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Clear (EP)

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Studio
  
see Studios

Artist
  
Periphery

Label
  
Sumerian Records

Length
  
29:12

Release date
  
28 January 2014

Genres
  
Progressive metal, Djent

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Released
  
January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)

Clear (2014)
  
Juggernaut Alpha (2015)

Periphery overture


Clear is the second studio EP by American progressive metal band Periphery. It was released on January 28, 2014. This EP is an experimental work for the band: aside from the intro track, each member of the band has composed a track and cover the role of creative director of that track.

Contents

Background

Jake Bowen stated:

Clear is an experiment to explore all of the different writing styles in the band. It's rare when you have a band where every member is capable of writing and producing music. With each member controlling their own track, this recording enabled us to go down any path we chose in terms of style and sound. Every track also contains a melodic theme established in Clear's intro track Overture, this common thread links all of the songs together, even though they all sound wildly different.

This EP has no artwork, by choice of the band.

A preview of "Feed the Ground" surfaced in 2012 originally as a demo for Spencer Sotelo and Matt Halpern's project The Mothership.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sotelo.

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Periphery
  • Spencer Sotelo — vocals
  • Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — guitar
  • Jake Bowen — guitar
  • Mark Holcomb — guitar
  • Adam "Nolly" Getgood — bass
  • Matt Halpern — drums
    • Additional musicians
  • Nick Johnston — guitar solo on "The Parade of Ashes"
    • Production
  • Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — engineering, mixing on "Overture", "The Summer Jam", "Zero", "Pale Aura"
  • Adam "Nolly" Getgood — mastering on "Overture", "The Summer Jam", "Zero", "Extraneous", "Pale Aura"; engineering, mixing on "Extraneous"
  • Spencer Sotelo — production on "Feed the Ground", "The Parade of Ashes"; vocal production
  • Matt Halpern — production on "Feed the Ground"
  • Taylor Larson — production, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering on "Feed the Ground", "The Parade of Ashes"
  • Ernie Slenkovich — additional engineering on "Feed the Ground", "The Parade of Ashes"

    • Studios

  • Top Secret Audio — engineering, mixing, mastering of "Overture", "The Summer Jam", "Zero", "Extraneous", "Pale Aura"
  • Oceanic studios — recording, mixing, mastering of "Feed the Ground", "The Parade of Ashes"

    • Songs

    1Overture2:12
    2The Summer Jam (Written by Guitarist Jake Bowen)4:17
    3Feed The Ground (Written by Drummer Matt Halpern)4:38

    References

    Clear (EP) Wikipedia
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