Killing with a Smile

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Killing with a Smile
Killingwithasmile.jpg
Studio album by
Parkway Drive
Released12 September 2005 (2005-09-12)
RecordedMay 2005
StudioZing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genre
Length39:42
Label
Producer Adam Dutkiewicz
Parkway Drive chronology
Don't Close Your Eyes
(2004)		Killing with a Smile
(2005)		 Horizons
(2007)

Killing with a Smile is the debut studio album by Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive. It was released on 12 September 2005 through Resist and Epitaph Records, and was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. It was recorded in May 2005, over a period of just two weeks. It is the only album to feature bassist Shaun Cash.

Contents

Release and promotion

It released in September 2005 in Australia through Resist Records. They supported Evergreen Terrace on their headlining Australian tour in January 2006. [1] The album was released in September 2006 in the U.S. through Epitaph Records. A video was produced for "Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em".

In October and November, the group went on the 2006 international edition of the Taste of Chaos tour, visiting New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Europe. [2] From early July to early August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
AbsolutePunk 90% [5]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Punknews.orgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Since its release, Killing with a Smile has received mixed to positive reviews.

AbsolutePunk was very positive of the album, calling it a "true genre-defining" record. The reviewer praised the songs' structures, despite there being no defined verses or choruses. [5] About.com reviewer Chad Bower was less positive about the album, but said "It's a very solid debut, and if you're a metalcore fan this is one worth checking out." He was slightly critical of the album's lyrics for being "a little on the emo side", but said the "angry vocals" cover it up pretty well. [4]

AllMusic reviewer Corey Apar gave a mixed review of the album. He mainly noted how the album's lyrics deal with broken hearts and "just how pissed off they really are", citing "Romance is Dead" as "lyrical treasure". He concluded his review by comparing the band to Bleeding Through and "it just depends on where personal opinions currently stand on the necessity of another metalcore act". [6]

Punknews.org reviewer Matt Whelihan was very critical of the album, calling it generic. Whelihan said the album "is a mindless affair that is unable to avoid any of metalcore's pitfalls. Parkway Drive could have created a picture of metalcore as they see it, but instead they were content to trace the works of those who came before." [7]

The name for the song "Guns for Show, Knives for a Pro" is a quote from the film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .

Australian surf group the Bra Boys featured four songs from the album in the documentary film Bra Boys: Blood Is Thicker than Water , the songs featured are "Gimme AD", "Anasasis (Xenophontis)", "Mutiny" and "It's Hard to Speak Without a Tongue". The songs were all released on the soundtrack except for "It's Hard to Speak Without a Tongue".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parkway Drive

No.TitleLength
1."Gimme AD"3:31
2."Anasasis (Xenophontis)"3:31
3."Pandora"3:58
4."Romance Is Dead"5:18
5."Guns for Show, Knives for a Pro" (contains sound clips from Die Hard 2 )2:44
6."Blackout"2:43
7."Picture Perfect, Pathetic"2:44
8."It's Hard to Speak Without a Tongue"4:14
9."Mutiny" (contains sound clips from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl )3:17
10."Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em" (re-recorded version)3:40
11."A Cold Day in Hell"4:01
Total length:39:42

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Parkway Drive
Additional personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 39

Certifications

Certifications for Killing with a Smile
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog #
Australia12 September 2005 Resist Compact Disc RES045 [10]
EU21 August 2006 Epitaph [11] Compact Disc86824
US22 August 2006

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