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Periphery (album)

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Released
  
April 20, 2010

Producer
  
Periphery, Matt Murphy

Length
  
72:52

Periphery (2010)
  
Icarus EP (2011)

Genre
  
Progressive metal, djent

Label
  
Sumerian, Distort, Roadrunner

Periphery is the debut studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery, signed by Sumerian Records and released on April 20, 2010. Many songs on the track list had been written long before the release date but due to vocalist complications the debut album had been postponed on several occasions. Former vocalist Chris Barretto had nearly finished recording the album before he and the band parted ways months before its release. Rather than release the songs with Barretto's vocals, the band decided to rerecord Barretto's songs with Spencer Sotelo; however, Sotelo only re-worked a few of the melodies when recording vocals, versus writing completely new lyrics. As a result, Sabol's and Barretto's lyrics and vocal melodies and harmonies are still featured on the record. The album was re-released on February 6, 2012 as a 'Special Edition' including instrumentals, along with a new song "Passenger," originally recorded by guitarist Mark Holcomb during his time in the band Haunted Shores.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chris Barretto, except where noted; all music composed by Periphery.

Notes

  • An instrumental version was released through the iTunes Store.
  • Ragtime Dandies also appears at the end of Icarus Lives! on the CD version.
  • Captain On and Eureka! were included on the Icarus EP.
  • Passenger was released on February 21, 2012 as a digital-single via iTunes.

    • Outtakes

    The following tracks were cut from the final album.

  • Not Enough Mana
  • Absolomb (later included on Periphery III)
  • Far Out (later included on Periphery II as a bonus track)
  • Project 15

    • Personnel

  • Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals
  • Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – guitar, programming, producer
  • Jake Bowen – guitar, programming
  • Alex Bois – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Murphy – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Halpern – drums, percussion

    • Guest appearances

  • Adam 'Nolly' Getgood – guitar solo (on "Totla Mad")
  • Jeff Loomis – guitar solo (on "Racecar")
  • Elliot Coleman – vocals (on "Racecar")
  • Casey Sabol – vocals (on "Racecar")

    • Production

  • Misha Mansoor – producer, mixing, mastering
  • Matt Murphy – vocal recording, producer
  • Benjamin Guarino – album artwork, layout and design

    • References

    Periphery (album) Wikipedia
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