History Music / Periphery

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* Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — guitars, production, primary composer

** Spencer Sotelo, [[RevolvingDoorBand the latest in a long line of vocalists]], was not very-well recieved by some fans, the most common complaints being that his singing was "whiny" and that his HarshVocals lacked power. Since the release of ''Periphery II'', he is now regarded as one of the best vocalists in Periphery's style of music.

* CoverVersion: They covered "One" by Music/{{Metallica}} and it is actually surprisingly good. Another notable cover is "Black Or White" by Music/{{Michael Jackson}} which was performed with a former vocalist Chris Barretto.

** Spencer, Matt and Taylor covered Music/LinkinPark's Shadow Of The Day as a tribute to Chester Bennington after his passing.

* VocalEvolution: Spencer Sotelo, [[RevolvingDoorBand the latest in a long line of vocalists]], was not very-well recieved by some fans, the most common complaints being that his singing was "whiny" and that his HarshVocals lacked power. Since the release of ''Periphery II'', he is now regarded as one of the best vocalists in Periphery's style of music.

* BrokenPedestal: for djent. The album title "Periphery V: Djent is not a Genre" says it all.

** On ''Periphery IV: HAIL STAN'', a melody from "Reptile" is later re-used in "Garden In The Bones".

** "Dracul Gras" from ''Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre'' has a callback to "Atropos" from the same album.
** "Thanks Nobuo" from ''Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre'' has a callback to "The Way The News Goes" from ''Periphery III: Select Difficulty''.

** It's theorized that "Garden In The Bones" is about the genocide of Native Americans.

** "Crush" from ''Periphery IV: HAIL STAN'' is an electronic rock song.

** Both [[InvertedTrope inverted]] and [[AvertedTrope averted]] on ''Periphery IV: HAIL STAN''. The longest song ("Reptile") is the first track on the album and the second longest song ("Satellites") is the final track.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Pale Aura" from ''Clear'' and "Wax Wings" from ''Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre''.

* [[ExcitedShowTitle Excited Song Title]]: "Jetpacks Was Yes!", "Icarus Lives!", "The Gods Must Be Crazy!", "Everything Is Fine!"

** On ''Periphery IV: HAIL STAN'', a motif from "Reptile" is later re-used in "Garden In The Bones".

* {{Music/Leitmotif}}: There's been at least one recurring motif on every single studio release since ''Periphery II: This Time It's Personal''.

* Leitmotif: There's been at least one recurring motif on every single studio release since ''Periphery II: This Time It's Personal''.

** Played straight with "Racecar" from the debut album.

** "Wildfire" and "Zagreus" from ''Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre'' both contain multiple references to ''Juggernaut'' tracks "The Event" and "Four Lights" respectively..

** On ''Periphery IV: HAIL STAN'' A motif from "Reptile" is later re-used in "Garden In The Bones".

* RevolvingDoorBand: They went through two drummers and three vocalists in five years, ''before they even released an album''. After that, they lost a guitarist and a bassist just for good measure, leaving Misha and Jake as the only founding members left. They could have end up in Music/TheDillingerEscapePlan territory if they weren't careful, but they've managed to keep the same lineup since Nolly's departure in 2017.

* AppearanceAngst: Spencer has stated that "Everything is Fine!" is about body dysmorphia.