r/Peripheryband

I'm absolutely into heavy as balls music but with Periphery (who I absolutely count amongst my very favourite bands) I unfortunately fit in the camp that is a bit disappointed with the last two releases. The heavier songs feel like much of a muchness and the only songs I replay a lot are Wax Wings for P5 and Heaven on High for APWD.

Toco com uns parceiros por hobby, sem objetivo de lucrar. Nosso repertório envolve Periphery, Opeth, Tool, Mastodon, Gojira, Dream Theater, etc. Também temos um som autoral e alguns que temos trabalhado em cima, queremos fazer mais. Apesar das bandas do repertório serem técnicas, somos de um nível intermediário e o mais importante é a resenha, então se tu curte o estilo e acha que consegue desenrolar no vocal e ensaiar mensalmente em São Paulo, bora marcar!

Genuinely I think it’s such a special periphery record. I enjoy the experience as a whole especially, more than any individual song (though they all slap). The concept is so heartfelt and important to me and so many others. Still so stoked that I saw a few of these live (London). I think it’s awesome to see periphery open up like this, we might not see anything this personal again. Love 🖤

I know Have a Blast is about escaping a desk job and It's only smiles is about spencer losing his sister. What are the other themes their songs are about?

I wanted to share my thoughts, a few months after the release of APWD, since somehow this album has been quite divisive (or at least, this is my perception, which may be totally wrong!)

The first thing I have to say is that we should be very, very thankful to have a band with such an immense courage, integrity and honesty to put out an album that reflects solely what they have felt was the right thing to do for them. Since the beginning, the band has been always crystal clear about thery "philosophy", namely, writing albums the way they like, without trying to force-please the listeners.
Some may call this egoism, but for me this is the very essence of an artist.

I say all of this as a P5 absolute enjoyer. At first I really wasn't into APWD, but then, listening after listing, i started to feel the authenticity and and the desire to communicate something truly profound and complex, not merely through technicalities, but by imbuing every song with emotional meaning.

That's all.

Thanks to every member of this fantastic band, I love you all.

I think that Periphery 1 as a complete work would benefit with some addition by subtraction. While Ow My Feelings, Zygirox, and Totla Mad are all dope songs on their own, I don't really think that they contribute much to the album as a whole. If the tracking order went from Icarus Lives directly to Racecar, you shave 15 minutes off the total album length, and your ears aren't completely exhausted by the time Racecar begins.

What do you think?