first uk show at the garage in London. The nicest band ever and when I saw them at gigs later on in life they always said hi.

[@ninji5226]

I really got into them after hearing vice grip on some compilation cd. I can see now that I've heard a ton of their music how they could be perceived, maybe not as selling out, but of changing their sound and why fans might be upset, but I love the recent stuff more tbh. I'm learning to appreciate the og sound too but I've never been a fan of the wall to wall no structure madness of a lot of hardcore bands (slaughter to prevail are crazy talented but I cant get into them for the same reason). It's like riding a roller coaster that's just the drop, no tension and release, just tension.

[@atreyu6624]

The first Idols and Anchors singalong happened in Bristol UK 2010, Winston couldn't believe it. Amazing memories !!

[@JohanJ2000]

just hearing those little snippets off of Horizon, Deep Blue and Atlas gave me so many goosebumps it's unreal.

[@anthonyr598]

Very well said with that statement towards the end of the vid. ✊🏻 very inspiring and real stuff. We gotta take risks in our lives to get to where we want to be. And when the self-doubt kicks in over let’s say how my audition may go after finally applying for that music college I wanted to attend; I just gotta keep putting in the work and remind myself that if Parkway drive can make it so can I.

[@AlexLeafy]

I saw Parkway on my 18th birthday, 13 years ago at a local club. Still one of the best concert's I've seen. They hadn't booked a hotel at my town, even though by that point they were quite successful and they crashed at a friend of mine's.