Alpha is less an exercise in flaunting technicality (as the previous two albums tended toward) and more a concerted team effort with a musical goal in mind.
Periphery Discography, Part 4!
This is the first, and so far only time Periphery have dropped an album that isn't a self-titled, and it's a double-album! Alpha is just the first half of it, though, and it's got some really interesting and diverse stuff going on. The album feels more cohesive than any of their other albums up to this point by far, thanks to the recurring melodic and lyrical motifs throughout. I don't love every single track here, but the highlights are some ... read more
This is decent, at least compared to Omega. A little less heavy, but the writing is much better.
Juggernaut is lowk the best periphery album no debate. All the motifs and ostinatos throughout the album are truly amazing. I like how different this album is to all their other ones. It captures something the others truly don’t. Listening to Juggernaut is an experience. Every single time I’ve listened to it I’ve always noticed something new, even 3 years later. Incredible album
| 1 | A Black Minute 4:16 | 86 |
| 2 | MK Ultra 2:50 | 78 |
| 3 | Heavy Heart 4:22 | 83 |
| 4 | The Event 1:48 | 73 |
| 5 | The Scourge 5:35 | 84 |
| 6 | Alpha 5:30 | 88 |
| 7 | 22 Faces 3:51 | 87 |
| 8 | Rainbow Gravity 4:39 | 84 |
| 9 | Four Lights 2:17 | 80 |
| 10 | Psychosphere 6:15 | 87 |