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100
Djent Is Not a Genre is a phenomenal representation of what Periphery can do, offering fun and undeniable heaviness throughout.
100
It feels like you are listening to a once in a lifetime combination of musicians who are continuing to evolve into an untouchable force.
90
And again, while we expect them to be pretty fucking heavy, "Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre" ups that particular ante all over again. Being pummeled by the future has never felt so good.
80
Tech metal pioneers Periphery continue to push boundaries with their seventh album V: Djent Is Not A Genre.
80
It's a good Periphery album, though still not my favorite.
80
Ultimately, there is plenty of down-tuned, palm-muted, polyrhythmic madness here for those looking. But Periphery V feels like definitive proof that they’re so much more than that.
50
The band’s musicianship sounds the strongest ever, but when all elements are brought together, presented in the needlessly over-produced and now over-varied package, the ‘good bits’ don’t always feel worth it.
30
Lucrative djentlemen (ew) across the world, do better; the rest of you, sit back and ponder the fact that Periphery III: Select Difficulty is somehow still worse than this horseshit.
Djent is a genre.
Okay now that we got that out of the way, an hour and 10 minutes? That has me a little scared, but hopefully it'll fly by fast.
Now, based on the singles, I was expecting this to be good, I LOVED Wildfire but maybe wasn't crazy about Atropos.
So my expectations were decent and I was somewhat excited, especially because of Wildire, since I'm really not a fan of their older stuff. So was it good?
Yep, and I'd go as far as to say it was great, and with no question their best ... read more
NO NUANCE REVIEW
This scene really stopped having exciting/new ideas years ago, but Periphery manage to keep their records at least partially entertaining through strong performances and an ear for good melodies
Periphery somehow keeps getting better, they even defeated their own genre.
Their most dense & complex song ideas to date.
i thought periphery was really ok previously, but here they’re actually pretty hard hitting while also being semi interesting. it’s cool
This feels like a very complete record with numerous interesting ideas and some very powerful moments.
Favorite: Wax Wings. Least Favorite: Silhouette
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Track List
| 1 | Wildfire 7:05 | 84 |
| 2 | Atropos 8:23 | 77 |
| 3 | Wax Wings 7:26 | 86 |
| 4 | Everything Is Fine! 5:07 | 86 |
| 5 | Silhouette 4:51 | 67 |
| 6 | Dying Star 5:17 | 73 |
| 7 | Zagreus 8:19 | 82 |
| 8 | Dracul Gras 12:21 | 81 |
| 9 | Thanks Nobuo 11:16 | 82 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
By Dalton
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The ending of Wax Wings with the machines are turning me is the most beautiful thing that happened this year
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Added on: January 9, 2023