On 23 March 2010, Parkway Drive entered the studio to begin recording their third album, Deep Blue, with producer Joe Barresi. Main article: Deep Blue (Parkway Drive album) Parkway Drive signed to American punk label Epitaph in June 2006. He was replaced by their "merch guy" and long-time friend, Jia "Pie" O'Connor.
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In late May 2006, bass player Shaun Cash left the band for personal reasons with full support from the rest of the members. In 2006 the group toured in Europe, their first time performing overseas, and later returned to North America. The album debuted in the Australian Album (ARIA) charts at 39. Manager Graham Nixon later noted that 'it was not the "done thing" for an Australian band to head overseas and work with a producer of that sort of calibre'. Winston McCall commented on the EP in early 2005 that he was surprised that 'for six songs it's done amazing for us.I'm surprised that kids picked it up so well' Following Brett Versteeg's replacement by Shaun Cash, Parkway Drive flew to the United States where they recorded their debut full-length Killing with a Smile with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz in just two weeks. After signing with Resist Records, the band released the Don't Close Your Eyes EP in 2004 and opened for Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Hatebreed and Alexisonfire on subsequent Australian tours. The I Killed the Prom Queen / Parkway Drive: Split CD was released June 2003 and both groups toured Australia over the rest of the year. The group played their first show at the Byron Bay Youth Centre where I Killed the Prom Queen vocalist Michael Crafter, visiting from Adelaide, also first saw the group and gained their interest.
The 2009 documentary 'Parkway Drive: The DVD' explains that there was a lack of venues for punk rock and hardcore punk bands to practice and perform and that 'Parkway House' was like 'a little oasis for us and all our friends'. The band took their name from the street where their home rehearsal space and live venue, 'The Parkway House', was located. Parkway Drive were formed at the beginning of 2003.
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