Periphery (album)

Periphery
Studio album by Periphery
Released April 20, 2010
Genre Progressive metal, djent
Length 72:52
Label Sumerian, Distort, Roadrunner
Producer Periphery, Matt Murphy
Periphery chronology
Periphery
(2010)		 Icarus EP
(2011)Icarus EP2011
Singles from Periphery
  1. "Icarus Lives!"
    Released: April 23, 2010
  2. "Jetpacks Was Yes!"
    Released: January 21, 2011
  3. "Passenger"
    Released: February 21, 2012[1]
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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.[2]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Insomnia"Barretto, Casey Sabol4:49
2."The Walk" 5:06
3."Letter Experiment"Barretto, Sabol6:51
4."Jetpacks Was Yes!"Matt Murphy3:57
5."Light" 5:50
6."All New Materials" 5:20
7."Buttersnips" 5:54
8."Icarus Lives!"Sabol4:24
9."Totla Mad" 4:00
10."Ow My Feelings" 6:06
11."Zyglrox" 5:06
12."Racecar" 15:23
Total length:72:52
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Captain On"3:13
14."Ragtime Dandies"1:12
UK Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
13."Eureka"4:51
European Reissue Track
No.TitleLength
14."Passenger"3:35

Notes

Outtakes

The following tracks were cut from the final album.[3]

Personnel

Guest appearances

Production

Chart positions

Album

YearChart[7]Peak
2010 The Billboard 200 128
2010 Top Hard Rock Albums 12
2010 Top Heatseekers 2
2010 Top Independent Albums 18
2010 Top Rock Albums 39

References

  1. ↑ "Periphery Passenger (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "PERIPHERY'S SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT SELF TITLED ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER...". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  3. ↑ "PERIPHERY - We are currently auditioning singers and working on our full length! [Archive] - Sputnik Music Forums". Sputnikmusic.com. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Hi Pat, yes I did the guest solo on Totla Mad". Img508.imageshack.us. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  5. ↑ "I had absolutely nothing to do with their album". 140.photobucket.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Thinking Imagery". Thinking Imagery. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Periphery chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
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