By Greg Maki Didn’t we just do this? Another year is winding down, and we’re back to share the music we have enjoyed the most throughout 2023. With so many albums out in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and bands more focused on touring now, this year might not have been quite as strong... Continue Reading →
New vinyl represses of progressive metal band Periphery's back catalog are available, exclusively through the band's webstore. The variants and the quantities pressed for each release are as follows: "Periphery I" - Sky blue with white splatter (500) "Periphery II" - Apple with black splatter (500) "Periphery III" - Canary yellow with black splatter (500) "Periphery... Continue Reading →
Periphery, which recently announced the first pair of headlining dates in support of its new album, "Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre " (Nov. 4 at House of Blues in Anaheim, California, and Nov. 18 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts), has expanded the outing, adding several performances and dubbing the trek “The Wildfire Tour.” “This tour... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Djent schment. Never one for subgenre labels, I’ve always thought of Periphery as a progressive metal band—and one of the leading progressive metal bands in the world at that. So while the members of Periphery take a stand—with their tongues at least somewhat in their cheeks—against the label with the title of... Continue Reading →
Periphery, which recently announced the March 10, 2023, arrival of its sixth album, "Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre," has partnered with Los Angeles-based creative agency, Race Service, for an A.I.-generated video for the song “Atropos.” “The feel of ‘Atropos’ features a push and pull between pretty/melodic and dark/chaotic sections,” vocalist Spencer Sotelo said. “That... Continue Reading →
Periphery, the Washington, D.C.-born band that's been twice nominated for Grammy Awards, will release its first album in four years, "Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre," on March 10, 2023, via its own 3DOT Recordings. “We spent more time on 'Periphery V' than any other release in our history,” guitarist Mark Holcomb said. “We challenged and pushed... Continue Reading →
Haunted Shores, the instrumental death metal-tinged outfit featuring Periphery’s Mark Holcomb and Misha Mansoor, will release its debut full-length, "Void," on March 11, 2022, via 3DOT Recordings. The album is the follow-up to the 2015 "Viscera" EP. The duo has released the song "Hellfire" as the first preview of the eight-song collection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0FGq8-FM5o “We’re proud to announce... Continue Reading →
Sevendust will release "Blood & Stone Deluxe," an expanded digital edition of its 13th studio album, originally released in 2020, on Dec. 10, 2021. "Blood & Stone Deluxe" will contain five new tracks, including three remixes and two newly recorded songs. Jake Bowen of Periphery, Richard Wicander of Fire from the Gods and Justin deBlieck,... Continue Reading →
Periphery, which released "Periphery: Live in London" on Nov. 13, 2020, is making the 10-song album available as a hyper-limited cloudy blue vinyl variant, limited to 250 copies (https://store.periphery.net/). Vinyl purchasers will receive an exclusive bonus CD of the album. “For years, Periphery has wanted to do a live record,” guitarist Jake Bowen said. “We’d always... Continue Reading →
Periphery will release its first live album, the 10-song "Periphery: Live in London" (pre-orders: smarturl.it/LIL_it), on Nov. 13. “For years, Periphery has wanted to do a live record," guitarist Jake Bowen said. "We’d always talk about it: What show would we capture? When would we do it? What would we want it to sound like? On Nov. 15,... Continue Reading →
