Prog Metal Is Making A Comeback In 2023! Periphery "Wildfire" Reaction

[@METALBIRB]

Wildfire Or Zagreus?

[@dylandurham9337]

Yes

[@styyl8651]

zagrire

[@pedropessoa2246]

Wildgreus

[@frozenandchosen]

Both Great but definitely Wildfire, I’m a sucker for jazz elements

[@Sonic_Kirbo]

That’s a hard decision 🤘🏻

[@DM72513]

Spencer looks like an upcoming Rainbow Six Siege Operator and Prog Metal Bono combined.

[@METALBIRB]

Lmao

[@patbateman8116]

this is what prog needs, bands like periphery and sleep token keeping it fresh whilst trying new ideas but not overly self indulging in their own abilities either. im so hyped for both their albums this year

[@METALBIRB]

Exactly!

[@xanthelinhs2143]

@dragonballfanscantread2383 lol metalcore bands don't think they're metalcore, prog fans don't think they're prog. Guess we should call them what they actually clearly are. Emo.

[@judgepage6605]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read literally are lmao

[@METALBIRB]

@dragonballfanscantread2383you’re right dude. The genre is Djent. My bad.

[@judgepage6605]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read I have. Those bands are all djent. Not sure where you're getting prog out of those, must've been their early work.

[@davidpwolfe]

Your joy is infectious in this one! So much fun. The song SLAPS!

[@METALBIRB]

It’s a slapper indeed!

[@uniservicemann3186]

The level of freshness I've felt in 2023 so far is immaculate. 2023, the year of prog and djents comeback! And we still got Humanity's Last Breath, Veil of Maya, Invent Animate, Haken and many more to come, hopefully Vildhjarta as well!

[@METALBIRB]

Vildhjarta too would be nuts... just absolutely nutty

[@uniservicemann3186]

@@METALBIRB if we also get Erra, I'm gonna flip my shit

[@rewmeister]

and Tesseract

[@stuartbramwell7731]

Probably one of the best songs they've done. The solo is definitely an homage to New Millennium Cyanide Christ by Meshuggah. The chorus filled an itch for Juggernaut fans who loved the jazzy progression from The Event, but wanted Spencer to work his magic over it and for the idea to be developed more in general. Just a very loveable song, especially for those who like their metal served with a big slice of weird.

[@TheDjentleman77]

I think they have outdone themselves, these two songs are beyond amazing, can’t wait to hear the rest. Also, the production is god tier. 🔥🤘🏻

[@amrikcrow3573]

Misha is so good at what he does.

[@Kroger_Jones]

I wanted to cry listening to this song. After the wait we had, this was another level of music. Periphery has always been my favorite band of all time ever since I heard them years ago, but this is different.

[@Viridianjg]

Seeing you call out the jazz part as a joke only to later find out it wasn't a joke was amazing lol

[@shri081]

That chorus catches you off guard the first time….but you appreciate it more and more with every listen…and that bass tone on that jazz section…man oh man… 2023 is off to a blistering start with this and Zagreus…

[@mattsilfen227]

The first time I heard this chorus it threw me for a loop and I wasn’t a huge fan. A couple spins later I “got it”. A dozen spins later and I’m convinced this is one of their best choruses. It’s actually really really catchy but also complex in a way their choruses haven’t been since P2. (Others have pointed out it’s the same as The Event from Juggernaut). Once you’re able to groove and sing along it’s absolutely epic. Really solid track all around from Periphery.

[@daniolus]

@Someguy136 cool story bro

[@mattsilfen227]

@@someguy1363 Oh gimme a break. I’ve been alive long enough to know what I like and don’t like. Some of my favorite stuff to this day challenged me at first. You don’t like it and that’s fine.

[@Minkfost]

4:38 holy fuck imagine this shit live, crowd losing their fkn mind

[@Lancr-jq2or]

That Jazz part is what I call Elevator core :)

[@miniDroiDs]

The building of the chorus through the entire song is just crazy haha, every chorus brings a new variation to reach the ultimate level at the end. The song is an absolute gem. GG

[@pedropessoa2246]

"Blood Eagle 2.0" was EXACTLY what I said when I first heard it hahahaha very similar, and yet so different as the time passes

[@METALBIRB]

I think I might like this song more than Blood Eagle too...

[@Kotsoros37]

Amazing track, that solo was very Meshuggahs last album haha, and the jazz part was super cool... ALSO DJENT!!

[@pancakeburglar9361]

Great track, love how heavy and groovy it is. Periphery is a master of those chill melodic interludes. If I have a critique I think the chorus melody isn’t quite as catchy as some of their other material but overall it’s a banger.

[@HenryRuins]

That saxophone part is done Munkeby from the Norwegian avant garde black metal band

[@J_romano1]

PROG IS BACK!!! btw love your reactions man!!! o/

[@METALBIRB]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@JohnnyRychous]

This was so good live. I finally made a Twitch stream of yours! 💪😂 I also loved the Stranger Things intro. My fave!

[@METALBIRB]

Stranger Things is the goat

[@mylife1221]

whoever said "gran turismo jazz" in the chat is a GIGACHAD, that's exactly what i thought when i first heard it

[@AtomicBear18]

THE STRANGER THINGS INTRO OF THE VIDEO GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS!!! Best Periphery song! :)

[@johnnyg666]

Prog is back baby! I also was getting blood eagle vibes in the beginning. Love this track, Spencers cleans in the "chorus" are fantastic. Drumming is just on another level, Matt just isn't human.

[@abrahamordaz4311]

Yoooooooo the callbacks to The Event!!!! I hadn't even caught that 👀🥴👏🏼🔥💯🙌🏼 Periphery is the greatest band on Earth hands down!!!! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@Laros82]

Not like Prog has been anywhere but yea in term of "mainstream" and amount of solid Prog coming out this yea I guess it makes sense to say"Prog is back"! Also happy to catch the life reaction was so much fun!

[@matthewschindler6487]

If they did an album with polyphia we would have a band called polyphery

[@LONGname46]

Periphia is another option tho😂

[@matthewschindler6487]

@@LONGname46 that is very true. Imagine the creative music they would make together in one room

[@vincentrao3610]

after my 30th listen it still somehow gets better. i might have a problem hahah

[@karl00l]

Damn you went HAM on this joint. I was surprised by that loungey jazz section, not sure how well I really enjoyed its placement but it was cool to hear it. Prog is backkk!

[@stephengollop1526]

Yeah I didn’t think the jazz section was necessary at all. And this is coming from a prog head

[@coleslaw5013]

​@@stephengollop1526 I understand where you're coming from, because it can be confusing especially without context. It's a reference. The entire song is chock of references to their songs on Juggernaut. One of the songs called "Hell Below" was super heavy most of the song, then abruptly switches to jazzy elevator music. So this song references "Hell Below" in the lyrics and with that abrupt change to the jazz section. Also, the guys in Periphery are a bunch of silly geese who do silly things because it's funny.

[@christian2994]

I’ve never listened to Periphery much ngl but after listening to the new singles, I’m definitely anticipating the new album a ton and feel like I should check out more of their music. Love your reaction videos man

[@sabbathxxl]

PROG IS BACK BABY

[@GregFPS]

Prog is back, just think we still are getting a Veil of Maya album this year! 🤯

[@nodnarB14]

I'll believe it when I see it lol

[@METALBIRB]

@@nodnarB14 Lukas was on my podcast, it should be coming out this year

[@sonnyford2407]

I was hoping we would get more of the electronic stuff teased at 1:55 in this song but hopefully we get more of that on the album

[@opethvarium418]

Loving the start to this year!

[@jitteryzeitgeist]

The chorus melody on this is incredibly unique and took me a listen or two to really nail down, but it’s an earworm now. Big Apex Theory vibes on that chorus

[@MonarchsBrody]

This is year of the prog because we're getting new TesseracT this year too

[@MJ-vd8bj]

And most likely The Contortionist too

[@MonarchsBrody]

@@MJ-vd8bj Completely forgot about that and Intervals is leaking some new music as well.

[@tylercarr7834]

Prog is back on the menu boys!!!

[@gorre220]

PROG IS BACK! I love it when bands take their genre and flip it on its head. I feel like Wildfire is the better song out of the 2 we got from them.

[@christiansylvester3629]

Prog is back! Loving the Juggernaut motifs pulled into both Wildfire and Zagreus!

[@980Logan]

PROG IS BACK!!! (It never left me ;))

[@LexiPixeL_]

YES! Pog for starting with my fave P song!! "Stranger Things" best song don't @ me. These two tracks took a few listens to grow on me, but they have in a big way and I'm super hyped for the album. Aaaaaaa. Favorite band for sure. I gotta say I like Wildfire a bit more. That chorus is so.. unusually crafted, but it's amazing the way it resolves itself. I'm in love.

[@SneezingEagle]

Hell yeah 🤘🏼 Zagreus for me...but I'm all here for a prog rock comeback

[@mitchcavanaugh7796]

That solo sounds like old school Chimp Spanner. Love it

[@joshgerschutz361]

Prog is Back! And I am here for it!

[@XavierMacX]

Love the twitch comments saying they don't like the chorus when it hasn't even happened yet XD XD LOL. Cheers for the video! Another great birb react.

[@XavierMacX]

Also, there IS a melodic part in Blood Eagle. But you're right, not NEARLY this accentuated, great point!!

[@METALBIRB]

I think that person already heard the song before my reaction but I like the chorus personally!

[@XavierMacX]

@@METALBIRB oh that makes sense haha! I would understand it either way... it's definitely not a conventional chorus!

[@FainaruFarewell]

Subbedasraurus. Love your enthusiasm man!!!!

[@theverdestreet]

If we got a tour with Periphery, Protest the Hero, and Reliqa... I would ascend to a higher plane of existence.

[@TheSauceBoss182]

PROG IS BACK!!!

[@MetalRock92]

Hey, wanna have sax? Of course! Let's have sax! Periphery, what else? Progressive core at it's finest. SAX/10 👍🤘 Prog. Is. Back.

[@aoldotcom]

Prog is baaaaaack baby

[@isaiahscott5243]

LET'S GO BIRB!!!!!!!!! Yeah, there's definitely a lot of Juggernaut references and easter eagles in these singles which I'm excited about. Despite the struggles that they went through writing Juggernaut, still probably my favorite (two) albums from them.

[@DillSkin]

2022 was awesome for prog but let’s hope 2023 is even better

[@mlowe787]

I read a spoiler comment about the jazz fusion section in the song before I listened to it. 3 minutes in I was positive they were just f*cking with everyone.

[@matthewroberts3125]

Djazzy prog is back, baby! 🎷🎸🤘

[@HakujooX]

For old Periphery fans! Note the references and bits used from JUGGERNAUT so far!

[@rmolson85]

Prog Is Back!!!! Song is bananas

[@briarhaven01]

Last year was the year of hardcore/deathcore. This year is going to be the year for Prog

[@Brndn350Z]

Check out The Guild if you've never listened. Nineteen and Heir to the Serpent are phenomenal. Also Guy Fieri is fucking brutal these days 😂😂 Prog is back! 😁

[@iredi2214]

PROG IS BACK!!! The gods have returned. Finally!

[@tobyappel8966]

Dreamwake is a sick band that incorporates sax!

[@MJ-vd8bj]

Sadly I was spoiled with the Jazz/saxophone solo too, because I could never expect that

[@adamkennard8489]

Prog is back 💪

[@Ryo7_7]

I'm diggin it. Lfg. 🤘🏾

[@DominatorElite4]

The jazz/sax solo reminds of another day by dream theater

[@salvatoresalvatore90]

prog is back my dude!!

[@wmgreen00]

Prog is back 😈🔥🔥

[@AlienGrain]

Yeah metal turned sexy again this year. And... Prog is back! + I can't help myself but compare this to The Summoning by Sleep Token

[@sevandobo]

PROG IS BACKKK BAYBEEEEE

[@aavosooghi]

PROG IS BACK!! Is it just me or did the solo in this sound especially Meshuggah-inspired?

[@XAVR_]

Prog is Back ❤️

[@theexisting1514]

the songs are cool the juggernaut references are really fun. i like wildfire better as a whole but the hades reference in Zagreus at the end is the coolest

[@ryang3225]

Djazz

[@grim..sentinel9500]

Chorus is sick!

[@DillSkin]

Might be my second favourite after reptile from my favourite band!

[@Retsea]

God, Misha making those Meshuggah-like riffs that are disgusting. Honestly, that outro could’ve made for an insane breakdown man lmfao.

[@beatles193able]

Prog is back !!

[@Vixfor_]

I've been Djented out lmfao. What a Djentocalypse

[@METALBIRB]

Lol!

[@osiriskid77777]

Prog is back! Hope you also enjoyed the Red Miso music video

[@METALBIRB]

You broke the news to me! But I for sure have to watch it

[@yohananbadgardener]

PROG IS BACK this also might be the year for the contortionist

[@jaredvalleskey9888]

Prog is back!!!!

[@ShavidDerf]

Prog is back!

[@aaroncaseyjones]

Proggers Also, Prog is BACK!

[@MonarchsBrody]

PROGGERS 😎

[@heavymetalpatriot1149]

So sick

[@afhfatman]

Prog is BACK!

[@akjawahry]

i am kind of inclined to say that i did not mind , though I am not crazy about it too

[@DarthPew]

Prog is back! (But IMO, it never went anywhere 😊)

[@lucianopichi4591]

4:01 MESHUGGA MOMENT

[@DenseProfessor]

PROG IS BACK

[@Fantheflame14]

Im headed to listen to Of Reality - Calabi-Yau from TesseracT now…gimmie sax

[@tylercullen3986]

Prog is back

[@TenaciousJoe24]

Matt still beating those drums like they owe him money Also is it a djent song if theres not a sax or jazz/elevator section? 😅

[@Doomshayde]

"Djazz is a genre" That comment is king

[@daltonkirkpatrick4445]

I really thought someone gave away the Jazz solo

[@Oh_Marone]

The sax 🎷🎷❤️

[@bezak6]

I’m drawing a blank on the first Periphery song in the intro please help!

[@METALBIRB]

Stranger Things!

[@DjentBeard]

DJENT IS A GENRE

[@METALBIRB]

The pot has been stirred!

[@JonnyGlessnerStormChasing]

0:36 BRUH 💀💀

[@LeeGion_981]

It never went away though.

[@kylewoollett582]

PROG IS BACK. Couldn't agree more, sax is absolutely cheating, track was such a banger!!

[@trs5127]

For all the gatekeepers out there: this is more progressively fresh than like 80% of prog bands out there.

[@terogates1]

Wtf I legit thought the song was done and you were joking about the jazz section and then it kicked back in 😮