Periphery announce new album ‘Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre’

January 13, 2023 James Weaver

PERIPHERY have announced a new album!

Titled Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre, the upcoming album from the American progressive metal band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s Periphery IV: Hail Stan, and is scheduled to be released in March this year, via 3DOT Recordings.

The upcoming album was once again produced by the band, with Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood contributing bass across the album, and also mixing the release. Jørgen Munkeby performs a saxophone solo on Wildfire.

Speaking about the upcoming new album, guitarist Misha Mansoor says, “I’m really proud of the material and it was certainly a labour of love and a tough album to make. The feeling that we were going to have to give up because it kept taking so long was so overwhelming at times, that to not just overcome it, but to feel so proud of this album has really galvanized us as a band in a way that I don’t think any other experience could have.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released not one, but two new songs from the upcoming new album; Wildfire and Zagreus.

“We spent more time on Periphery V than any other release in our history,” explains guitarist Mark Holcomb. “We challenged and pushed ourselves harder, and along the way we grew even closer as a band. We are so proud of the final results! I also wanted to mention how exceedingly grateful we are to our fans for being so patient in waiting for this record. We wanted to show our appreciation by giving you two songs today instead of one. We have a very busy 2023 and 2024 planned so we’ll see you on the road!”

Watch the official music video for Wildfire here: