Don't Close Your Eyes is an EP by Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive, released on 1 June 2004. It was later re-released with the addition of tracks included from both their split album with I Killed the Prom Queen and from the compilation albums What We've Built and True Till Death, Volume I. Two songs, "Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em" and "Hollow Man", were re-recorded and released on Parkway Drive's debut album Killing with a Smile and 2010 album Deep Blue, respectively. "Hollow Man" is released as just "Hollow" on Deep Blue, and features Marshall Lichtenwaldt, the vocalist of American hardcore punk band the Warriors.
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 Cover for the original 2004 release | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 2004[1][2] 2006 (reissue) | |||
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| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 26:19 45:27 (re-release) | |||
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This is the band's last release with bassist Brett "Lagg" Versteeg.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Parkway Drive
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "..." (taken from the movie The End of Evangelion) | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Dead Dreams" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Flesh, Bone and Weakness" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "The Cruise" | 1:56 |
| 6. | "You're Over" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Looks Like Yoda" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 26:19 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "I Watched" (taken from the split CD) | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Swallowing Razorblades" (taken from the split CD) | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Emotional Breakdown" (taken from What We've Built) | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Hollow Man" (taken from What We've Built) | 2:22 |
| 13. | "The Negotiator" (taken from What We've Built) | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Hopeless" (taken from True Till Death, Volume I) | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 45:27 | |
Personnel
editParkway Drive
- Winston McCall – lead vocals
- Jeff Ling – lead guitar
- Luke "Pig" Kilpatrick – rhythm guitar
- Brett "Lagg" Versteeg – bass guitar, clean vocals on tracks 4 and 10
- Ben "Gaz" Gordon – drums
Additional musicians
- Jessica Turman – guest vocals
Additional personnel
- Stuart Nevin – mixing (tracks 1–8)
- Brad Wann – mixing (tracks 9–14)
- William Bowden – re-mastering
- Ash Pederick – graphic design
- Andian Martin – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 32 | |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 72 |
References
edit- ^ "Don't Close Your Eyes | Parkway Drive". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Don't Close Your Eyes by Parkway Drive". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Parkway Drive – Don't Close Your Eyes" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2023.