Periphery — s/t

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My introduction to Periphery was their appearance opening for Fear Factory. I was enthralled by the technical writing and instrumentation akin to Meshuggah, Textures and Tesseract. I put them on my to-check-out list. I finally got to listening to the album after it was released on Waldo Day.

The album is fairly good. Like most progressive metal, it takes a few listens to catch tones one might have missed the first time. A few electronic elements bring to mind Animals As Leaders.

The vocals range from growling akin to Textures to some instances of so-so metalcore-like singing that nevertheless fit with the exceptional vocal range.  If for any of these reasons the vocals don’t suit you, there is an instrumental version of the album available.

I was delighted that a Desi, guitarist Misha Mansoor, is a member of this technical metal outfit. I also like the technologically-oriented graphic design of their swag. I may order a t-shirt or poster from these guys.


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