Periphery III: Select Difficulty

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2016 Ratings: #620 / 1030
User Score
Based on 361 ratings
2016 Ratings: #203
July 22, 2016 / Release Date
LP / Format
Misha MansoorProducer
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Critic Reviews

Quag3418K3l
81

Not quite as good as 1 or 2 for me but still a great band in their space.

"The Price Is Wrong" (bitch!) Starts with some lovely blasting which I enjoy. Sharp riffing and a quicker groove as it thrashes away. Good pit energy here after 30 seconds or so, it then throws down the herky jerky djent. More bouncy grooves ensue approaching the midpoint. Pretty catchy at times within the more aggressive approach. The solo shreds nicely as you'd assume. Very nice heavy start, good ... read more

qquintessencee
90

Periphery Discography, Part 6!

This is the band's third self-titled album, and I'd argue that it's their most easily accessible. Nearly every track here has a soaring, extremely catchy and memorable hook to it, and the song structures feel more poppy than their previous album. And it works amazingly. Select Difficulty is a diverse, digestible, and highly effective showcase of every style Periphery has to offer, and I usually recommend it as a starting point for getting into the ... read more

MaceBlade42
90

I saw on some lists that this is the worst effort by the band, but I'm just not seeing it. There's a clear balancing act on this one between the technically challenging songs and the stuff that sounds more metalcore. Sometimes, stuff can be poppy too, but it's still a jam. I happily enjoyed every tune on this one and would do it again in a heartbeat.

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FaceBrookeDtCom
78

While some of the first ones off of this album are a little rough to listen to; with the vocals and instruments seemingly on different paths (The Price is Wrong/Marigold), it sorts itself out soon enough, with Flatline being the best track off of here, but other songs like The Way The News Goes…, Motormouth, Lune and Absolomb all being very good too

Ruiner_171
85

Another absolutely fire periphery album

DVRKB0Y
20

Intro
E siamo arrivati qua, dopo il gigantesco doppio album Juggernaut, i Periphery sono tornati con il loro nuovo self title numero 3 dal sottotitolo Select Difficulty, ma sfortunatamente ci troviamo davanti al album della band che vi anticipo subito, non ha mai fatto breccia nel mio cuore anzi......

Una Noia Mortale
Parto subito tagliando la testa al toro ma Periphery 3 per me e il disco piu noioso, scontato e ripetitivo dei Periphery.
Tutto quello che hanno fatto nei precedenti lavori viene ... read more

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Track List

1The Price Is Wrong
3:56
81
2Motormouth
4:50
83
3Marigold
7:19
89
4The Way the News Goes...
5:03
87
5Remain Indoors
6:10
83
6Habitual Line-Stepper
6:52
86
7Flatline
5:50
86
8Absolomb
7:43
88
9Catch Fire
3:53
78
10Prayer Position
4:36
86
11Lune
7:47
89
Total Length: 1 hour, 4 minutes
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