Periphery IV: Hail Stan

Periphery IV: Hail Stan is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery, released on April 5, 2019. It is their first album not to be released on Sumerian Records, as the band parted ways with the label in 2018.[7] The album was independently released on the band's own label, 3DOT Recordings.[8] It is also Periphery's first album since the departure of bassist Adam "Nolly" Getgood in 2017,[9] though he still served as producer and performed mixing duties for the album, in addition to performing the final bass parts written by guitarist Misha Mansoor.[10] The album also features live orchestrations[11] and choir[12] from the band's longtime collaborator and arranger Randy Slaugh.[13][14][15]

Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Studio album by
Periphery
ReleasedApril 5, 2019
RecordedOctober–November 2018[1][2]
GenreProgressive metal, djent, metalcore
Length63:59
Label3DOT Recordings, eOne, Century Media
ProducerMisha Mansoor, Adam "Nolly" Getgood
Periphery chronology
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
(2016)		 Periphery IV: Hail Stan
(2019)
Singles from Periphery IV
  1. "Blood Eagle"
    Released: February 6, 2019
  2. "Garden in the Bones"
    Released: March 1, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection10/10[3]
metaltrenches.com9.7/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Distorted Sound10/10[6]

Periphery IV was officially announced on February 6, 2019. The album's first single, "Blood Eagle" was released alongside the announcement, with an accompanying music video.[16] A second single, "Garden in the Bones", was released on March 1, 2019.[17] On April 1, 2019, the album became available for streaming on Periphery's YouTube channel, four days before its scheduled release. The album features the band's longest song to date, "Reptile", at 16 minutes and 44 seconds, as well as "Sentient Glow", a reworking of the song of the same name by Haunted Shores, a studio project featuring Periphery guitarists Misha Mansoor and Mark Holcomb.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Reptile"16:44
2."Blood Eagle"5:58
3."Chvrch Bvrner"3:41
4."Garden in the Bones"5:57
5."It's Only Smiles"5:33
6."Follow Your Ghost"5:24
7."Crush"6:49
8."Sentient Glow"4:28
9."Satellites"9:25
Total length:63:59[18]

Personnel
Periphery
  • Spencer Sotelo – vocals, additional mixing and engineering
  • Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – guitars, programming, orchestration, producing, additional mixing and engineering
  • Jake Bowen – guitar, programming, cover art
  • Mark Holcomb – guitars
  • Matt Halpern – drums
Additional personnel
  • Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass guitar, engineering, producing, mixing
  • Ermin "Red Pill" Hamidovic – mastering
  • Ernie Slenkovich – additional engineering
  • Joe Hamilton (Prism Recordings) – additional editing
  • Mikee Goodman – additional vocals on "Reptile"
  • Randy Slaugh – live orchestrations, choir producing, arrangement and conducting
  • Mitch Davis, Ken Amacher, Randy Slaugh, Austin Bentley – engineering and editing
  • Enoch Campbell, Clayton Wieben, Diana Shull, Andres Cardenas, Jordan Jensen, Bryant Wilson, Connor Law, Rocky Schofield, Austin Bentley, Kemarie Whiting, Miriam Housley, Matt Jensen, Sebastien Ruesch, Sarah Farr, Ryan Whitehead, Joseph Facer, John Yelland, Wesley Monahan, Hailey Arnold, Alyssa Lemmon Chapman, Eric Slaugh, Mac Christensen, Samson Winzer, Chad Chen – choir
  • Cymrie Van Drew – violin
  • Emily Rust – violin
  • Caryn Bradley – viola
  • Chris Morgan – cello
  • Steven Park – French horn
  • Chris Kutsor – cover art, layout

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 169
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 39
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 147
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 23
US Billboard 200[28] 64
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[29] 1

References
  1. Kennelty, Greg (October 16, 2018). "PERIPHERY Is in the Studio For New Album". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. Mansoor, Devin (November 29, 2018). "Just got preliminary mixes for most of 'Periphery 4: Itchy Knees, Sunny Cheese' and goddamn @NollyGGD went above and beyond on the mix, sounds massive and has such a sick vibe. So glad he agreed to retrack all the bass for us, it's worlds better for his performance and tone!". Twitter. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. "Album Review: PERIPHERY Periphery IV: HAIL STAN". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. "Periphery IV: Hail Stan". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. exclaim
  6. distortedsound
  7. Rosenberg, Axl (April 19, 2018). "Periphery Leaving Sumerian Records; Label Chief Ash Avildsen Says the Band "Are Their Own Worst Enemy"". Metalsucks. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  8. "PERIPHERY Members Form 3DOT RECORDINGS". Blabbermouth [date=28 June 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  9. "Periphery Bassist Adam 'Nolly' Getgood Announces Departure". Loudwire. August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  10. Mansoor, Misha (November 27, 2018). "Periphery Studio Update No. 5 is up on YouTube now! http://youtube.com/periphery  Yes Nolly is playing bass on the album, no he is not back in the band, yes we hired him to play bass in addition to engineering the drums and mixing the album because he's the best and he gets it. #p4". Retrieved February 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. "Periphery's Jake Bowen Explains 'Incredibly Stupid' New Album Title, How That 'South Park' Nod Came to Be & More". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  12. "Periphery: Hear Spencer Sotelo's Stunning Isolated Vocals for "It's Only Smiles"". Revolvermag.com. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  13. Periphery (November 16, 2018). "Orchestral tracking for P4 has begun, courtesy (once again) of @RandySlaugh #periphery4pic.twitter.com/GXVKlbYt3B". Twitter. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  14. "Prog Metal Composer/Arranger Randy Slaugh & Drummer Mac Christensen Discuss WHITE MOTH BLACK BUTTERFLY and Working With PERIPHERY, DEVIN TOWNSEND, Etc". Metal Injection. February 17, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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  16. "PERIPHERY To Release 'Periphery IV: Hail Stan' Album In April; 'Blood Eagle' Video Available". February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  17. "Periphery – Garden in the Bones (Audio)". YouTube. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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  19. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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  21. "Ultratop.be – Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  22. "Periphery: Periphery IV: Hail Stan" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  23. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 15, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  24. "Offiziellecharts.de – Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  25. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  26. "Swisscharts.com – Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  27. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  28. "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  29. "Periphery Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
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