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Ragnarok by Periphery
Periphery
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Periphery Is An American Progressive Metal Band From Bethesda Maryland Formed In 2005. History
Formation And Lineup Changes 2005 - 2009 Periphery Was Formed By Guitarist Misha Mansoor In 2005. He Slowly Gained A Reputation On The Internet Primarily Via A Regularly-Updated Soundclick Account Meshuggah And John Petrucci Forums And The Sevenstring.Org Message Boards. Before And During Periphery's Tenure In The Metal Scene Mansoor Developed A Reputation For Doing His Own Audio Production The Majority Of Which Was Performed With A Home Computer And A Pod XT During This Period. Mansoor Has Continued To Update His Personal Project Bulb Which Preceded Periphery Often Transferring Songs Between The Two Projects. Mansoor Continues To Be Involved In A Number Of Other Musical Projects. Between 2005 And 2009 Periphery Worked With Vocalists Jake Veredika Casey Sabol And Chris Barretto Gradually Moving From A Nu Metal-Influenced Sound To A More Experimental Style With A Focus On Innovative Production. In 2009 The Band Announced Via Their MySpace Blog That They Had Signed A One Record Deal With Sumerian Records On Which They Would Release Their Debut Full-Length Album. Periphery Has Toured Extensively Since 2008 Supporting Artists Including DevilDriver Emmure Veil Of Maya Animals As Leaders God Forbid The Dillinger Escape Plan And Fear Factory. Spencer Sotelo And Self-Titled Debut 2010 Onward In January 2010 Sumerian And Periphery Set The Release Of The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album To April 20 2010 Set To Be Distributed By Sumerian Records In The United States Distort Records In Canada And Roadrunner Records In Australia And The Rest Of The World. On January 20 2010 Amid Swirling Speculation That They Had Changed Vocalists Again Periphery Uploaded An Album Sampler Featuring Vocals By Spencer Sotelo Who Was Later Announced To Be Periphery's New Vocalist. The Band Later Clarified Via Their MySpace Blog That The Split With Barretto Had Not Been Acrimonious. Barretto Continues To Sing In Metal Band Haunted Shores A Project Composed Of Mansoor And Mark Holcomb. On April 8 2010 Periphery Posted A New Track "Insomnia" On Their Myspace Page As Well As Announced A Tour Of Australia In Support Of The Dillinger Escape Plan. Periphery 2010 Periphery Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album Periphery Through Sumerian Records On April 20th 2010. It Debuted At #128 On The Billboard Top 200 1 As Well As #2 On The Billboard Heatseekers Chart Band Members Current * Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — Guitars Programming Producer 2005–Present * Jake Bowen — Guitars Programming 2005–Present * Mark Holcomb — Guitars 2011–Present * Spencer Sotelo — Lead Vocals 2010–Present * Matt Halpern — Drums Percussion 2009–Present Former * Tom Murphy — Bass Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Alex Bois — Guitars Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Chris Barretto — Vocals 2008–2010 * Travis Orbin — Drums 2005–2009 * Casey Sabol — Vocals 2007–2008 * Jake Veredika - Vocals 2005–2007 * Nolly Getgood — Bass 2012–2017 Jake & Bulb Also Perform Electronic Ambient Music In Their Project Four Seconds Ago.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Ragnarok
Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal
The Second Part Of Periphery II's "trilogy" Ragnarok Originated From Guitarist Misha Mansoor "futzing Around" With A Variation Of The Totla Mad Tuning BbGDFAD . Mansoor Wanted The Song To Have An Evil Vibe Yet Still "groove" So He Channeled "a Bit Of Mussorgsky's Night On Bald Mountain Or Something Dark Like That." Jake Bowen Wrote The Closing Guitar Interlude As A Nod To The Motif In One Of The Band's Favorite Sections In Their Previous Album's Closing Track "Racecar." “This Isn’t A Concept Album But Ragnarok Is The Next Part Of The Concept" Says Mansoor. "The Tuning Is Interesting. We Have One Eight-String Tuning On The Album Which Is Ji. My Attitude Is I Don’t Want To Use An Eight-String Unless I’m Going To Use All Eight Strings Otherwise I’ll Just Detune A Seven-String Which Is What I Did For Ragnarok. But What I Do Here Is Drop The Seventh String Which Is Usually An A Flat And I Put That To F# I Believe. You Can Get Some Dirty-Sounding Chords With This. “It’s A Kind Of Jekyll And Hyde-Type Song. It’s Mean And Ugly In The Beginning And Really Beautiful In The End. It Repeats A Lot Of Themes And It’s A Progression Of The Story. It’s Cool.”
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Periphery Is An American Progressive Metal Band From Bethesda Maryland Formed In 2005. History
Formation And Lineup Changes 2005 - 2009 Periphery Was Formed By Guitarist Misha Mansoor In 2005. He Slowly Gained A Reputation On The Internet Primarily Via A Regularly-Updated Soundclick Account Meshuggah And John Petrucci Forums And The Sevenstring.Org Message Boards. Before And During Periphery's Tenure In The Metal Scene Mansoor Developed A Reputation For Doing His Own Audio Production The Majority Of Which Was Performed With A Home Computer And A Pod XT During This Period. Mansoor Has Continued To Update His Personal Project Bulb Which Preceded Periphery Often Transferring Songs Between The Two Projects. Mansoor Continues To Be Involved In A Number Of Other Musical Projects. Between 2005 And 2009 Periphery Worked With Vocalists Jake Veredika Casey Sabol And Chris Barretto Gradually Moving From A Nu Metal-Influenced Sound To A More Experimental Style With A Focus On Innovative Production. In 2009 The Band Announced Via Their MySpace Blog That They Had Signed A One Record Deal With Sumerian Records On Which They Would Release Their Debut Full-Length Album. Periphery Has Toured Extensively Since 2008 Supporting Artists Including DevilDriver Emmure Veil Of Maya Animals As Leaders God Forbid The Dillinger Escape Plan And Fear Factory. Spencer Sotelo And Self-Titled Debut 2010 Onward In January 2010 Sumerian And Periphery Set The Release Of The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album To April 20 2010 Set To Be Distributed By Sumerian Records In The United States Distort Records In Canada And Roadrunner Records In Australia And The Rest Of The World. On January 20 2010 Amid Swirling Speculation That They Had Changed Vocalists Again Periphery Uploaded An Album Sampler Featuring Vocals By Spencer Sotelo Who Was Later Announced To Be Periphery's New Vocalist. The Band Later Clarified Via Their MySpace Blog That The Split With Barretto Had Not Been Acrimonious. Barretto Continues To Sing In Metal Band Haunted Shores A Project Composed Of Mansoor And Mark Holcomb. On April 8 2010 Periphery Posted A New Track "Insomnia" On Their Myspace Page As Well As Announced A Tour Of Australia In Support Of The Dillinger Escape Plan. Periphery 2010 Periphery Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album Periphery Through Sumerian Records On April 20th 2010. It Debuted At #128 On The Billboard Top 200 1 As Well As #2 On The Billboard Heatseekers Chart Band Members Current * Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — Guitars Programming Producer 2005–Present * Jake Bowen — Guitars Programming 2005–Present * Mark Holcomb — Guitars 2011–Present * Spencer Sotelo — Lead Vocals 2010–Present * Matt Halpern — Drums Percussion 2009–Present Former * Tom Murphy — Bass Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Alex Bois — Guitars Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Chris Barretto — Vocals 2008–2010 * Travis Orbin — Drums 2005–2009 * Casey Sabol — Vocals 2007–2008 * Jake Veredika - Vocals 2005–2007 * Nolly Getgood — Bass 2012–2017 Jake & Bulb Also Perform Electronic Ambient Music In Their Project Four Seconds Ago. read less
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Formation And Lineup Changes 2005 - 2009 Periphery Was Formed By Guitarist Misha Mansoor In 2005. He Slowly Gained A Reputation On The Internet Primarily Via A Regularly-Updated Soundclick Account Meshuggah And John Petrucci Forums And The Sevenstring.Org Message Boards. Before And During Periphery's Tenure In The Metal Scene Mansoor Developed A Reputation For Doing His Own Audio Production The Majority Of Which Was Performed With A Home Computer And A Pod XT During This Period. Mansoor Has Continued To Update His Personal Project Bulb Which Preceded Periphery Often Transferring Songs Between The Two Projects. Mansoor Continues To Be Involved In A Number Of Other Musical Projects. Between 2005 And 2009 Periphery Worked With Vocalists Jake Veredika Casey Sabol And Chris Barretto Gradually Moving From A Nu Metal-Influenced Sound To A More Experimental Style With A Focus On Innovative Production. In 2009 The Band Announced Via Their MySpace Blog That They Had Signed A One Record Deal With Sumerian Records On Which They Would Release Their Debut Full-Length Album. Periphery Has Toured Extensively Since 2008 Supporting Artists Including DevilDriver Emmure Veil Of Maya Animals As Leaders God Forbid The Dillinger Escape Plan And Fear Factory. Spencer Sotelo And Self-Titled Debut 2010 Onward In January 2010 Sumerian And Periphery Set The Release Of The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album To April 20 2010 Set To Be Distributed By Sumerian Records In The United States Distort Records In Canada And Roadrunner Records In Australia And The Rest Of The World. On January 20 2010 Amid Swirling Speculation That They Had Changed Vocalists Again Periphery Uploaded An Album Sampler Featuring Vocals By Spencer Sotelo Who Was Later Announced To Be Periphery's New Vocalist. The Band Later Clarified Via Their MySpace Blog That The Split With Barretto Had Not Been Acrimonious. Barretto Continues To Sing In Metal Band Haunted Shores A Project Composed Of Mansoor And Mark Holcomb. On April 8 2010 Periphery Posted A New Track "Insomnia" On Their Myspace Page As Well As Announced A Tour Of Australia In Support Of The Dillinger Escape Plan. Periphery 2010 Periphery Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album Periphery Through Sumerian Records On April 20th 2010. It Debuted At #128 On The Billboard Top 200 1 As Well As #2 On The Billboard Heatseekers Chart Band Members Current * Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — Guitars Programming Producer 2005–Present * Jake Bowen — Guitars Programming 2005–Present * Mark Holcomb — Guitars 2011–Present * Spencer Sotelo — Lead Vocals 2010–Present * Matt Halpern — Drums Percussion 2009–Present Former * Tom Murphy — Bass Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Alex Bois — Guitars Backing Vocals 2005–2011 * Chris Barretto — Vocals 2008–2010 * Travis Orbin — Drums 2005–2009 * Casey Sabol — Vocals 2007–2008 * Jake Veredika - Vocals 2005–2007 * Nolly Getgood — Bass 2012–2017 Jake & Bulb Also Perform Electronic Ambient Music In Their Project Four Seconds Ago. read less
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The second part of Periphery II's "trilogy", Ragnarok originated from guitarist Misha Mansoor "futzing around" with a variation of the Totla Mad tuning (BbGDFAD). Mansoor wanted the song to have an evil vibe, yet still "groove", so he channeled "a bit of Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain or something dark like that." Jake Bowen wrote the closing guitar interlude as a nod to the motif in one of the band's favorite sections in their previous album's closing track "Racecar."
“This isn’t a concept album, but Ragnarok is the next part of the concept", says Mansoor. "The tuning is interesting. We have one eight-string tuning on the album, which is Ji. My attitude is, I don’t want to use an eight-string unless I’m going to use all eight strings; otherwise, I’ll just detune a seven-string, which is what I did for Ragnarok. But what I do here is drop the seventh string, which is usually an A flat, and I put that to F#, I believe. You can get some dirty-sounding chords with this.
“It’s a kind of Jekyll and Hyde-type song. It’s mean and ugly in the beginning and really beautiful in the end. It repeats a lot of themes, and it’s a progression of the story. It’s cool.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.