Horizons

Defined by furious riffing, relentless drum acrobatics, and frontman Winston McCall’s ferocious roar, Parkway Drive’s second album is perhaps the standard-bearer for Aussie metalcore. “Boneyards” and “Carrion” deliver thrashy rhythms and harmonic squeals; the skull-pounding breakdowns of “Dead Man’s Chest” and “The Siren’s Song” provide maximum pit fodder; and the tapping runs of “Idols and Anchors” and the clean, chiming guitars of the title track cement the band’s reputation as dynamic songwriters at the top of their field.