Deep Blue is the third album by Australian metalcore

Metalcore

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 band Parkway Drive. It was recorded in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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 and was released on 29 June 2010 through Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

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. The album debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts and at number 39 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is Parkway Drive's most critically acclaimed release, having a three-year separation between their previous album, Horizons. It won the 2010 ARIA Award

ARIA Music Awards of 2010

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 for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.

Writing and recording

The recording of the album was done during March – April, the writing was done in the band’s hometown of Byron Bay over six months. on the announcement the album on Parkway Drive Myspace blog vocalist and lyricist Winston McCall explained the narrative running through Deep Blue “It’s basically about the search for truth in a world that seems to be devoid of that,” . “The story is told through the eyes of a man who wakes up and realises that his life is a lie and nothing he believes in is real. So he tries to find the truth within himself and his journey takes him to the bottom of the ocean and back again. The song 'Alone' is a summary of the story Deep Blue tells.".

Release and promotion

On 18 May Parkway Drive put the track Sleepwalker up on their myspace profile and also stated that the album is available for preorder and preview through iTunes. The filming for the video "Sleepwalker" took place in Brisbane, Australia and Kevin Call from Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid

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 plays a cameo role. On 16 June, Unrest was released for streaming on Parkway Drive's official Myspace. On 18 June, the album had been leaked onto various Internet peer to peer sites. Subsequently, on 19 June the entire album had been leaked onto streaming websites such as YouTube

YouTube

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On May 16, 2011, Deep blue was announced to have gone gold, as approved by the ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

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 http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/10056/parkway-drives-deep-blue-goes-gold/

Reception

Deep Blue has received critical acclaim. The NewReview gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and stated "Deep Blue is truly a groundbreaking album. Parkway Drive has unfurled a masterfully crafted, distinct, and intensely heavy work of art which has set the standard for all others in the industry."
Rock Sound

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 ranked it as the 42nd best album of the year, stating that the album was "more organic, less restricted and intriguing in its use of dynamic range".

Sleepwalker came in at Number 97 in the Triple J Hottest 100 2010

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
ARIA Chart	2
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	39
German Albums Chart	46
NZ Top 40 Albums Chart	21

Personnel

Parkway Drive

• Ben Gordon - drums
  Drum kit
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• Luke Kilpatrick - guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Jeff Ling - guitar
• Winston McCall - vocals
• Jia O'Connor - bass
  Bass guitar
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Additional personnel

• Brett Gurewitz
  Brett Gurewitz
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    of Bad Religion
  Bad Religion
  Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
  
   - backup vocals on "Home Is for the Heartless"
• Marshall Lichtenwaldt of The Warriors
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   - guest vocals on "Hollow"

Production

• Produced by Joe Barresi
  Joe Barresi
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• Mastering by Brian Gardner
• Art direction by Dan Mumford