Periphery, the D.C.-born band who’ve been twice nominated for GRAMMY-Awards, have seen each of their last four albums debut in the Top 25 of Billboard’s album charts and have lead a new “generation of noodly virtuosos with a love of the unconventional” (Rolling Stone), release their first album in four years with the self-deprecatingly titled Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre arriving March 10 via the band’s own 3DOT Recordings.
“We spent more time on Periphery V than any other release in our history,” explains Mark Holcomb. “We challenged and pushed ourselves harder, and along the way we grew even closer as a band. We are so proud of the final results! I also wanted to mention how exceedingly grateful we are to our fans for being so patient in waiting for this record. We wanted to show our appreciation by giving you two songs today instead of one. We have a very busy 2023 and 2024 planned so we’ll see you on the road!” Those singles are “Wildfire” and “Zagreus,” which can be heard here. A video for “Wildfire” will be available today at 2 pm eastern.
Misha Mansoor echoes Holcomb’s sentiment: “I’m really proud of the material and it was certainly a labour of love and a tough album to make. The feeling that we were going to have to give up because it kept taking so long was so overwhelming at times, that to not just overcome it, but to feel so proud of this album has really galvanized us as a band in a way that I don’t think any other experience could have.”
The 9-song collection was once again produced by the band, with Adam “Nolly” Getgood contributing bass across the album, and also mixing the release. Jørgen Munkeby performs a saxophone solo on “Wildfire.”
Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre pre-orders are available now (http://lnk.to/djentisnotagenre), with the albumavailable via several limited-edition vinyl variants, CD, cassette and digitally.
Periphery V: Djent is Not A Genre tracklist:
- Wildfire
- Atropos
- Wax Wings
- Everything is Fine!
- Silhouette
- Dying Star
- Zagreus
- Dracul Gras
- Thanks Nobuo
Periphery previously announced a Spring tour in the US with Underoath:
March 3 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
March 4 Stroudsberg, PA The Sherman Theater
March 5 Huntington, NY The Paramount
March 7 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
March 8 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theatre
March 10 East Moline, IL The Rust Belt
March 11 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
March 13 Grand Rapids, MI GLC Live at 20 Monroe
March 14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
March 15 Kansas City, MO The Uptown Theater
March 17 Wichita, KS The Cotilion
March 18 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre
March 20 Boise, ID Revolution
March 21 Portland, OR The Roseland Theater
March 23 Wheatland, CA Hard Rock Live Sacramento
March 24 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
March 25 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
March 26 San Diego, CA SOMA
March 27 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre
March 29 Albuquerque, NM The El Rey Theatre
March 31 Oklahoma City, OK The Diamond Ballroom
April 1 Little Rock, AR The Hall
April 2 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
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