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2016 studio album by Periphery
Periphery III: Select Difficulty is the fifth album by the progressive metal band Periphery , released July 22, 2016.[1] The opening track, "The Price Is Wrong", was nominated for Best Metal Performance in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
It is the last album the band released on Sumerian Records . It is also the last album to feature bassist Adam "Nolly" Getgood as an official member of Periphery before he left the band in 2017, though he still returned on Periphery IV: Hail Stan to produce, engineer, and mix the album, in addition to contributing final bass parts.
Critical reception
Writing for Exclaim! , Calum Slingerland praised the band's "drive to keep exploring out of their stylistic box". In a review for "Prog Sphere", Stefan Andonov states that: “Select Difficulty is by far their most diverse album, they have grown and have found a way to combine complex sounding vibe with the popular one.” [6]
Track listing
Title 1. "The Price Is Wrong" 3:57 2. "Motormouth" 4:50 3. "Marigold" 7:20 4. "The Way the News Goes..." 5:04 5. "Remain Indoors" 6:10 6. "Habitual Line-Stepper" 6:52 7. "Flatline" 5:51 8. "Absolomb" 7:44 9. "Catch Fire" 3:54 10. "Prayer Position" 4:37 11. "Lune" 7:47 Total length: 64:06
Personnel
Periphery
Production
Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – production
Adam "Nolly" Getgood – mixing , engineering
Ermin Hamidovic – mastering
Taylor Larson – vocal production
Spencer Sotelo – vocal production
Jason Richardson – additional vocal tracking
Pete Adams – additional vocal tracking
Randy Slaugh – live orchestra, choir production, engineering
Ken Dudley – orchestral sessions mixing
Additional personnel
Emily Rust – violin
Cymrie Van Drew – violin
Megumi Terry – violin
Caryn Bradley – viola
Kelsey Clegg – viola
Clayton Wieben – viola
Chris Morgan – cello
Robert Willes – cello
Adam Heyen – French horn
Tyler Arndt – trumpet
Tom Francis – bass trombone
Austin Bentley – choir
Tiffany Yeates – choir
Jonathan Allred – choir
Randy Slaugh – choir
Eric Slaugh – choir
Jeffrey Slaugh – choir
Hayley Malesich – choir
Kelsey Clegg – choir
Clayton Wieben – choir
Taylor Larson – choir
Emily Piriz – choir
Nick Day – choir
Jake Bowen – choir
Charts
References
^ "Periphery Announces 'Select Difficulty' Album, 'Sonic Unrest' U.S. Tour" . Blabbermouth.net . 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-07-16 .
^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees" . latimes.com . 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-06 .
^ "Periphery III: Select Difficulty by Periphery" . Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ Slingerland, Calum (July 26, 2016). "Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty" . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ Haridimou, Candice (July 21, 2016). "PERIPHERY – 'PERIPHERY III: SELECT DIFFICULTY' " . Rock Sound . Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ Andonov, Stefan (August 1, 2016). "Periphery – Periphery III: Select Difficulty" . Prog Sphere . Retrieved December 14, 2016 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "Periphery: III - Select Difficulty" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" . oricn ME inc. Retrieved August 3, 2016 .
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 2, 2016.