Periphery (album)

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AbsolutePunk

| rev1score = 84%{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1649012|title=Periphery - Periphery - Album Review|author=HeavenResign|website=AbsolutePunk|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=September 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221035824/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1649012|archive-date=February 21, 2013}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1737269|pure_url=yes}}|title=Periphery - Periphery|last=Heaney|first=Gregory|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 2, 2012}}

| rev3 = Rock Sound

| rev3score = {{rating|7|10}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/rs-tv-periphery-periphery|title=Periphery - Periphery|last=Cartey|first=Richard|magazine=Rock Sound|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=September 2, 2012}}

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A writer for AbsolutePunk said that despite Sotelo's "frog-like" screams being weak throughout the track listing, the record contains solid lyricism and musicianship that add support to Sotelo's singing, concluding that "From beginning to end, Periphery's self titled debut is a wonder to behold, and in my mind, will inspire modern metal for the next decade, and with the sincerity, originality, and technical abilities of this band, that can only be a good thing." Gregory Heaney of AllMusic praised the band for constructing a mixture of "blistering fretwork, extreme tunings, and studio magic" that's reminiscent of Meshuggah and The Dillinger Escape Plan without sounding overproduced, concluding that "By pushing the production to such limits, the album manages to blast through the typical production clichés to create a sonic assault […] making Periphery an album that'll give lovers of prog metal something to sink their teeth into." Richard Cartey of Rock Sound admired the band's unique amalgam of "steady lyrical patterns" through a "polyrhythmic maze" to craft their own blueprint of progressive metal but pointed out their overreliance on mimicking fellow band Sikth to attain that creative spark, concluding with, "Though there are some remarkably beautiful sections, ultimately Periphery’s palette is limited and struggles to support itself for all 73 minutes. Still, a laudably bold statement."

{{Track listing

| all_music = Periphery

| all_lyrics = Chris Barretto, except where noted

| title1 = Insomnia

| lyrics1 = Barretto, Casey Sabol

| length1 = 4:49

| title2 = The Walk

| length2 = 5:06

| title3 = Letter Experiment

| lyrics3 = Barretto, Sabol

| length3 = 6:51

| title4 = Jetpacks Was Yes!

| lyrics4 = Matt Murphy, Sotelo

| length4 = 3:57

| title5 = Light

| length5 = 5:50

| title6 = All New Materials

| length6 = 5:20

| title7 = Buttersnips

| length7 = 5:54

| title8 = Icarus Lives!

| note8 = contains hidden track "Ragtime Dandies" starting at 3:10

| lyrics8 = Sabol

| length8 = 4:24

| title9 = Totla Mad

| length9 = 4:00

| title10 = Ow My Feelings

| length10 = 6:06

| title11 = Zyglrox

| length11 = 5:06

| title12 = Racecar

| length12 = 15:23

| total_length = 72:52

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{{track listing

| headline = UK Bonus Track

| title13 = Eureka

| length13 = 4:51

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{{track listing

| headline = European Reissue Track

| title14 = Passenger

| length14 = 3:35

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{{track listing

| headline = iTunes Bonus Tracks

| title13 = Captain On

| length13 = 3:13

| title14 = Ragtime Dandies

| length14 = 1:12

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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.

The following tracks were cut from the final album.{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-557901.html |title=PERIPHERY - We are currently auditioning singers and working on our full length! [Archive] - Sputnik Music Forums |website=Sputnikmusic |date=May 21, 2008 |access-date=July 16, 2016}}

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

• 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"){{cite web|url=http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8034/nollyguestsolo.png |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718055854/http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8034/nollyguestsolo.png |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=Hi Pat, yes I did the guest solo on Totla Mad |publisher=Img508.imageshack.us |access-date=July 7, 2013}}
• 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{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkingimagery.com |title=Thinking Imagery |website=Thinking Imagery |access-date=July 7, 2013}}

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