Fun fact: the reason the jazz flows so well into the chorus of Wildfire is because the jazz IS the chorus. It’s the same exact melody, just broken down and jazzed up. It becomes much more obvious when you listen to it without the vocals, check out their guitar playthrough of it!
1:52 for whatever reason, periphery songs get better the more you listen to them, much like aging a fine wine. i think it's just because you need to build an intuition to their groove and song structure and then once you know where the song will go, you can just sit back and enjoy the music without losing the groove
Completely agree with this. Periphery has reached the 'love to hate' level at this point. I feel like I go into a new album like this with a cynical attitude. Mainly, because I love their whole discography and can't fathom them topping their already existing catalog. However, they delivered. The more I hear this album the more I fall in love with it.
Thanks Nobuo is referring to Nobuo Uematsu, the dude who did the music for most of the final fantasy games back in the day Hes also a big influence on the band
I had to listen to everything like 5-6 times before i really “understood” and liked some of it. Truthfully didnt like the whole album much on my first listen through
I’ve been a die hard fan of theirs for almost 10 years now and trust me, this album took some time to grow on me too at the first listen but it’s slowly becoming my favourite from theirs, it really is that good, although my current favourite album from them is Hail Stan as of now but you never know ;)
it's was already my favorite on first listen lmao. but yall's are also valid. but it is very true that it grows on you even more. I didn't care much for Dying star at first, but it's now like top 3 or 2 in the album for me
So far this albums is probably my second or third favorite from them. It really feels like they’re taking a lot of notes from influences and similar bands and sprinkling it in to the album. There’s the usual meshuggah influences, but myself and a ton of people I know are saying Everything Is Fine! Sounds like it could have been off of DEP’s last album. Wax Wings does give Erra vibes, and a friend of mine said Dracul Gras sounds like an A7X song.
What is your favourite? :) its fun how varied it is with people who like periphery. Most bands have that one album everyone loved and thats about it, for periphery it can genuinely be any of them.
@@thesaviorofsouls5210 I go back and forth between P2/P3. I love the technicality of P2, along with how intense it is. But I love P3 because of the production quality, the album flow, the variety, and the amount of bangers from that album. I think P2 is my old favorite with P3/P5 being my top 2
Love every song. This is probably my ranking (3-7 are basically tied tbh) 1. Dracul Gras 2. Atropos 3. Wax Wings 4. Zagreus 5. Thanks Nobuo 6. Everything is Fine! 7. Dying Star 8. Silhouette 9. Wildfire Also, you're right about ERRA vibes on Wax Wings.
Been listening to those guys since P1, each release was so hype.This one was defo hardest to get into, but i always enjoyed softer side of band. Great album
The orchestral shit at the end of Zagreus gives me vibes of like you just watched a superhero movie where the villain actually wins and this is the music for the ending scene/credits lol
I really think Dracul Gras was the real standout of the album, such a well crafted song, void of lyrics the music would still tell a story and it's beautiful in my opinion.
Seems I was not the only one who thought of Red Hot Chili Peppers when I heard Dying Star(one of the commenters in chat mentioned it), the fast paced section at least. I was however unable to pinpoint the song it reminded me of...then it hit me at 3 am(like it usually happens). It's "Torture Me" from "Stadium Arcadium".
All the "Erra"/"Polyphia" moments are actually Periphery/Mark moments. Probably why I can't fully get into some of these newer bands. They've been copying Periphery a while now.
Wax Wings reminds me of some early Polyphia with sprinklings of Erra... in a good way. Misha and Mark are masterclass. Actually, the whole band is masterclass.
I'm hoping you understand people's say about AI, even if it looks neat. Context: AI (especially AI art) uses an algorithm to automatically collect art from all possible corners of the internet whether copyrighted or not, monetized or not, for sale or not, doesn't care about permissions or at the very least credit, it's theft by definition, it's a spit in the face to every artist publishing their work on the internet. (Don't mention "AI Artists", they're asking the AI to spin up work for them and they'll sell the result), that's only the surface level of why AI art is so f***ed up, and so are the people using it who know about this! I like this album, but the music video for "Atropos" and especially the response from Spencer to the people's confrontation really left a bad taste for me.
Used to think the same but going back and listening to songs like wax wings and Dracul gras + thanks nobuo this is probably my favorite album period currently
Fun fact: the reason the jazz flows so well into the chorus of Wildfire is because the jazz IS the chorus. It’s the same exact melody, just broken down and jazzed up. It becomes much more obvious when you listen to it without the vocals, check out their guitar playthrough of it!
I love when people say “this sounds like (input band that copies periphery)”
I hate when this people say that 😅 periphery is the Father right now
@@davidvillabass so true
@davidvillabass meshuggah the grandaddy
Periphery the daddy
Everyone else the kids haha
1:52 for whatever reason, periphery songs get better the more you listen to them, much like aging a fine wine. i think it's just because you need to build an intuition to their groove and song structure and then once you know where the song will go, you can just sit back and enjoy the music without losing the groove
Yeah, this is a perfect explanation.
Exactly!
Periphery's like a puzzle. Half the fun is in solving their music
Completely agree with this. Periphery has reached the 'love to hate' level at this point. I feel like I go into a new album like this with a cynical attitude. Mainly, because I love their whole discography and can't fathom them topping their already existing catalog. However, they delivered. The more I hear this album the more I fall in love with it.
@@SuperMetalBrosPodcast real. I was underwhelmed and didn't like it on first listen but I can't get enough now
Did you catch the Atropos reference in Dracul Gras? Same melody on 51:49 and 11:00
The best part of the Atropos, for sure
Thanks Nobuo is referring to Nobuo Uematsu, the dude who did the music for most of the final fantasy games back in the day
Hes also a big influence on the band
That is really interesting.... I love the pop-culture influences makes the concept easy to vibe with.
This album is just perfection for me tbh. Been waiting for 4 years, and goddamn was I not disappointed in any way
So far I’ve been having a hard time digesting the rest of the album but Wax Wings is everything I’ve wanted in Periphery.
I had to listen to everything like 5-6 times before i really “understood” and liked some of it. Truthfully didnt like the whole album much on my first listen through
Dont worry man periphery is a band pretty well known for songs that have to grow on you for a bit. Comes with being experimental i guess
I’ve been a die hard fan of theirs for almost 10 years now and trust me, this album took some time to grow on me too at the first listen but it’s slowly becoming my favourite from theirs, it really is that good, although my current favourite album from them is Hail Stan as of now but you never know ;)
@@thesaviorofsouls5210 exactly! Upon multiple listens, this album is now on its way to become my favourite ❤
it's was already my favorite on first listen lmao. but yall's are also valid. but it is very true that it grows on you even more. I didn't care much for Dying star at first, but it's now like top 3 or 2 in the album for me
Matt their drummer is so incredibly talented 👌 can’t wait to see his play throughs of the album!
28:04 😂 it’s ok just let Spencer serenade you
If power ballads were still a thing, wax wings would be that power ballad. That song is Spencer’s best vocal work to date on an album.
Periphery isn't always a "something for everyone" kind of band, I'd say their most focused album I've listened to was Periphery II
So far this albums is probably my second or third favorite from them. It really feels like they’re taking a lot of notes from influences and similar bands and sprinkling it in to the album. There’s the usual meshuggah influences, but myself and a ton of people I know are saying Everything Is Fine! Sounds like it could have been off of DEP’s last album. Wax Wings does give Erra vibes, and a friend of mine said Dracul Gras sounds like an A7X song.
What is your favourite? :) its fun how varied it is with people who like periphery.
Most bands have that one album everyone loved and thats about it, for periphery it can genuinely be any of them.
Dracul gras sounds like a ridiculous mix of every song on the nightmare album. Save me comes to mind first
@@thesaviorofsouls5210 I go back and forth between P2/P3. I love the technicality of P2, along with how intense it is. But I love P3 because of the production quality, the album flow, the variety, and the amount of bangers from that album. I think P2 is my old favorite with P3/P5 being my top 2
the riffs for wax wings were more Novelists FR than erra. but also then again, mark probably innovated it first to begin with
After giving this album a few front-to-backs, Thanks Nobuo is the standout song for me and the one I keep coming back to
Love every song. This is probably my ranking (3-7 are basically tied tbh)
1. Dracul Gras
2. Atropos
3. Wax Wings
4. Zagreus
5. Thanks Nobuo
6. Everything is Fine!
7. Dying Star
8. Silhouette
9. Wildfire
Also, you're right about ERRA vibes on Wax Wings.
Good list! I almost exactly agree with maybe 2 switches. Everything is so close anyway, as you correctly pointed out XD
no wonder i love that song so much
Dying star is up there for me 🤌🏼
@@steedenscfc yeah it's a great song. They're all so good hard to pick favorites.
Oh wow wildfire under silhouette? Would love to know why
Everything is Fine gives me Hardcore style vibes like Norma Jean. Especially after that slow down at the end. Definitely hear Car Bomb in here too
Some Dillinger Escape Plan vibes in there too
@@ItsBabaEro Yup, definitely
@CurtMuhGurt Lol, I just typed peace and that's what popped up
Weirdly I also got an Incubus vibe too, idk if its just me but the way Spencer sings "pardon me" in Thanks Nobuo really reminded me of Incubus too.
Everything is Fine! original code name was PAWG Destroyer.
I believe it
Never thought I would hear someone describing a periphery song as “never gonna give you up type beat”
Honestly, that's probably the highest form of respect you can give to Periphery at this point.
Been listening to those guys since P1, each release was so hype.This one was defo hardest to get into, but i always enjoyed softer side of band. Great album
The orchestral shit at the end of Zagreus gives me vibes of like you just watched a superhero movie where the villain actually wins and this is the music for the ending scene/credits lol
Silhouette is the "Sextape" to this album.
Idk man the songs about loss and grief lol
@@subsume7904 I'm mainly talking about the style of it, but yeah maybe not so much then lol.
Glad you mentioned Incubus during Dying Star, the riffs in there do remind me a lot about them, I thought for sure everyone just forgot about them
PV is the kind of album u listen to before sleeping, love it
Hi Pierre
@@davidvillabass Hi david
I really think Dracul Gras was the real standout of the album, such a well crafted song, void of lyrics the music would still tell a story and it's beautiful in my opinion.
33:26 - Insert “wololooohh” clip from Age of Empires
Wildfire has an orchestral outro too if you haven't listened to the song outside of the MV
Seems I was not the only one who thought of Red Hot Chili Peppers when I heard Dying Star(one of the commenters in chat mentioned it), the fast paced section at least. I was however unable to pinpoint the song it reminded me of...then it hit me at 3 am(like it usually happens). It's "Torture Me" from "Stadium Arcadium".
the outro of this album invokes memories of me and the boys playing splitscreen Halo 2 and Halo 3. Simpler times.
Haken definitely had the most diverse album of 2023 but this might be close!
All the "Erra"/"Polyphia" moments are actually Periphery/Mark moments. Probably why I can't fully get into some of these newer bands. They've been copying Periphery a while now.
They were playing elden ring too while making the album and it really shows in the zagreus outro lol
You mean Hades, right?
@@vernaltear nah I mean the orchestral outro not the hades motif
As if it couldn’t be more on the nose, spencer uses the word “elden” 2 or so times in Fat Drac.
Everything is Fine is like a mix of Alpha Wolf and Spiritbox for me, but I hear the Tallah as well
I couldn't stop thinking that they must've been listening to Akudama when they wrote it lol. Straight banger
18:30 - You can't stay on beat with Periphery unless you're an obsessive, maniac like myself haha
Wax Wings reminds me of some early Polyphia with sprinklings of Erra... in a good way. Misha and Mark are masterclass. Actually, the whole band is masterclass.
Wax Wings reminded me of Tilian in DGD
Yeah Dying Star I definitely get Good Tiger vibes.
I gotta check this out before I see lol
Periphery 1 and 2 still my tops from them but good album overall! 8/10
I think during dying star you were thinking of breaking Benjamin
Dying Star gives me big Paramore vibes.
I'm hoping you understand people's say about AI, even if it looks neat.
Context: AI (especially AI art) uses an algorithm to automatically collect art from all possible corners of the internet whether copyrighted or not, monetized or not, for sale or not, doesn't care about permissions or at the very least credit, it's theft by definition, it's a spit in the face to every artist publishing their work on the internet.
(Don't mention "AI Artists", they're asking the AI to spin up work for them and they'll sell the result), that's only the surface level of why AI art is so f***ed up, and so are the people using it who know about this!
I like this album, but the music video for "Atropos" and especially the response from Spencer to the people's confrontation really left a bad taste for me.
1. Everything is fine!
2. Wildfire
3. Thanks Nobuo
4. Zagreus
5. Wax Wings
6. Dracul Gras
7. Atropos
8. Dying Star
9. Silhouette
Bro based his list off the first listen
Side note. Saw loathe a few months ago, they put on a sick show. But I can also say y'all don't look alike at all.
Good album,I wouldn’t say most diverse. I’d say worse periphery album
The fact that you called it a good album yet their worst album says a lot about the quality of their catalog
@@nodnarB14 for sure these guys are no joke.
Honesty I'm a huge fan but the lyrics and melodies on this one are horrible. This album is serious garbage.
Used to think the same but going back and listening to songs like wax wings and Dracul gras + thanks nobuo this is probably my favorite album period currently
best album closing i've heard in lot of years (despite i didn't like the whole album that much, aside from their 3 singles)