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Periphery II

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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: 29 Jun 2012
  • Format - Music: MP3
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  • Original Release Date: 29 Jun 2012
  • Release Date: 29 Jun 2012
  • Label: Century Media
  • Copyright: (C) 2012 Century Media Records Ltd.This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2012 EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG
  • Total Length: 1:08:54
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  • ASIN: B008A56ZPG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,441 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shouldn't be on the 11 Sep 2012
Format:Audio CD
I first had this band brought to my ageing attention by my youngest son who had purchased the bands first album as birthday gift. The first hearing was a real experience, it happened during an 8 hour trek from home to the deepest depths of East Anglia, It turned out to be a bit of an epiphany, if there is such a thing as a bit of such an experience. Anyhoo, this is a band that managed to take me back to several decades ago when listening to new, or different stuff, fired up such a novel sensation that you remained in the "continue to replay" CD mode that you can lose all track of time. Such was the effect of said first album.
So with a little trepidation, I purchased P II.
Trepidatious I should not have been.
This a stunning album, in parts like the heaviest of sounds bolted together by latter day disciples of "Pantera" and "Fear Factory" that suddenly changes to violin loaded "PFM" and even sections of early "ELP"
This slab of new music is completely mind boggling in just how many different styles of all types of music it nods in the direction of.
Not in a bad or cluttered or grating manner but in a style of terrific substance and depth.
It kind of feels like the sensation you get after a rather explosive sneeze, all de-cluttered and able to take a very deep, clean, satisfying breath of fresh mountain air, believe me!!!
As usual I refuse to detail favourite tracks, I always believe that the individual listener does not need to know whatever genre, sub or other wise that certain others feel the need to pigeon hole music in.
My favourites are mine, and I refuse to sway your original listening by skipping what might be important tracks to you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Oh no.... 19 May 2013
By DVDER
Format:Audio CD
For those not familiar, Periphery are a so-called progressive metal group that have (to my mind) a range of influences encompassing Meshuggah, Dream Theater, Allan Holdsworth, late King Crimson, Prodigy, trance and industrial music. However, the result is far more than the sum of the influences.

Firstly, let me be clear: I'm definitely a fan of Periphery since hearing their first album and seeing them live in London. And in my review of their first album and even their EP (which included some dubious experiments), I have been impressed with their output to date. So this review took a lot of time for me to listen again and again to think about before writing, as I've come to the conclusion they have taken a step sideways and not forward.

Are the vocals better? Yes. Is the production outstanding? Check. However, a few worrying trends.

There appears to be a formula appearing for many of the songs: the trademark dynamic flips are there on many songs, with the long ambient outros ("Erised" and "Epoch"). And there is a less adventurous spirit than on the first album, or even some of the better EP tracks.

As I understand it, this album was one where Misha Mansoor, clearly the inspiration behind the project and its natural leader, decided to take a more democratic approach to composition and arrangement, sharing more of these duties with his band mates. Very laudable, you may think. However, my experience is that bands generally either come together because of a genuine collective and a cooperative approach (e.g. Rush), or are simply the product of a single musician's clear vision: I get the impression that the first Periphery album was more of the latter ilk.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, excellent, 13 Feb 2013
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Cant say enough about this band. They are fantastic and hope they come to Ireland. BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT. TURN IT UP LOUD.!
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5.0 out of 5 stars cool 9 Jan 2013
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it was a present for Christmas my son loved it do not know what else to say just trying to make the 16 words .result
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid album 5 Jan 2013
By Matt
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A slightly different feel from the first album. Slightly more dreamtheatre-esk and less djenty but album is instantly recognisable as Periphery. Not as genre defining as the first album but then, not in a bad way. Guitar work is fantastic, both in rhythm and lead. Anyone who has been keeping up to date may notice the odd riff that has been released or used elsewhere (Scarlet from Haunted Shores for example...but then Mark and Misha wrote it anyway?) Stand out performance from Spencer here though. An instantly noticeable step up in range and screamed/growled vocals. Especially impressive if it is indeed true that he had zero tuning in production...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid 3 Jan 2013
By Alex
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Great variations in tracks, catchy as hell, great production, more interesting to listen to than first album in their entirities
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best album of the year. 8 Nov 2012
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This is a must buy album if you like progressive metal. Much improvment on the first album and the best Djent offering I have heard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars they have finally won me over 26 July 2012
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much better than the first album. the singing is better, the song dynamics are better. the hooks are more relevent and uplifting than in previous albums. The singer has a great voice but sounds a lot like Corey Taylor in places, for some reason. that's not a bad thing, though...

essential metal release for 2012
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