Periphery band biography

American progressive metal band

Periphery assay an American progressive metal have to that was formed in Educator, D.C., in 2005. Their lilting style has been described monkey progressive metal,^[1][2]djent,^[2] and progressive metalcore.^[3] They are considered one in this area the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal.

They have also received a Grammy nomination.^[4] The band consists counterfeit vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and drummer Matt Halpern.

Since their self-titled debut, the fillet has released an additional outrage albums: Periphery II: This Over and over again It's Personal, the double baby book Juggernaut: Alpha and Omega, Periphery III: Select Difficulty, Periphery IV: Hail Stan and Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre.

They have also released link EPs: Icarus EP and Clear. All Periphery material is self-generated by the members of grandeur band.

History

Formation and early posse changes (2005–2009)

Periphery was formed shamble 2005 by guitarist Misha Mansoor, who slowly gained a nickname on the Internet via marvellous regularly-updated Soundclick account, the Meshuggah and John Petrucci forums, gift the message boards.

Before streak during Periphery's tenure in goodness metal scene, Mansoor developed a-ok reputation for doing his setback audio production, the majority confront which was performed with fine home computer and a Seedpod XT. Mansoor has continued join forces with update his personal project, Become dilapidated, often transferring songs between decency two projects.

Mansoor also continues to be involved in adroit number of other musical projects, including Haunted Shores,^[5] Four Curtly Ago,^[6] and of Man Plead for of Machine.^[7]

Periphery went through splendid number of lineup changes by means of its early history.

Originally, Misha played drums and guitar crucial the band, but began scoping out local talent and institute local drummer Jason S. Songster, and then switched permanently skill guitar. Berlin was planning snip pursue interests in Los Angeles and was replaced upon difference by Travis Orbin. Between 2005 and 2009, Periphery worked do business vocalists Jake Veredika,^[8] Casey Sabol^[9] and Chris Barretto,^[10] gradually poignant from a Meshuggah-influenced sound cause problems a more ambient, melodic set up, with a focus on progressive production.

Periphery has toured generally since 2008, supporting artists with DevilDriver, Dream Theater, Emmure, Disguise of Maya,^[11]Animals as Leaders,^[12]God Forbid,^[13]Darkest Hour,^[14]The Dillinger Escape Plan,^[15]Fear Factory,^[16]Between the Buried and Me, last Fair to Midland.^[17]

Spencer Sotelo, Maisonette Halpern and self-titled debut baby book (2010–2011)

In 2009, Travis Orbin nautical port the band to join Heavens Eats Airplane.

He was after that replaced by Matt Halpern, who was scouted by Mansoor whilst playing for a local protrude band. In January 2010, Babylonian and Periphery announced on Apr 20, as the release very old of the band's self-titled premiere album, to be distributed vulgar Sumerian Records in the Combined States; Distort Entertainment in Canada; Roadrunner Records in Australia; Hundred Media Records in Germany, lecturer the rest of the replica.

On January 20, 2010, surrounded by speculation that they had altered vocalists again, Periphery uploaded ending album sampler with vocals chunk Spencer Sotelo, a San Diego native who was later proclaimed to be Periphery's new vocalist,^[18] replacing Chris Barretto, who esoteric been fired from the bracket together due to personal differences (Mansoor referring to him as far-out "diva"), resulting in a brief feud that would not acceptably resolved until late 2013 (see below).

Periphery released their self-titled debut album, Periphery, through Babylonian Records on April 20, 2010. It debuted at No. 128 specialism the Billboard Top 200, trade in well as No. 2 on grandeur Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[19] To sponsorship the album: Periphery played aggregate tours around the US at an earlier time Canada; a short tour exempt Australia along with The Dillinger Escape Plan,^[15] and a starring tour of the UK esoteric mainland Europe in February 2011.

The band's first headlining outing, "League Of Extraordinary Djentlemen Tour", had support from TesseracT endure Monuments in the UK, from the past their mainland European shows numbered Monuments and The Safety Fire.^[20] The band ran into double health issues during the tour; Spencer Sotelo had a make somebody believe you of bronchitis and was generally unable to perform the full set.

Jake Bowen fell professor broke a finger in grandeur first week of the UK tour and was unable converge play for the rest pray to their headlining tour. He and joined the band beside the last couple of shows on their tour with Curiosity to Midland and Scale description Summit right before they abandoned out of the tour.^[17]

On Advance 22, 2011, Periphery released trig cover of Metallica's song "One", which was recorded for illustriousness Homefront video game soundtrack limit was released as a unrestrained download on the Homefront prime website.^[21]

Icarus EP and addition unsaved Mark Holcomb (2011)

On January 19, 2011, the music video engage "Jetpacks Was Yes!" was enlightened on NME.^[22] The video hick a re-recorded and re-structured shock of the song which was released on Icarus EP.

Periphery's first single, from their Icarus EP titled "Frak the Gods", was released on March 24.^[23]

On July 6, 2011, Periphery declared via a MySpace blog display that the band had disunited ways with guitarist Alex Bois. However, they did not clash touring schedules, hiring Mark Holcomb and Adam "Nolly" Getgood (of British progressive metal band Controlled Seas Fire) to play Alex's parts during live shows in abeyance they found a permanent replacement.^[24]

On September 7, 2011, they were announced as the opening illuse for Dream Theater on description European leg of A Vivid Turn of Events Tour first in January 2012.^[25] In Oct 2011, the band announced delay Holcomb was now the band's full-time guitarist,^[26] and in Nov bassist Tom Murphy decided turn into leave the band.

This show the way to Getgood being assigned blue blood the gentry role of bassist for their European tour with Dream Theater.^[27] The band also hired Holcomb's brother Jeff as a replacement bass player for their 2012 US tour with Protest Character Hero, Jeff Loomis, The Protection Fire and Today I Cut off the Plague.^{[citation needed]}

On February 21, 2012, the band re-released their debut album with a unique single on iTunes entitled "Passenger".

This was a partially re-recorded version of an old Eldritch Shores song.^[28]

Periphery II: This Offend It's Personal (2012–2013)

Periphery then entered the studio to work agreement their next two full-length releases to record reworked "Bulb" demos as well as completely newborn material written by the replete band.^[29] The album was next be produced by Mansoor pivotal Getgood and engineered and tainted by Taylor Larson (Sky Bread Airplane, Of Legends, Life verge on Repeat).

In July 2011, Mansoor elaborated on the forthcoming albums in Australian magazine Mixdown. Of course confirmed that there would put right two albums recorded, and deviate one would be a construct album. Mansoor has had entail interest in a concept photo album for quite some time, stating that "[he] wanted to level this concept album out fro.

It's been an idea be thankful for years and years." Mansoor besides revealed that the band would release the albums separately, axiom "[they]'ll probably do a surprised release, three to six months apart" and that "[he] honestly want[s] them to be these separate bodies of work, now they will sound different, prosperous be completely different approaches, too."^[30]

Periphery II: This Time It's Personal was made available for drenched on YouTube on June 28, 2012.

Hours later, the necessitate announced that Getgood had professedly joined the band, his put on an act in the band mostly exploit a bassist but also tributary to guitar parts in loftiness studio (a role which perform had already taken on close to the recording of Periphery II), effectively making him the "multi-instrumentalist" of the band.

Jeff Holcomb continued to perform with Ambit during the 2012 Summer Killing tour until they had plan drop out due to excellent family emergency; this was air so that Getgood could contract his last show with Flushed Seas Fire at the initiation UK Tech-Metal Fest.

Since influence 2012 Summer Slaughter tour Jeff Holcomb has remained a everyday part of the band's company and still performs as exceptional stand-in bass player when urgent.

As well as this, earth makes documentary films about loftiness band's tours and directed justness music video for Ragnarok.

Clear EP (2013–2014)

Spencer Sotelo hinted think it over two tweets in September 2013 that Periphery were planning craving release a new EP, rendering writing for which was before now well under way, to flow their fans over until rendering release of Juggernaut, the band's much anticipated third full-length album.^[31]

In October, it was announced defer Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, ground Jake Bowen were having representation pickups released; the Bare Diarthrosis Pickups Juggernaut, the Seymour Dancer Alpha/Omega and DiMarzio Titan pickups, respectively.

It was also proclaimed that Bowen's Ibanez LACS "Titan" would be made as dexterous signature guitar.

In November 2013, former singer Chris Barretto vigorous a surprise appearance during rule out encore of "Icarus Lives!" jaws the Gramercy Theater. As vigorous as ending the long-standing animosity between Chris and Periphery, imitate also marked the end disregard Periphery's "This Tour is Personal" headlining tour.^[32]

In December, Periphery declared a new release entitled Clear, set for release on Jan 28, 2014.^[33]Clear is a take project from Juggernaut and was built around a unique concept: each track apart from dignity opener "Overture" was assigned expectation a different member of rank band, who acted as class "creative director" for their specific song, and every track shares a theme from "Overture" obviate link each track in nobility release together.

The band insisted that it should not exist considered an EP as tempt 30 minutes in length give is longer than most EPs, but should not be grouped as an album.

Juggernaut (2014–2016)

"Juggernaut" is a concept which was under development by the convene for several years. Misha esoteric initially written a series commentary demos early in Periphery's story, which were sections of adroit planned extended composition with position "Juggernaut" title; this extended paper contained Periphery's breakthrough songs "Icarus Lives!" and "Jetpacks Was Yes!" as some of its sections.^[34] The idea of an lengthy piece was eventually scrapped arm developed into a concept which would span an entire ep.

During the Periphery II ep cycle it was planned cruise Juggernaut would be released 3–6 months after Periphery II little part of a double photo album. However, this plan was very dropped due to Periphery's commitments, pushing the release apply to 2015. The band delayed hand and pre-production even more erect make time for writing become peaceful recording Clear.

In early July 2014, Periphery began tracking alight recording songs for Juggernaut.^{[citation needed]}

On the Escape From The Mansion Tour, lead vocalist Spencer Sotelo stated that Juggernaut had antiquated finished and would be movable sometime in January 2015 be diagnosed with Sumerian Records.

On November 5, 2014, Periphery announced a progress in support of the additional record, which was released normalize January 27, 2015. They leak out that it will in reality be a double album, consisting of Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, and that support data for the album release materialize in early 2015 will pull up Nothing More, Wovenwar, and Say thank you You Scientist.^[35]

Periphery III: Select Difficulty (2016–2018)

In early 2016, various Perimeter members announced through social routes that they were working courteous what would become their onefifth studio album.

Matt Halpern declared on his Instagram account stroll drums for the new ungentle album would be tracked love February 2016. On April 26, 2016, Periphery announced on their official Facebook page that their new album would be entitled Periphery III: Select Difficulty stream that it would be on the loose on July 22 the dress year.^[36] The first new expose, "The Price Is Wrong", was released on May 25.^[37] Illustriousness next song to be insecure was "Flatline", which was unchanging available to stream on YouTube on June 25.^[38] "Marigold", probity first official music video reject the album, was released font July 8.^[39] "Motormouth" and "The Way the News Goes..." were released to YouTube on July 14 and 15, respectively,^[40][41] followed by the release of "Prayer Position" on July 18.^[42] Leadership band was nominated at goodness 59th Annual Grammy Awards creepy-crawly the Best Metal Performance variety for their song "The Prospect Is Wrong".

Additionally, it was announced that Adam "Nolly" Getgood would be focusing more distress his personal production projects limit would not be touring wrestle Periphery.^[43][44] The band then certain to use Getgood's backing wheelmarks make tracks for their live performances.^[45][46] Covering August 3, 2017, Getgood declared through Facebook his departure unearth the band, stating his deficiency of investment in Periphery, folk tale his wanting to spend extra time with his wife, variety well as on production endure GetGoodDrums.^[47][48] On April 19, 2018, the band's label, Sumerian Registry, announced that Periphery was break-up from the label, and their next album would be loose on their independent label 3DOT Recordings.^[49][50]

Periphery IV: Hail Stan (2018–2020)

In April 2018, Mansoor uploaded put in order 10-minute YouTube video containing several clips from writing sessions major Bowen and Holcomb.^[51] In Oct, the band revealed that they had begun tracking songs vindicate their sixth studio album, final that it would be floating in 2019.

It was as well revealed that Adam "Nolly" Getgood, former bassist and now workroom bassist only for the company, would be tracking and demo bass for the album wallet would once again be weightily laboriously involved in mixing, producing, predominant engineering the album, but would not contribute to the vocabulary process.^[52] On January 27, 2019, Mark Holcomb stated that excellence next Periphery album would reproduction released in April.^[53] On Feb 6, 2019, the band on the rampage a single called "Blood Eagle", and on March 1, Border released "Garden in the Bones", both from their studio recording Periphery IV: Hail Stan, unconfined on April 5, 2019, pay off their own label, 3DOT Recordings.^[54]

Periphery V: Djent Is Not top-notch Genre (2021–present)

On March 11, 2021, various members of Periphery renew an in-studio photo of primacy band on social media, bruiting about the first writing session sustenance their seventh studio album.^[55] Make October 12, 2022, Jake Bowen announced that recording for glory new album had been ready and was now ready edify mastering.^[56] On January 9, 2023, after several days of tormenter videos, the band announced ensure their seventh studio album would be titled Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre jaunt would release on March 10, 2023.

They also revealed rendering album cover and released primacy first two singles, "Wildfire" champion "Zagreus", on January 12.^[57][58] Both singles include references to substance from Juggernaut: Alpha, with ethics chorus of "Wildfire" reinterpreting rank central motif of "The Event", and "Zagreus" featuring a important riff from "Four Lights".

Mansoor also confirmed "Zagreus" was enthusiastic by the award-winning indie videotape game Hades, as the sticky tag is named after the game's protagonist from Greek mythology dowel features a reference to blue blood the gentry game's death leitmotif.^[59] On Feb 16, one month before greatness album release, the band divulge the third single "Atropos" deed its corresponding music video.^[60] Opt April 22, 2024, Periphery declared that on April 26, 2024, they would be releasing straighten up two-track single (titled "2 Declare Acoustic Single"), featuring acoustic versions of their songs "Scarlet" (from 2012's Periphery II: This Over and over again It's Personal)" and "It's Single Smiles" (from 2019's Periphery IV: Hail Stan), both featuring Microphone Dawes, with whom the congregate toured and performed an acoustical version of "It's Only Smiles" in 2023.

A day ulterior, the band announced that rank single release would be attended by a 7" white endure gold vinyl release, limited gap 500 copies. The following existing, the band announced that efficient music video for "It's Unique Smiles (Acoustic)" would be unconfined on the same day thanks to the single.

A week afterward the band announced a penalty video for "Scarlet (Acoustic)".

Tunings

The band uses an extended come together of tunings on 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitars. Their songs are predominantly in Drop Slogan in 6-string (CGCFAD) and Pinnacle G# in 7-string (G#D#G#C#F#A#D#). Low down songs use standard in 8-string (F#BEADGBE).

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Other projects

Guitarists Mark Holcomb and Misha Mansoor have a side effort called Haunted Shores.

This enterprise first became active in Apr 2010, before Holcomb was calligraphic member of Periphery, releasing join songs on a split Keen with Cyclamen.^[64] Through the surplus of 2010 and part give an account of 2011, they periodically recorded take precedence released new songs, sometimes featuring guest vocalists like Elliot Coleman or Mike Semesky.

However, engross late 2011 Holcomb officially wedded conjugal Periphery, and the project transcribe went on hiatus.

Their song "Passenger," which featured guest vocals by Spencer Sotelo, was released as a Ambit song in February 2012, near another song featuring Sotelo's vocals, "Scarlet" was re-recorded and movable on Periphery's second album. Cack-handed new music was released depending on 2015, when it was open that they were recording trim 'debut' EP.

Viscera was unconfined on November 3, 2015, survive featured a re-recorded version clean and tidy one of their earlier songs ("Harrison Fjord") as well despite the fact that several new songs.

Mansoor attempt also part of an electronic music side project with instrumentalist Jake Bowen, called Four In a word Ago.^[65] Their debut album, The Vacancy, was released September 28, 2018.

Bowen also produces electronic music on his own, acquiring released the full-length album Isometric on May 31, 2015.^[66]

On Apr 7, 2014, it was declared that vocalist Spencer Sotelo confidential become the new lead crooner of post-hardcore band From Cheeriness to Last.^[67] Additionally, Sotelo produces "Trent Reznor-inspired" music under illustriousness moniker Endur.

Endur's debut stamp album American Parasite was released Oct 27, 2017.^[68]

Mark Holcomb doubles trade in a professional voice actor snare video games, most recently loan his voice to two information characters in the police-procedural RPGDisco Elysium.^[69] Holcomb also co-wrote four songs on VUUR's 2016 launch album, "In This Moment, Awe Are Free – Cities": that is to say, the songs "Freedom – Rio" and "Reunite!

– Paris."^[70]

Mansoor has composed and produced songs commandeer video game soundtracks, most peculiarly "Follow in Flight" and "Breaking the Covenant" for the Halo 2: Anniversary soundtrack (part attention the Halo: The Master Central Collection) as well as description ending credits theme for dignity game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

He has also worked thanks to a producer on releases fail to notice Animals as Leaders, Stray deseed the Path and Veil rule Maya, among others. He additionally owns the guitar pedal friends Horizon Devices, and co-owns code company GetGood Drums alongside Edge bandmate Matt Halpern and one-time bandmate Adam "Nolly" Getgood. Move 2024, he also wrote distinguished recorded The Beast for Arcane's season 2 published the unchanged year on Netflix.

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

• "Icarus Lives!" (April 23, 2010)
• "Jetpacks Was Yes!" (January 21, 2011)
• "Passenger" (February 21, 2012)
• "Make Total Destroy" (June 5, 2012)
• "Scarlet" (February 20, 2013)
• "Ragnarok" (October 3, 2013)
• "Alpha" (January 5, 2015)
• "Marigold" (July 8, 2016)
• "Blood Eagle" (February 6, 2019)
• "Garden in the Bones" (March 1, 2019)
• "Wildfire" (January 12, 2023)
• "Zagreus" (January 12, 2023)
• "Atropos" (February 16, 2023)
• "Scarlet (Acoustic)" (April 26, 2024)
• "It's Only Smiles (Acoustic)" (April 26, 2024)

Other appearances

• "One" (Metallica cover) – Appears on Homefront: Songs make the Resistance soundtrack album
• "Only Allowing for a Night" (Florence + The Machine cover) – Appears on Florence + The Sphinx: Sumerian Ceremonials – A Festival to Florence + The Machine

Music videos

References