Parkway Drive - Don't Close Your Eyes (Limited Edition Beer Colored Vinyl) LP

Parkway Drive - Don't Close Your Eyes (Limited Edition Beer Colored Vinyl) LP

As Parkway Drive celebrate 20 years as one of the most dominant forces in heavy music, Don’t Close Your Eyes finally receives the vinyl treatment it has long deserved. Originally released in 2004 as the band’s debut EP, this expanded edition captures the raw beginnings of a group that would go on to headline festivals and redefine metalcore.

Hailing from the coastal town of Byron Bay, Australia, Parkway Drive emerged from unlikely surroundings with a sound that was anything but relaxed. Don’t Close Your Eyes is a volatile mix of intricate metal riffing, violent breakdowns and emotionally charged hardcore urgency, unpolished, ferocious and unmistakably hungry.

This expanded vinyl edition not only includes the original eight tracks from the debut EP, but also features essential bonus material taken from the band’s split release with I Killed The Prom Queen as well as tracks from the compilations What We’ve Built and True Till Death, Volume I. Together, these songs document Parkway Drive’s formative years and the foundations of their unmistakable sound.

Long before landmark albums like Horizons, Deep Blue and Atlas, Don’t Close Your Eyes showed a band driven by conviction, community and relentless energy. The raw production, crushing breakdowns and Winston McCall’s visceral vocal delivery reflect a scene-era classic in the making, one that still hits with full force today.

Pressed on limited edition beer colored vinyl, this release is both a celebration of Parkway Drive’s legacy and a tribute to their underground roots. A must-have for long-time fans, collectors and anyone who wants to experience the band exactly where it all began.

Why You’ll Love This Album

• You want Parkway Drive’s rawest and most unfiltered material

• You love early 2000s metalcore and hardcore crossover energy

• You want to own a true origin story of a modern metal giant

Sound & Aesthetics Highlights

• Sound & Production:

  • Raw, aggressive early metalcore production

  • Violent breakdowns paired with intricate riffing

  • Unpolished energy that captures the DIY spirit of the era

• Musical Characteristics:

  • Hardcore-rooted metalcore with metallic precision

  • High-speed riffing and pit-ready grooves

  • Emotionally intense and physically crushing

• Atmosphere & Mood:

  • Urgent, chaotic and confrontational

  • Youthful hunger and scene-era aggression

  • A snapshot of Parkway Drive before global domination

• Visual & Physical Aesthetic:

  • Limited edition beer colored vinyl

  • Warm, gritty tone matching the raw sound

  • Perfect collector’s piece for the 20th anniversary era

• For Fans Of:

  • Early Killswitch Engage

  • As I Lay Dying

  • Bleeding Through

  • August Burns Red

  • I Killed The Prom Queen

Product Details

• Artist: Parkway Drive

• Title: Don’t Close Your Eyes

• Format: Limited Edition Beer Colored Vinyl LP

• Label: Epitaph Records

• Genre: Metalcore / Hardcore

Manufacturer information

Epitaph Europe B.V.
Antennestraat 6
Almere 1322 AB
Netherlands

www.epitaph.com