Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive are an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. Parkway Drive have released seven studio albums, one EP, two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled Ten Years of Parkway Drive. The band's latest three albums have reached number 1 of the Australian ARIA Charts – Ire (2015), Reverence (2018), and Darker Still (2022).

The band's line-up has been consistent since the addition of bassist Jia O'Connor in 2006, with Brett Versteeg having left in 2004 and Shaun Cash in 2006.

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Hellbound Heavy Metal Cruise Confirms 2027 Return

Hellbound II is set to feature a “huge metal line-up” and take place in January 2027.

News / Festivals

Bluesfest Issues Statement On Parkway Drive Booking

“Bluesfest has always been about great music - not genres."

Features / Music

A Beginner’s Guide To Parkway Drive For The Uninitiated Bluesfest Patron

If you’re heading to Bluesfest this April and wondering where to start with a band like Parkway Drive, The Music has got you covered.

News / Festivals

Parkway Drive Lead Second Artist Announcement For Bluesfest 2026

This is likely the most unexpected artist reveal since Kendrick Lamar at Bluesfest 2016.

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Winston McCall of Parkway Drive performing live, Architects

Watch: Parkway Drive's Winston McCall Joins Architects On Stage In Brisbane

McCall joined Architects to perform 'Impermanence' for the second time ever, following the song's release in 2021.

News / Festivals

'We’re Gutted': 2026 Park Waves Festival Cancelled

"It hurts to be another casualty in this chapter of the Australian music scene," Parkway Drive said of what would have been the inaugural edition of their own festival.

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Parkway Drive Descend On Sydney Opera House With History-Making Helicopter Stunt

“Every Aussie grows up seeing the Sydney Opera House on postcards and TV, but never in a million years did I think I’d be standing on it - let alone dropping onto it from a helicopter...”

Features / Music

The Sound Of Rebirth: Celebrating Ten Years Of Parkway Drive's Landmark 'Ire' Album

Serving as the current mid-point of their career, 'Ire' was a landmark record for Byron Bay's Parkway Drive, a rebirth that set the blueprint for the world-beating success that was to follow.

Features / Music

Ben Gordon teaching Chris Hemsworth how to play the drums

Parkway Drive's Ben Gordon On Teaching Chris Hemsworth To Play Drums: 'I Have So Much Respect For Him'

"I couldn’t get the smile off my face," Ben Gordon tells The Music about watching drum lessons for Chris Hemsworth pay off. "I felt like a proud dad."

News / Festivals

Inaugural Park Waves Festival Line-up Drops Starring Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction & More

"This is the full festival experience, a day to enjoy, connect and get wild," said Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall.

Industry / Feature

Chris O’Brien On Park Waves Festival: ‘When Something Of This Magnitude Comes To Life, It’s Incredibly Exciting’

Ahead of tonight’s Park Waves line-up reveal, Destroy All Lines Head Promoter Chris O’Brien discusses the “unique beast” that is the Parkway Drive-led festival in an exclusive chat with The Music.

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