Horizons (Parkway Drive album)

Horizons is the second studio album by Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive. It was released on 6 October 2007 through Resist and Epitaph Records, and was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. It was recorded in Westfield, Massachusetts at Zing Studios in May 2007. The record was a surprising commercial success for the band at the time, charting at #6 on the ARIA Album Charts, a notable achievement for an Australian metal band in 2007.[1]

Horizons
Studio album by
Parkway Drive
Released6 October 2007 (2007-10-06)
RecordedMay 2007
StudioZing, Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genre
Length38:35
Label
ProducerAdam Dutkiewicz
Parkway Drive chronology
Killing with a Smile
(2005)		 Horizons
(2007)		 Deep Blue
(2010)

Recording

Recording took place at Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts in the United States in May 2007.[2] Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage acted as producer. Discussing the recording process, McCall explained: "The songs, the sounds, the speed, the heaviness and the production has all been stepped up. Working with Adam again made our job super easy as well as highly enjoyable."[3]

Composition

The track "Feed Them to the Pigs" is named after a line in the Guy Ritchie film Snatch. "Dead Man's Chest" takes its title after the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Release and promotion

In July and August 2007, Parkway Drive appeared on that year's Warped Tour in the US.[4] On 24 July 2007, Horizons was announced for release, and its track listing was revealed.[3] On 20 August, "Boneyards" was posted on the band's Myspace profile.[5] Horizons was made available for streaming on 1 October, and was released on 6 October through Epitaph.[6] 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.[3] A music video for "Boneyards" was posted online on 23 November.[7] In December, the band went on a west coast US tour alongside XDeathstarx.[8] In January and February 2008, the band went on a US tour alongside Killswitch Engage, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Every Time I Die.[9] Following this, the band performed at the Groezrock festival in Belgium, and went on an Australian tour with Have Heart, Antagonist and Break Even.[10][11] In July and August, the band supported Darkest Hour on the Trash & Burn tour.[12] During the tour, the band performed at Robot Mosh Fest.[13] In February 2009, the band played a few shows in China.[14] In April and May 2009, the band went on a tour of the US with Stick to Your Guns and MyChildren MyBride.[15] The band appeared at The Bamboozle and West coast Riot festivals in May and June 2009, respectively.[16][17] After this, they performed at With Full Force festival in Germany in July 2009.[18] They then toured Australia in August 2009, with support from August Burns Red and Architects.[19] In September and October 2009, the band went on a US tour with A Day to Remember, In Fear and Faith and I See Stars.[20]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]
Punknews.org[22]
Rock Hard8/10[23]

The album received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic gave the album a positive review but saying, "As a result, Horizons is strictly by the book metalcore, but delivered with enough talent and passion to put across a set of songs that might easily come off as samey and dull in less capable hands."[21]

Commercial performance

It reached #6 on the ARIA Albums Chart on 14 October 2007 and #27 on the US Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parkway Drive

No.TitleLength
1."Begin"0:49
2."The Sirens' Song"3:09
3."Feed Them to the Pigs"2:33
4."Carrion"3:10
5."Five Months"4:04
6."Boneyards"3:14
7."Idols and Anchors"3:50
8."Moments in Oblivion"1:44
9."Breaking Point"3:37
10."Dead Man's Chest"3:22
11."Frostbite"3:32
12."Horizons"5:35
Total length:38:35

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 27

Certifications
Certifications for Horizons
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Kelly, Adrian. "Parkway Drive Horizons 10 years on retrospective". redbull. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. CD liner notes
  3. "Parkway Drive to release new album; tour". Alternative Press. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. Paul, Aubin (20 August 2007). "Parkway Drive: 'Boneyards'". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. "Parkway Drive stream Horizons". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "sParkway Drive post "Boneyards" video". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. "Parkway Drive announce West coast tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. "Killswitch Engage announce tour to heat up your winter". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. Paul, Aubin (31 January 2008). "Groezrock confirms Sick of It All, Loved Ones, Anti-Flag, Billy Talent, Agnostic Front, A Wilhelm Scream". Punknews.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. Shultz, Brian (19 March 2008). "Parkway Drive / Have Heart / Antagonist / Break Even (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. "Misery Signals unleash "A Certain Death," prepare for Thrash & Burn tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. "Details for Robot Mosh Fest announced". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  14. Paul, Aubin (16 January 2009). "Parkway Drive (China)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. "Parkway Drive and Stick To Your Guns to tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  16. "Bamboozle set single-day lineups". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  17. Paul, Aubin (26 February 2009). "Social Distortion, Alkaline Trio and Sick of It All playing West Coast Riot 2009". Punknews.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. Paul, Aubin (5 March 2009). "Social Distortion, Bouncing Souls, Comeback Kid, Motorhead at With Full Force". Punknews.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  19. Paul, Aubin (14 May 2009). "Parkway Drive / August Burns Red / Architects (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  20. Paul, Aubin (14 July 2009). "A Day To Remember / Parkway Drive / In Fear And Faith / I See Stars". Punknews.org. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  21. Horizons at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  22. "Punknews.org Review". Punknews.org. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  23. "Parkway Drive – Horizons". Rock Hard (in German). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  24. "Australiancharts.com – Parkway Drive – Horizons". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  25. "Parkway Drive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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