Periphery

Aktaion – The Parade of Nature Review

By Mark Z. on July 21, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Unsigned Bands, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Progressive Metal, 11 comments

“Here at AMG, one of my biggest challenges (besides suppressing my gag reflex when cleaning out the office refrigerator) is trying to keep my reviews to a tidy length. Between describing a band’s sound and influences, elaborating on the various songs, bitching about the production, and writing shitty and superfluous opening paragraphs, it can be hard to squeeze all my thoughts into only 700 or so words. Fortunately Aktaion’s sophomore outing The Parade of Nature is the rare record which can be accurately described in a single term: Gojira-core.” That’s better than gorilla-core at least.

Toothgrinder – Nocturnal Masquerade Review

By Mark Z. on January 23, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Hardcore, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Spinefarm, Djent, Hardcore, Progressive Metal, 25 comments

“Not unlike a djentier and techier Every Time I Die, Masquerade combines a fuck-all attitude, tightly riveted melodies and rhythms, and a sense of abrasive aggression into a 42-minute package that feels like getting a piece of steel wool shoved down your throat—yet it remains hooky enough to wash it down with something sweet afterward.” Like putting Splenda on brass knuckles.

Cold Night for Alligators – Course of Events Review

By Kronos on January 4, 2016 in Danish Metal, Djent, Progressive Metal, Releases, Reviews, Djent, Progressive Metal, 43 comments

“Danish five-piece Cold Night For Alligators are described by their press kit as “progressive death metal with brutal technical hardcore, layered with tremendous atmospheric ambient sounds.” Doesn’t that sound great? I salivated at my luck, dreaming of this great new band that sounds like Cynic, Gaza and Hope Drone.” That’s our Kronos – forever drooling and droning.

Subversion – Animi Review

By Kronos on February 18, 2015 in 2015, Djent, English Metal, Reviews, Rogue Records America, Djent, 25 comments

“Have you ever been rocking out and singing along to the sick riffs and genius vocal melodies of Periphery and thought, “Hey, wouldn’t it be great if there was another band just like this, but less self-indulgent and with a singer whose voice is marginally less annoying?”” If so, it’s your lucky day. Now consult a health care technician.

Periphery – Juggernaut Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on January 25, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Djent, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Sumerian Records, Djent, Progressive Metal, 79 comments

“Believe it or not, we tend to research the bands we review here, even if it’s occasionally more tempting just to mash our palms against the keyboard for five hundred words, assign an arbitrary score, then knock off down to the pub. This week has, therefore, seen me listening to an unhealthy amount of the genre that discerning metalheads love to hate: djent (the ‘d’ is silent).” Djent is a challenging genre, but then again, a double album of material can make any genre challenging. We like challenges.

Periphery – II Review

By Angry Metal Guy on July 5, 2012 in 2.0, 2012, American Metal, Century Media, Djent, Progressive Metal, 107 comments

Unlike the progressive rock and heavy rock of the past, Periphery isn’t really writing great symphonic works of art or abstract tracks with smart, snappy choruses. Nor is this a shred-fest in funny time signatures á la Dream Theater and their oppressive and ubiquitous ilk. Nay, Periphery is something unique to the 2010s. That good? I dunno.