The Periphery Thread

[MetropolisWatches]

i suggest you give this new album a fair chance. i believe it to be much better than their debut. (which i liked alot, this one is just stronger for every member) if you dont dig it then you probably never will, which is fine.



all the guitar solos on the cd are great. both guests and members

I think the vocals are what turned me off, and from the samples I've heard it seems they've changed that up this time around. Did they ever release an instrumental version of the first record?

[chrisbDTM]

first record, yes. second, no.


vocals are pretty different for this record. much stronger

[MetropolisWatches]

first record, yes. second, no.


vocals are pretty different for this record. much stronger

I'll have to get a copy of the instrumental version.

[John94]

Got my copy today. Gunna give it a listen to properly tonight/tomorrow and report back.

[Cable]

first record, yes. second, no.


vocals are pretty different for this record. much stronger

Aye. I think the biggest change though are the vocal melodies and styles. The 1st album was a collection of Misha riffs, with vocals on top from three different vocalists recording them over the pasted riffs.

Now, it was more of a collective effort, and more room for Spencer to try many different approaches. I cannot remember one vocal melody from the 1st, and mainly because none of them really repeated. That is absolutely not the case on the 2nd album, with many choruses repeating at least twice.

The one thing I worry about is if Spencer will throw his voice out down the road. He has some high and aggressive parts.

[OsMosis2259]

Yeah I hope his voice doesn't take a lot of beating

[BlackInk]

You don't remember any vocal melodies from the first one? I think it has some awesome vocal melodies that really sticks with you (me). But you're right about them not repeating much.

[chrisbDTM]

yea spencer writing his own melodies and taking time to craft the vocals is really what makes this record that much more awesome.


spencer is great in this band. so much better than chris. casey is like a unicorn in the band's history, incredible but still sort of a mystery, only singing on like 2 and a half songs. sucks he wasnt in to it. but they certainly aren't settling with spencer

[BlackInk]

casey is like a unicorn in the band's history, incredible but still sort of a mystery, only singing on like 2 and a half songs.

Never heard of Casey, where can I hear him?

[chrisbDTM]

im at work so i cant provide youtube links

but he wrote the vocals for icarus lives, the last section of insomnia, and inertia. if you search those songs with his name on youtube, you would probably get the right versions


full name: casey sabol


edit: casey is also a guest vocalist on racecar for about 5 seconds. @5:56 in the song

[ddtonfire]

Here's a part of the Juggernaut album with Casey's vocals. It's my favorite thing Misha's ever done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjKX5g-7988

[John94]

First listen and I like Froggin Bullfish so far, but I'll have to give the album a couple of more listens.

[sylvan]

Major thanks to the person that posted up the JP Solo link.  Without seeing that I probobly wouldn't have heard about this band.  I'm not totally sold yet, but I'm really digging Make Total Destroy, Jetpacks, and a few others I've listened to.  This band is so tight, I love it.  I don't dislike the vocals, and I think that they add a lot to the style of the music.  But the band, OMG!  I'm gonna pick up the new album and see where that takes me.

[ResultsMayVary]

Major thanks to the person that posted up the JP Solo link.  Without seeing that I probobly wouldn't have heard about this band.  I'm not totally sold yet, but I'm really digging Make Total Destroy, Jetpacks, and a few others I've listened to.  This band is so tight, I love it.  I don't dislike the vocals, and I think that they add a lot to the style of the music.  But the band, OMG!  I'm gonna pick up the new album and see where that takes me.

Make sure to thank ChrisbDTM!

[Dark Castle]

Honestly kind of glad Casey left, not that he's a bad singer, but I don't really like his vox that much. :I

[chrisbDTM]

Major thanks to the person that posted up the JP Solo link.  Without seeing that I probobly wouldn't have heard about this band.  I'm not totally sold yet, but I'm really digging Make Total Destroy, Jetpacks, and a few others I've listened to.  This band is so tight, I love it.  I don't dislike the vocals, and I think that they add a lot to the style of the music.  But the band, OMG!  I'm gonna pick up the new album and see where that takes me.

Make sure to thank ChrisbDTM!

hey now

Honestly kind of glad Casey left, not that he's a bad singer, but I don't really like his vox that much. :I

i love spencer but i cant listen to the new versions of icarus lives. casey owns it, and is the man responsible for opening up the band to the half screaming/half singing vocal style

[ResultsMayVary]

Major thanks to the person that posted up the JP Solo link.  Without seeing that I probobly wouldn't have heard about this band.  I'm not totally sold yet, but I'm really digging Make Total Destroy, Jetpacks, and a few others I've listened to.  This band is so tight, I love it.  I don't dislike the vocals, and I think that they add a lot to the style of the music.  But the band, OMG!  I'm gonna pick up the new album and see where that takes me.

Make sure to thank ChrisbDTM!

hey now

I was just trying to give you credit for posting the JP solo thread in the DT section! 

[chrisbDTM]

no thanks!

 i listen to howard stern too much, any time someone gives him a shoutout he says "hey noww"

[ddtonfire]

i love spencer but i cant listen to the new versions of icarus lives. casey owns it

QFT. his version is all balls, malevolence, and sinisterness

[pain of occupation]

fuck im loving the write ups theyre doing on gaybook / youtube. i love to hear some in depth analysis when new albums come out...wish more bands would do stuff like this.

[OsMosis2259]

The first riff of Icarus Lives pretty much got me into this band 2 years ago 

[ResultsMayVary]

fuck im loving the write ups theyre doing on gaybook / youtube. i love to hear some in depth analysis when new albums come out...wish more bands would do stuff like this.

I definitely agree with this. Its really nice to know the back stories behind each track and how they're basically put together/how they came about. I'm really excited for Ragnarok, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Erised, and Masamune's in depth analysis when they are eventually posted in the coming days.

[johnnysuperfan]

I purchased this CD today and enjoying it so far. Favorite tracks are: Erised + Epoch; Facepalm Mute ; Make Total Destroy.

A buddy of mine did a review of this CD on YouTube if anyone would like to check it out and subscribe.

part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p29gGCE1Uz8&feature=relmfu

part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIjmP0DA_Gk&feature=relmfu

[pain of occupation]

fuck im loving the write ups theyre doing on gaybook / youtube. i love to hear some in depth analysis when new albums come out...wish more bands would do stuff like this.

I definitely agree with this. Its really nice to know the back stories behind each track and how they're basically put together/how they came about. I'm really excited for Ragnarok, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Erised, and Masamune's in depth analysis when they are eventually posted in the coming days.

i didnt get a chance to read luck as a constant yet today...probly the one im most interested in. 

[BlackInk]

Here's a part of the Juggernaut album with Casey's vocals. It's my favorite thing Misha's ever done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjKX5g-7988

His vocals are great, but like Spencer's more. That is probably because I've gotten used to it by now.

[OsMosis2259]

Periphery
MAKE TOTAL DESTROY Instrumental Drum Playthrough by Matt at this year's Meinl Drum Festival! Watch and share!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h3sW-UKpeY&sns=em

[ResultsMayVary]

Just got my tickets to see these guys and BTBAM in Cleveland on Aug 14th.

[YtseCullen]

Muramasa and Have A Blast is like the best 1- 2 punch to open an album, Album of the year so far for me!

[ddtonfire]

Ooh, I'd say Make Total Destroy and Erised... but the first two are just about as powerful. Actually, it's a tough choice 

Just got my tickets to see these guys and BTBAM in Cleveland on Aug 14th.

Dude... Periphery's going to be in San Antonio the 26th and then Chimp Spanner's going to be in San Antonio the 27th... how awesome is that!

[pain of occupation]

best 1-2 punch to open an album. not necesaarily his best 1-2 punch off the album.

[YtseCullen]

I don't know what it is about those two, but for some reason, they just feel so powerful to me. I was listening to it in my car for the first time, and with my stereo system it just had a killer sound and feel to me. I don't know what it is but those first two really get me psyched, then the album just continues from there with epic song after epic song! Overall this album kicks so much ass 

[YtseCullen]

Snip - my mistake 

[chrisbDTM]

after listening to this cd a crapload of times this is my ranking (not gonna count epoch):

have a blast
froggin bullfish
ji
the gods must be craycray
luck as a constant
masamune
ragnarok
facepalm mute
mile zero
erised
scarlet
make total destroy
muramasa


but i absolutely love every track

[OsMosis2259]

Mine is:

Masamune
Ragnarok
Luck as a Constant
Erised
Make Total Destroy
Ji
Have a Blast
The Gods Must Be Crazy!
Facepalm Mute
Froggin' Bullfish
Muramasa
Scarlet

Mile Zero
Epoch

The last two are the ones that I am having a tough time really getting into.

[Zantera]

It's hard to rank, but something like this:

Ragnarok
Ji
Have a Blast
The Gods Must Be Crazy!
Luck as Constant
MAKE TOTAL DESTROY
Masamune
Erised
Scarlet
Facepalm Mute
Froggin' Bullfish
Mile Zero
Muramasa
Epoch