Periphery III: Select Difficulty

Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Studio album by Periphery
Released	July 22, 2016
Genre	Progressive metal, djent
Length	64:06
Label	Sumerian, Century Media, Roadrunner
Producer	Misha Mansoor, Adam Getgood
Periphery chronology
Juggernaut: Omega (2015) Periphery III: Select Difficulty (2016)

Periphery III: Select Difficulty is the fifth album by the progressive metal band Periphery, released July 22, 2016.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	7/10[2]

Writing for Exclaim!, Calum Slingerland praised the band's "drive to keep exploring out of their stylistic box".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Price Is Wrong"	3:57
2.	"Motormouth"	4:50
3.	"Marigold"	7:20
4.	"The Way the News Goes..."	5:04
5.	"Remain Indoors"	6:10
6.	"Habitual Line-Stepper"	6:52
7.	"Flatline"	5:51
8.	"Absolomb"	7:44
9.	"Catch Fire"	3:54
10.	"Prayer Position"	4:37
11.	"Lune"	7:47
Total length:		64:06

Personnel

Periphery

• Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals
• Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – guitar, synths
• Jake Bowen – guitar, synths
• Mark Holcomb – guitar
• Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass, guitar
• Matt Halpern – drums, percussion

Production

• Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – production
• Adam "Nolly" Getgood – mixing, engineering
• Ermin Hamidovic – mastering
• Taylor Larson – vocal production
• Spencer Sotelo – vocal production
• Jason Richardson – additional vocal tracking
• Pete Adams – additional vocal tracking
• Randy Slaugh – live orchestra, choir production, engineering
• Ken Dudley – orchestral sessions mixing

Additional personnel

• Emily Rust – violin
• Cymrie Van Drew – violin
• Megumi Terry – violin
• Caryn Bradley – viola
• Kelsey Clegg – viola
• Clayton Wieben – viola
• Chris Morgan – cello
• Robert Willes – cello
• Adam Heyen – French horn
• Tyler Arndt – trumpet
• Tom Francis – bass trombone
• Austin Bentley – choir
• Tiffany Yeates – choir
• Jonathan Allred – choir
• Randy Slaugh – choir
• Eric Slaugh – choir
• Jeffrey Slaugh – choir
• Hayley Malesich – choir
• Kelsey Clegg – choir
• Clayton Wieben – choir
• Taylor Larson – choir
• Emily Piriz – choir
• Nick Day – choir
• Jake Bowen – choir

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	139
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]	22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	39
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	102
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	57
US Billboard 200[13]	22

References

1. "Periphery Announces 'Select Difficulty' Album, 'Sonic Unrest' U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth.net. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
2. Slingerland, Calum (July 26, 2016). "Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
7. "Periphery: III - Select Difficulty" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
9. "Periphery – III - Select Difficulty". oricn ME inc. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
10. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Periphery – III - Select Difficulty". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
13. "Periphery – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Periphery. Retrieved August 2, 2016.