Horizons (Parkway Drive album)

For other uses, see Horizon (disambiguation).
Horizons
Studio album by Parkway Drive
Released 6 October 2007 (2007-10-06)
Recorded May 2007
Studio Zing Studios, Westfield, MA, USA
Genre Metalcore
Length 38:35
Label Resist, Epitaph
Producer Adam Dutkiewicz
Parkway Drive chronology
Killing with a Smile
(2005)		 Horizons
(2007)		 Deep Blue
(2010)
Singles from Horizons
  1. "Boneyards"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Carrion"
    Released: 2008

Horizons is the second album by Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive, released on 6 October 2007 in Australia and 9 October 2007 internationally. The album was produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and recorded at Zing Studios in Massachusetts. It at #6 on the ARIA Albums Chart on 14 October 2007 and #27 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. A video has been made for "Boneyards".

The track "Feed Them to the Pigs" is named after a line in the Guy Ritchie film Snatch.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10

Public reception

Horizons was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.25 of 5, based on more than 500 ratings,[3] and on Sputnikmusic the album has an "great" average rating of 3.6 of 5, based on more than 1,500 ratings.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Parkway Drive. 

No. Title Length
1. "Begin"   0:49
2. "The Siren's 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

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Parkway Drive
Production
  • Adam Dutkiewicz – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Jim 'Labs' Fogarty – assistant engineer
  • Switzerland Design – art direction, design
  • Gordon Ball – cover art, photography
  • Ben Pobjoy – photography
  • Glennie Whittall – illustration
Guest musicians
  • Slo-Han Tu-Dix – guitar solo on "Breaking Point"
  • Pete Abordi – vocals on "Dead Man's Chest"

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 27
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 6

References

  1. ↑ Horizons at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.punknews.org/review/6799/parkway-drive-horizons
  3. ↑ "Horizons by Parkway Drive (Album, Metalcore)". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Parkway Drive - Horizons User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Parkway Drive – Horizons". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Parkway Drive – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Parkway Drive. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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