Horizons (Parkway Drive album)

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

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. [2]

Contents

Recording

Recording took place at Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts in the United States in May 2007. [3] 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." [4]

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. [5] On 24 July 2007, Horizons was announced for release, and its track listing was revealed. [4] On 20 August, "Boneyards" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. [6] Horizons was made available for streaming on 1 October, and was released on 6 October through Epitaph. [7] 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. [4] A music video for "Boneyards" was posted online on 23 November. [8] In December, the band went on a west coast US tour alongside XDeathstarx. [9] In January and February 2008, the band went on a US tour alongside Killswitch Engage, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Every Time I Die. [10] Following this, the band performed at the Groezrock festival in Belgium, and went on an Australian tour with Have Heart, Antagonist and Break Even. [11] [12] In July and August, the band supported Darkest Hour on the Trash & Burn tour. [13] During the tour, the band performed at Robot Mosh Fest. [14] In February 2009, the band played a few shows in China. [15] In April and May 2009, the band went on a tour of the US with Stick to Your Guns and MyChildren MyBride. [16] The band appeared at The Bamboozle and West coast Riot festivals in May and June 2009, respectively. [17] [18] After this, they performed at With Full Force festival in Germany in July 2009. [19] They then toured Australia in August 2009, with support from August Burns Red and Architects. [20] 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. [21]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [22]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [23]
Rock Hard8/10 [24]

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." [22]

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) [25] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [26] 27

Certifications

Certifications for Horizons
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] Gold35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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