During his time as weekend editor here, one of the consistently most popular features Brian Shields would run was the What We’re Really Listening To column, which would ask either Heavy Blog staff or musicians to share the music they’ve been jamming the most recently. We’ve decided that it was too fun…
Periphery, as their new albums so blatantly display [review], are absolute juggernauts on the modern metal scene. The fine djentlemen wrapped up a tour last September with The Contortionist, Intervals, and TOOTHGRINDER, but once again hit the road these last few weeks with Wovenwar, made up of former As I…
New Jersey’s Thank You Scientist are one of the most exciting young bands in music today. Blending classical and jazz elements with aspects of progressive rock and metal, the group is turning heads and rapidly building a following. With the guys currently on tour with Periphery, Wovenwar and Nothing More,…
On January 10th, 2015, progressive metal heavyweights Periphery came to Carrboro, NC to play at Cat’s Cradle in support of their upcoming double-album, Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega. This was the first date of their tour with support from Nothing More, Wovenwar, and Thank You Scientist, and was also the first…
The wait is finally over: Periphery have premiered the first track from their forthcoming Juggernaut double album. “The Scourge” appears on Juggernaut: Alpha, and it’s quite different from anything Periphery have done in the past. Give it a listen after the jump. The song begins with a somewhat ambient intro and is very atmospheric throughout, before…
Progressive metal/djent masters Periphery have revealed the artwork for their upcoming albums, Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, and they both look pretty darn awesome. Check out more info after the jump! The artwork for both albums was done by renowned graphic novelist Justin Randall, which is fully revealed after removing the “P” slip…
Periphery just wrapped up a tour with The Contortionist, Intervals, and TOOTHGRINDER, but why should the fun stop there? Oh wait, it didn’t, because the boys went to Japan immediately after. But now they’re home and things will keep on rolling into 2015! Announced today, the fine djentlemen are set…