STUNNING! Periphery - Absolomb

[@XxTW0F4C3DxX]

The orchestral part at the end is a motif featured throughout the album, but It’s the main progression to their song Lune. It’s awesome how their songs have callbacks to others constantly.

[@markabusireactions]

That’s genius, I didn’t know that! Coheed and Cambria do that too sometimes, they’ll just throw in a part from a previous song, I’m not entirely sure why, but I’ve always thought it was quite cool. Makes the album feel like a total package, rather than just a collection of songs!

[@XAVR_]

​@@markabusireactionsPeriphery have a double concept album (Alpha & Omega) that is absolutely stacked with motif and reoccurring themes

[@ShavidDerf]

The Way The News Goes is the first song on the album that hints to the Lune progression motif. Great song in its own right

[@liamblack4840]

For many of us the screaming conveys and releases emotion. Lot’s of metal music has deep/emotional lyrics and the screams really emphasise that, as well as including more versatility and different techniques take LOTS of practise to do like years and years. It’s not for everyone, but it definitely has it’s respect, skill and place in metal.

[@markabusireactions]

That’s absolutely fair! At this point, me shitting on it is more just a running joke than me actually hating it lol. And tbh, as much as I personally am not a massive fan of it, I do respect the craft of it. You kinda gotta respect anything that people can do that you can’t do yourself, you know?

[@stephenthomson6230]

When I discovered Periphery a couple of years ago I thought the same....why haven't I heard this band before? I'm now a huge fan, and Absolum is one of my favourite songs!! I would also recommend the band TesseracT, if you haven't checked them out already. They just dropped an amazing new release.... I would highly recommend Legion, especially if you like soaring vocals....it's a masterpiece. Cheers🤘

[@markabusireactions]

You know, you’re the third person to recommend TesseracT this week, so… I’ll be checking them out!

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Yea I agree. Tesseract is so sick.

[@johnquinn7794]

I always come back to Periphery and this song. It’s my roots in metalcore.

[@markabusireactions]

It’s a bloody good song. Between these guys, Sleep Token and Gojira, metal music is currently sitting pretty well in my opinion!

[@kiwiana661]

After 25 yrs of metal for me this is thee best yet

[@markabusireactions]

It might very well be the best metal song I’ve heard

[@thomas12997]

You've noted that they're not as well known as Sleep Token, but my argument for that is they're more influential. Their song 'Reptile' inspired the song 'Bury the Light'. Their former bassist did the drums for Bury the Light as well. Also any metalcore/prog metal band post 2010 that has the low 0s and funky riffs and melodies has been inspired by either Meshuggah or Periphery. Edit: If you love soaring vocals, I recommend Wax Wings from their newest album, and maybe Dying Star and Thanks Nobuo (Feel free to skip the long outro)

[@markabusireactions]

Nice, I’ll add that to my list! I should probably check out meshuggah at some point too!

[@thomas12997]

@@markabusireactions They're more on the heavy side of things so if I were you, I shouldn't really listen to them early on until I think I'm ready to get my ears assaulted by a wall of sound.

[@markabusireactions]

@@thomas12997 yeah no that makes sense 😂 btw, I have a Gojira video coming soon, just as a piece of shameless advertising to keep you coming back to the channel lol

[@thomas12997]

@@markabusireactions No worries! after seeing this reaction and the one for Wildfire, and Take Me Back to Eden I've turned on all notifications.

[@johnquinn7794]

Yes, definitely Wax Wings. Another song from this album to try is Flatline.

[@jgeir5672]

This is typically a song that grabs your attention even you want it or not. Those changes of key and style just makes your "head turn" -what is this? Incredible interesting and colorful track with amazing vocals from Spencer. Oh and not to mention the awesome orchestral soundtrack at the end. They tend to do that xD You should def write down "Satellites" or the much longer track "Reptile" (16:45) xP

[@markabusireactions]

Are you currently on a marathon of my channel? 😂

[@jgeir5672]

When I find a reactor I like I tend to binge watch all the vids xD At least the bands Im into :P@@markabusireactions But now Im all up to date lol

[@AZstu324]

Great music invokes emotion. Emotion can manifest in many forms. The more tools a band and singer has to call out our emotions, the more we engage and stay engaged. Periphery and especially Spencer have all of those tools to keep us emotionally engaged with everything they're doing. Throughout their entire catalogue, you can really tell that they are extremely cognizant about how and when they apply their specific techniques. Times and places for growling, singing, harmonies, chugging guitar, solo notes, drum fills, orchestral overlays, etc. Periphery does it all.. and does it all so masterfully.

[@markabusireactions]

Honestly I can’t disagree, from the little I’ve heard so far!

[@webster439]

Usually I would disagree about the harsh vocals, but for periphery, cleans are by far the best part. The non screaming version of jetpacks was yes is still my favourite version of it

[@Kelly.sapphire]

They are my favorite band and Spencer is my favorite singer. They are great live. Get to see them again in November. Think you would like Lune, Wax Wings, Satellites where there are less harsh vocals. They showcase Spencer's talent.

[@markabusireactions]

I’ll check out some of them then!

[@jakeberry9120]

Wax Wings was so fucking good live.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

I'm a drummer that plays a Lil guitar and when I would write riffs they'd often have weird timing like that bass riff. When I first heard periphery the riffs made me think, their guitar player must be a drummer. Sure enough, Misha started as a drummer lol

[@XAVR_]

You have absolutely got to dive into their back catalogue. Reptile (a 17 minute odyssey), Stranger Things, Luck as a Constant, Satellites (this one you'll love if you like Spencers clean vocals), Psychosphere, Dracul Gras...

[@markabusireactions]

17 minutes?!

[@XAVR_]

@@markabusireactions it's the opening song of the album too 😂

[@markabusireactions]

@@XAVR_ nothing quite like throwing you in the deep end hahah!

[@HugoStiglitz88]

I'd say this album (p3) is the best to recommend to a sleep token fan but it is totally different but it's got more of the mainstream sounding stuff like this song The best on p3 for me is Habitual Line Stepper (yes, that's a Chappelle's show reference lol). It's super heavy, but also has some of the most beautiful music they've ever done. It's a mindfuck of a song

[@primgrb]

That was a great reaction, keep it up man

[@markabusireactions]

Thank you! I’ll try and get another one done soon ☺️

[@Retseadog]

To find the timing to the weird rhythms just try to find the steady snare/cymbals at all times, you actually get trained to do that with progressive music like this lmao. If it’s not 4/4, time to count! :( Especially helps with other bands like Meshuggah and TesseracT (check them out!!). Their new album dropped on the 15th and it’s pretty nuts, very melodic and groovy.

[@markabusireactions]

You’re the second person to tell me to listen to Tesseract in the last 24 hours so… that’s gonna happen!

[@JesusOfPaign]

Yeah, it’s jarring at first, but you can almost always find the cymbals or snare keeping time

[@darkphoenix2]

This was the first Periphery song I heard, and Periphery was the first band to get me into metal. I liked Tool before that, but I had never thought of Tool as metal. It's kind of cool to see someone experience this as their second song. I think it's really accessible for people who don't like the harsh vocals and really heavy distortion of typical metal. The beauty of the orchestral arrangements and Spencer's singing really show that metal can be very unique and varied. You'll have to get used to screams and growls if you want to hear more Periphery. You ask why they do it if someone like Spencer can do crazy high notes and awesome clean vocals...well, because sometimes it makes more sense to scream or growl than to sing beautifully. Metal songs are often about dark, difficult things. Using harsh vocals gives you another form of expression. It only makes sense for certain parts, you'll understand that in time.

[@markabusireactions]

Thing is I get using harsh vocals for effect. I love Glassjaw, for example. I just don’t like the songs where the growling is ALL there is. Especially if the music is just chugging along, because then I have nothing to like… enjoy…

[@NHPaintballer]

Just came from your reaction to Wild fire and I about died when you said Spencer’s singing was mediocre, and was on the floor when not even 30 seconds later you took it back haha it’s awesome to see a first reaction to this stuff, been a fan for years, you have only scratched the surface my friend!

[@markabusireactions]

😂😂😂 I can imagine lol!!

[@KillRoy117]

The timing is actually a lot easier than it sounds. As a casual bass player I figured it out relatively easily

[@markabusireactions]

I explained it badly. I wasn’t meaning how it’s 4/4, I was meaning the specific patterns of each bar, cause they’re different each time. Having said that, I was listening to it on the way to work this morning and figured it out, so it isn’t too difficult lol

[@mylife1221]

for a periphery song where the screams really stand out as conveying emotion, take a listen to "The Scourge". it's one of my personal favourite songs of theirs and i think it's heavily underrated. it has way more screaming than absolomb, but there are plenty of really cool moments where spencer goes off the charts with his clean vocal techniques.

[@nitroflux_o1040]

I AM NOT FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE Hits every time

[@seansilva967]

The drummer is phrasing over the bar line which creates the odd timing 🤘

[@vincentrao3466]

Love Periphery. Give Atropos a try. I Know you will enjoy this one

[@markabusireactions]

It’s next on my list for them!

[@skc4188]

The music reminds me a lot of Doom for some reason. =P (then again, I've played a lot of Doom in the last 11 months, haha)

[@markabusireactions]

Haven’t played it mate, so no idea. But then, I haven’t touched my switch in more than a month 😂 after you clowns broke me lol

[@skc4188]

@@markabusireactions Ouch, I hope you can emotionally recover soon. I know how it feels to play so many unfair and/or bad levels back to back. X_x The music comparison I made is based on the type of music heard in Doom, particularly the first game and the 2016 reboot. As an example, this sample: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZCZdJuOibVsiqM Though when I heard the instrumental part at the end of Absolomb, it transitioned into a memorial-like melody that is common in war movies.

[@thomas12997]

What's better is that the drummer of this band (Matt Halpern) played drums for Mick Gordon's concert back in the game awards 2016

[@markabusireactions]

@@thomas12997 maybe explains it feeling similar?

[@980Logan]

I am 100% a Periphery stan, but I would love to see more reactions to them from ya :) great stuff man

[@dakrisis]

To me the addition of harsh vocals is purely functional. Some songs need a little, some songs need only harsh vocals and some clearly don't. There's something to be said for 'contrasting ugliness' to maximise beauty. I don't like certain growling that sounds monotone for bars on end or too animal-like. I like it when it's done with pitch, intent and the same attention to pronunciation as a clean vocal. For Spencer its really a layer on top of his clean vocal sound, just like a guitar switches to a distorted sound. I dig his technique, he can do it live too and some songs by Periphery I know I can't do without it. edit; the outros/intros are palette cleansers between songs, they seamlessly transition most of the time.

[@markabusireactions]

Thinking about it, I reckon I agree with everything you just said.

[@kiwiana661]

Do habitual line stepper 🥲

[@XAVR_]

TesseracT are another band you may not have heard that I think you'd like. Mostly clean vocals and very tecnical. King, Nocturne and Legion which is off of their new album would be good choices

[@markabusireactions]

Interestingly enough, I have recorded a reaction to Legion 😉 I won’t say any more, spoilers etc.

[@cexyes6572]

request reaction new album, song is zagreus or draculgrass

[@markabusireactions]

And on the list it goes!

[@derpderpin1568]

It's a real shame you don't understand the skill and melodic beauty of screaming. It adds so much. You should try and open up your mind to it more.

[@markabusireactions]

I kinda have been… it’s gonna be a process lol

[@benjaminz2523]

You got a new subscriber bro! 👍🏽

[@markabusireactions]

Aw thank you!