Peryphery
Peryphery
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HaME a Blast
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Luck as a Constant
Bagnarok
The Dads must Be Crazy!
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Erised
Epoch
Froggin Bullpish
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Scald the inside. Fold the endless search within Disregard my existence? Don’t ignore me!
you. Scale the insight, for the day it lies before us.
Speak of forgiveness in sin? I bathe in your hatred
Somewhere in time... Off in the distance we can
so putrid and crimson. Never an ounce, never an
see, shining, clear, our demise to be. We’re not
inkling of repentance do I give. Throw it away. Piss
listening to ourselves.
on the demons and their hypocrisy.
Somewhere in time, we welcomed in the midnight
It’s not for me to say what you need to believe,
leave. But in the distance we can see, shining,
and I won’t speak until it’s over. It’s not for anyone
clear, our demise to be. We’re not listening to
to say what it is to perceive. Steadfast, wallow in
ourselves.
their punishment. Take pleasure in the sight.
!
Erissd
There’s a vessel and it’s sinking at sea.
An apparition that’s beckoning me. As
the cold, dark night brings on the sweat,
I slowly drift away.
Stuck down at the bottom of the orange,
cylindrical state of mind. What are we
mnhiE TuTnL DEEThuy running from? There’s a distant sound of
a melody. Release me from this plane.
Welcome to the truth; a life that’s not
your own. Controlled by labor, printed A life to live; a sedative under the skin.
paper and corruptors of the world. Bury it, carry the cure. Just let emotion
The time has come for all to see the
Synthetic lies collect our mind to the set devotion within your heart to collect
men behind the curtain writhe in self
beat. We’ve had the rug pulled from the debt we sow.
defeat. When will the world seek truth
under our feet.
within? They eye in silence grants the Step out from the moonlight like it’s a
Media terrorists thrive on deceit, knowledge to begin. game we play. The checkerboard is
I
spoon-feeding bullshit served by elite tainted. Drops of red will lead the way.
Reverse what’s lost. Awake the song
societies harnessing fear as a weapon.
within you. Rejoice aloud. Let these Black are their lies. Gold are the tongues
The time has come for all to see the words imbue. of the glorified. Command disease of the
men behind the curtain cast into body and mind.
Shape the future. Sifting power back in
disease.
the hands of the common man. Give Stuck down at the bottom of the orange
Take back the light. It’s a dangerous them hell for existence, pouring blood cylindrical state of mind. What are we
place we’re headed for if we accept on the path they’ve set in stone, as we running from? There’s a distant sound of
defeat. Now we know its a show they’ve
been running from below. Burn it down
reclaim our position to the throne. Yes,
we reduce them all to bones! 1 a melody. Release me from this plane.
A life to live; a sedative under the skin.
until the ground beneath the faulty
entity is glistening under the wings of a
golden era. Listening to the hate
1 Bury it, carry the cure. Just let emotion
set devotion within your heart to collect
the debt we sow.
they’ve created inside us, we grow, as
we reduce their religion to bones. Yes, Collecting sanity. Simply ready for the
we reduce them all to bones! life that awaits your lead. There’s a
distant sound of a melody, and I won’t
leave this place.
Shut out from this ancient truth. We
are blind inside. Migrant souls from a
distant world? There’s an absence of
knowledge.
Reaching out for the pulse of our own.
Now the time has come to awaken the
prophecy. Buried underneath the veil
of illusion. Given a life of freedom,
only to neglect what we should feel.
Tortured by negative consciousness.
Feeling our disorder hit the froggin’
wall. Escape some way... Awake!
Hallucinating desire.
Chase the obscene. Travel these
wonders far beyond. Burn down the
walls that bind you to this cage, or be
detained.
For once, a glimpse at freedom would
feel divine. A break from this feeble
old mind. My fucking mind!
Negative scenes are just the So high... above what they all seem to
projection of our own dark fear. know. Subliminal signs; a message
Playing the victim is not what will that’s unrefined. Soaring above what
bring us back to salvation. Back to they all seem to know. Someday replay
reality. the purgatory life you lead.
What is it they all seek? Be it the Taste the obscene. Travel these
wealth or the throne? Live your life as wonders far beyond. Burn down the
a drone! Reaching out for the pulse of wails that bind you to this cage, or be
our own. detained.
mile Zmru
It starts as one festering feeling.
The kind that cuts from the flesh As I slip away... thoughts rushing through
ft’s been a long ride without you.I’m
down to the soul. No way to make me. Angelic call? Or a demon that’s calling
lost inside my own world. There’s
amends for the time behind the my name? Enter the intrepid state. Enter
not a single day where I’ve feigned beyond what is seen to the spiritual stream
door. Street lights feed lies
the acceptance, but it’s a somber of the vacant.
straight to the mind of the wishful
stroll down this road that we call life.
wanderer. How could he give up?
Shot from the mind of the physical, leaving
No second chances to say The silence still is crawling out of flesh behind. Rejected by the holy gates. I
goodbye. my sedated sight. How can I be will not be directed! The course of ancient
free? power, it will follow. Fall with me.
Wrapped in this cold, nostalgic
energy from cries of the ones who Wrapped in this cold nostalgic Dark and grim for a memory. Measuring all
are buried. Ascend beyond. energy from cries of the ones who the glory as it seemed. Was it enough for
are buried. Ascend beyond. eternity? Foolish schemes for a destiny lined
Life is ruthless and shot full of
with dreams ail came crashing down on me.
pain. It lifts you up, leaves you out Life is ruthless and shot full of pain. What will become of the energy?
in the rain, and it hurts just to It lifts you up, leaves you out in the
know that you’re not coming back rain, and it hurts just to know that Cast away. I feel the heavens slowly turning
again. I will miss you my friend. you’re not coming back again. I will gray. Colors seem to fade. As the morning
Memories like a slug to the brain, miss you my friend. Memories like a star surrounds the angels sing.
paint the walls with a love that will slug to the brain, paint the walls with
stain the darkest of nights. You Salvation is so far from unholy realms of the
a love that will stain the darkest of
left to join with the stars and I filth infestation. Torture the life death-bound
nights. Left to journey alone, but I
cannot shake this off my chest. in wretched ways. Repent or revenge?
can find my way back home.
In death we grieve until all have There’s no pardon for a meddling soul.
RIP Shawn Bennet
transcended from this realm. In Somewhere in time we welcomed in the fall,
time we will meet again. now in the distance I can see shining, clear,
our demise to be...
Suddenly I can feel the
connection between dimension We’re not listening to ourselves.
ties. Open gut on the floor.
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Trembling down to the core. What
is this?
Album design by Josh Clark (http://www.joshclarkdesign.com/)
Additional album art by Alden Bradstock
Additional album concept design by Jake Bowen
PERIPHERY if: THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL
Produced by Periphery, Misha “Bulb” Mansoor, and Adam “Nolly” Getgood Periphery proudly uses and is endorsed by:
Engineered, Mixed and Production by Taylor Larson at Oceanic Studios Ibanez, Jackson, Ernie Ball Music Man, Mayones, Bernie Rico Jr., Blackmachine, Mesa/Boogie,
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Additional Mixing by Adam “Nolly” Getgood Knuckle, ProMark, Evans, Mapex, Meinl, Spectrasonics, OnStageStands, BBE and Toontrack
Additional Engineering by Will Donnelly
Mastered by Logan Mader
Strings on “Have a Blast” arranged and produced by Randy Slaugh Big thanks go out to Jan “The Man” Hoeglund (A&R and Asst. Management at Outerloop
Engineered by Ken Dudley at Cottonwood Studios Management) and all our A&R reps for all their amazing support and help: Frank Aresti, Erin
Violin: Alice Mcllrath Aschow, Paul J. de Benedicts, Steve Blucher, Chris Brewer, Derek Brooks, Doug Campbell, Otto
Cello: Lezlie Smith Choi, Valerie Corabi, Rikk Currence, Larry DiMarzio, Dawid Dziewulski, Mattias Eklund, Ben
French, Kevan Geier, Joseph Hibbs, Chrys Johnson, Maciej Konczak, Tyler Krupsky, Chris
Solo Credits: Kunitz, Steve Lobmeier, Tim Mills, Jim Morewood, Matt Picone, Nikhil Potdar, Martin Potts,
Have A Blast - 1st Solo Misha “Bulb” Mansoor, 2nd Solo Guthrie Govan Bernie Rico Jr., Jon Romanowski, Kevin Scoles, Marco Soccoli, Mike Taft, Mike Tempesta, Bill
Luck As A Constant - 1st Solo Misha “Bulb” Mansoor, 2nd Solo Jake Bowen Terrill, Lou Vito and Darren Wilson. Thanks to Ash Avildsen, Greg Below, Jesse Brust, Danny
The Gods Must Be Crazy - Solo by Jake Bowen Corr, Luke Death, Richard Fernandes, Amanda Fiore, Jordan Gaster, Shawn Keith, Jeff Kitts,
Erised - 1st Solo Misha “Bulb” Mansoor, 2nd Solo John Petrucci Wally van Middentrop, Janine Morcos, Jim Morewood, Mark Palmer, Randy Ray, Freddy del Rio,
Froggin’ Bullfish - Solo by Misha “Bulb” Mansoor Marcio Sargento, Kirsten Sprinks, Yerry Stetter, Morgan Thomas, Brad Tolinski and George
Mile Zero - Solo by Wes Hauch Vallee as well.
Mark thanks-
Jake thanks-
I’d like to thank my incredible family for their support and love — Mom and Dad for
Danielle Smyla, Mom, Dad, the Petrucci family: John, Rena, Reny, Samantha, Kiara, Marc encouraging me to pursue a stupid dream, Jeff Holcomb and Nathan Gonzales, Vane
Paolella, Scott Crater, the Smyla family, Mercury, Eh! Steve!, Chip (RIP), Alex “Darkides” Ochotorena - you guys give meaning to everything. Alex Markides - we are NOTHING without
Markides - we’d be F’d in the A without ya dude!, Spencer, Mark, Misha and Matt (and all you. Nolly Getgood for being a great teacher and a true jack of(f) all trades, Wes “cracky legs”
past Periphery members!) thanks for helping me live my dream! David “Tha Dorv” Reigada Hauch , Elliot “GB” Coleman, my best travel buddy Justin Gosnell, (The) Ashton Parsons
and family, Quinston, Elliot “Good Buddy" Coleman, Janine “JB” Morcos, Justin “Sniggles” (Project), Alex Bois, Tom Murphy, Taylor “ypnp" Larson, Alex Rudinger, Faith Savoy, all of the
Gosnell and all of Vestascension, David Furrevig, Jon Rivlin, Jan “the man” and Pearl amazing people I’ve ever met at Peace Corps, all of my family in the Philippines, the Kesslers,
Hoeglund, Mike Mowery, Nikhil Potdar, and all at Outerloop Management, Sumerian Jojo Gonzales and the entire Gonzales family, Grandma, my late Grandparents and family, the
Records, Ash Avildsen, Shawn Keith, George Vallee, Amanda Fiore, everyone at Roadrunner Mortons & Ochotorenas, Bret and the Corsiglia family, Kenneth and Kevin Pangilinan, Tita
(WORLDWIDE, there’s so many of you and you’re all amazing!), Greg Below at Distort, Yerry Florence, Greg Ruddick, Nick Dodd, Chris Hiebert, Pnut, Alex Hura, American University
Stetter and Jim Morewood at EGO, Jesse Brust, Waiter J. Huaman and An Obscure Signal, ATEC, everyone from Rota and DGF, James LaBrie, John Petrucci and the entire Dream
Adam “Nolly” Getgood, Wes “Hey, dickhead" Hauch, Ashton “Aston” Parsons, Jeff Theater band & crew, Jeff Loomis, Guthrie Govan, Devin Townsend, all the bands we’ve had
Holcomb, Emily DeLapp, Taylor Larson, Will Donnelly, Josh Clark, Casey Sabol, Jen the privilege of touring with, Roadrunner Records, Morgan Thomas, Janine Morcos, Darren
Rassmussen, Greg Ruddick, Katie Brandon, Nicolette Demos, Steve Blucher and Larry Cherry, Frank at D’addario, Derek at Ernie Ball Music Man, Bernie Rico Jr, Mayones, Distort,
DiMarzio at DiMarzio, Frank Aresti, Everyone at D’Addario, Mike Taft & Mike Orrigo at Ibanez Sumerian Records, Fractal Audio, Bill & Mattias at Toontrack, Jocke Skog, Jan & Pearl
as well as everyone at the LA Custom Shop, Bill Terrill at Toontrack, Cliff and Matt at Fractal Hoeglund, Nihkil Podtar, Mike Mowery, Norbert Detressangle.Rocco Siffredi... and my
Audio Systems, Kevan Geier at Tremol-no, Robert Pasbani, Frank Godla and Noa Avior at brothers Spunce, Meesh, milkJake and Halpern Siffredi for making this such an amazing ride
Metal Injection, everyone on sevenstring.org, our facebook pages, all our Twitter followers, thus far. oh and last but not least,all of you wonderful fans for reading this thank you list -
and the people who ask us questions on Formspring - you guys are awesome! Rikk Feulner, which probably means you bought the album and didn’t pirate it. love you guys! xoxo
Frank Solomon and Dream Theater - John Petrucci, James Labrie, John Myung, Jordan
Rudess, and Mike Mangini, the amazing DT crew - especially Richard Huggins and Natalie
Spencer thanks-
Parkinson at Eat To The Beat - you guys are the best! I’d additionally like to thank: Dimebag
Darrell and Pantera - RIP Dime, Trent Reznor, He Is Legend, Josh Eustis and Telefon Tel Aviv First off, I would like to thank the universe for it’s infinite and unconditional love. Second, a
- RIP Charles Cooper, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, the entire cast of Arrested huge goddamn thank you to Maker’s Mark and Jack Daniels for keeping me sane on tour and
Development, everyone responsible for Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and in the studio. Clayton Pratt, Chris Dower, Ryan Borrel, Matt Murphy, Chris Darton, Mackenna
everyone responsible for Super Metroid. If I forgot your name, please forgive me, writing Lohrman, Nolly, Elliot Coleman, Isaiah Gardea, Justin Gosnell, Casey Sabol, Blake Byers, Alex
these thank you lists is harder than writing an album. Markides, Ashton Parsons, Taylor Larson, Nate Valenzuela, Jan Hoeglund, uncle Dave, Nana
and Papa, thank you so much for helping and supporting me through everything. Shawn
Bennet, I miss you dearly and would not be here right now had it not been for you. Thanks to
everything from the sunshine to snowfall and in between for making life interesting.
Matt thanks- Misha thanks-
Charlie for being the best dog in the world. Mom for all of your love and support throughout
I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for their unconditional love. Without their support this
the years. Dad for always being my biggest fan. Jaclyn and Spencer for all of your help and
band would never have gotten anywhere. I would like to thank my wonderful girlfriend Faith
continued support. Hal for all of the jokes and taking care of my Mom. Cali, Gia, and Toasty
Savoy for being the chillest, coolest and most supportive girlfriend I have ever had, and the
for being the second best dogs in the world. Spencer, Misha, Jake, Mark, Nolly, Jeff
Savoys as well for all their kindness. I’d like to thank my bandmates Jake, Matt, Spence, Mark
Holcomb, Alex Markides, Ashton Parsons, Wes Hauch, Justin Gosnell, Taylor and Will, Elliot
and Markides for all their hard work in getting this band to where it is. Adam “Nolly” Getgood,
Coleman, Casey Sabol, Bernice, Lamont, Norm, and Cheryl for providing the Periphery
you are our honorary member considering everything you have done for us over the years. The
family with such a strong foundation. Stephanie Robin, Jonathan Rivlin, Andy Meister, David
same should be said for Justin Gosnell. I’d also like to thank: Axel Mansoor, Yael Mansoor,
Rivlin, Gene Seidel, Paul and Paul at RLF, Josh Rivlin, Ivy Rivlin, Isaac Rivlin, Michael
Jeremy Hessler, Elliot “Good Buddy” Coleman, Wes Hauch, Casey Sabol, Jon Rivlin, Jon
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and everyone ©Distort Records. Thanks to all the bands we have toured and played with for
Trevor Simpson, Eric Conn, Jesse Brust at 518. All of the amazing teachers and students on
showing us a good time and teaching us a thing or two! Thanks to all the fans for supporting
Bandhappy, all of my personal students from over the years, and last but of course not
us and enabling us to call this crazy little project our “Day Job”. See you guys out there on the
least, all of Periphery’s insanely supportive trolls, fans, and friends!
road, if I missed anyone in here I apologize. I will owe you a 10 second (timed) hug and/or a
kiss on the cheek (face) to make up for my bad memory.
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