Periphery announce new album, tasty new riffs inbound

Periphery, who need no introduction, have announced that their next album will be titled 'Periphery III: Select Difficulty'. Rolls off the tongue well, don't it?

The group's seven string slinger (God, I hate myself for writing that), Jake Bowen, recently said this about the new record:

"For the past couple of years we’ve been refining our collaborative process as a band and we feel that it’s only getting better with the completion of this album. We spent two months writing songs that are not only representative of the Periphery sound but also reflect where all of us are as musicians, working together has helped us tread new ground musically and creatively.”

Unlike 'Juggernaut: Alpha' and 'Juggernaut: Omega', this is not going to be a dual album release, though you can expect it to be just as deep in terms of musicality and concepts. However, while a new album from the progressive metallers is well and truly a good thing, bassist Adam "Nolly" Getgood has announced he'll no longer be touring with the band indefinitely. The key word there was 'touring', as he will be writing and recording with them when the time for a new release rolls around, but says that it's time to focus on a "more normal existence".

”Touring with Periphery has shown me some of the most incredible experiences I could ever have imagined, to meet amazing people all over the world and to create friendships for life; it has truly been an honour to perform in front of every audience who has watched us play over the years. However the touring life isn’t something that everyone can continue doing indefinitely, and for me, the time has come where I want to settle into a more normal existence, be able to make plans further into the future than the touring life enables, and to be able to focus more on the studio side of my music career. I will, however, be remaining as a band member and contributing in any way that I can while the band is off the road; I love all of my fellow bandmates like brothers and I’m so grateful for the incredible support they’ve shown as I make this huge life change. I know they are going to be taking the music and performances to the next level when they hit the road later this year.”

Well... in any case, Misha Mansoor is still in the band so we can all breathe a sigh of relief, aye?

The new record drops in late July through Sumerian Records.