Vinyl Collection #7: Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile

I was very excited when I discovered this album was getting a vinyl pressing. It's one of my favorite metalcore bands, and my favorite album from them as well.

Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile (2005)

1. Gimme A D
2. Anasasis (Xenophontis)
3. Pandora
4. Romance Is Dead
5. Guns For Show, Knives For A    Pro
6. Blackout
7. Picture Perfect, Pathetic
8. It's Hard To Speak Without A    Tongue
9. Mutiny
10. Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
11. A Cold Day In Hell


Man, this is one of my favorite albums, and has been for a long time. Parkway Drive has to be one of the most br00tal bands out there (yes, I just spelled it that way), and no album better demonstrates that than Killing With A Smile. I love the whole album, but if I had to pick favorites, I'd go with "Anasasis" (video below!), "Romance Is Dead", and "Guns For Show, Knives For A Pro". Insane breakdowns, amazing vocals, this album is gold and I couldn't be any happier that it got released on vinyl.

Speaking of, the vinyl come on a translucent yellow, which gives off the appearance that it's gold while not being held directly to the light. It looks pretty awesome, especially on the turntable. With this being my first translucent vinyl, I will say this: I'm not a big fan of the fact that the grooves that are most visible are actually the grooves on the reverse side; meaning it's a lot more difficult to pick out the spot to drop the needle on a specific track, but not to big of a deal. I also think translucent vinyl looks of a lot cheaper material, even though it's not.

All and all, I'm extremely satisfied with this album, and it's definitely one with which I take pride in it being a part of my collection.

[[images from google images and my instagram (@draggingtheneedle), videos from youtube]]