Summary
Periphery III: Select Difficulty is the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. The album was released July 22, 2016 through Sumerian Records, and was produced by Misha Mansoor and Adam Getgood.[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 this label. 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.
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| Released | July 22, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 64:06 | |||
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| Singles from Periphery III: Select Difficulty | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[6] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 70 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! praised the band's "drive to keep exploring out of their stylistic box".[5] Prog Sphere's Stefan Andonov stated 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."[7]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Periphery
- Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals
- Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – guitar, synths
- Jake Bowen – guitar, synths
- Mark Holcomb – guitar
- Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass, guitar
- Matt Halpern – drums, percussion
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 edit
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 8 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 42 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 86 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 139 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 22 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 39 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 102 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[15] | 3 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 43 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 57 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 22 |
References edit
- ^ "Periphery Announces 'Select Difficulty' Album, 'Sonic Unrest' U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth.net. April 26, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". latimes.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "'Periphery III: Select Difficulty' on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Periphery III: Select Difficulty". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Periphery – III – Select Difficulty". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2016.