Album Review: Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty

Periphery move away from the pitfalls of their Alpha concept record, yet don't take with them as many elements as one would have thought from Omega in their latest offering Periphery III: Select Difficulty.

Confused? They definitely want you to be. The Price Is Wrong features a satisfying displaced rhythm just before the one-minute mark, and a sweeping guitar solo midway through. Motormouth features a punchy intro and zippy yet charged vocal delivery from Spencer Sotelo before delving into a proggy bridge, emerging for air with a 'dank' breakdown at its conclusion. Marigold opens with a string section and some snappy riffing that pervades the song. The Way The News Goes... opens with a clean-toned lick, something you might hear from Chon or Plini — it's very much an upbeat and vibrant song with some clean emotive vocals. It ends on a long-winded breakdown and soft piano outro. Remain Indoors is a bit more exciting, with some double bass on the drums and an uplifting tone, that soon divulges into a strange Nintendocore segment with chanting choir vocals. Habitual Line-Stepper opens heavy and fast, with blast beats and a savage guitar riff and some sick djenty chugs. Here the strings return, but in a more epic Game Of Thrones-style interlude that builds the intensity of the song.

All in all, it's more consistent than their previous double album with a few fresh methods of experimentation throughout.