A prog-metal band from Washington, D.C., Periphery pioneered the “djent” movement, which highlights distorted guitar chords and rhythmic complexity.
∙ The video for their hellscape metalcore anthem, 2012’s “Make Total Destroy,” has notched more than 6 million views.
∙ “The Price Is Wrong,” from Periphery III: Select Difficulty, was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards.
∙ Periphery IV: HAIL STAN, their 2019 album, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart.
∙ In 2020, Kerrang! ranked them No. 10 on their list of The 50 Best American Metal Bands From the Last Decade.
Influenced by PeripheryPeriphery has influenced the music of COUNTERFEIT., Arch Echo, Prospective and more.