Another New Studio Update Has Surfaced From Periphery

After having released five previous videos already we’re now onto update number 6 of the in studio footage for the recording of Periphery‘s latest, Juggernaut. Essentially its a lot of what we have seen before, although near the end of the video it seems that we get concrete information on what the bands rig is. As well as having the usual Periphery tongue in cheek style of promotion, we can hear small snippets of songs off the three guitarists (Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen) . Its also worthy to note that in some of the tracking sessions, that are all being recorded by Adam “Nolly” Getgood there are brief appearances of eight string guitars. Even if these trailers are whetting people’s appetite it would be nice to actually have some concrete material soon. Or perhaps a new installment based around a different instrument.

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Belphegor – Conjuring The Dead

Belphegor have been big players in the blackened death metal arena, now with their tenth studio album Conjuring The Dead they have come back with a serious bang. After releasing Blood Magick Necromance in 2011 and finally finishing their extensive touring schedule Belphegor returned to the studio, this time choosing Mana Recording Studios with none other than esteemed death metal man Erik Rutan in charge of production duties. Opening with the furious assault of “Gasmask Terror” we’re treated to much of the same usual Belphegor formula, blast beats that are inhumanly fast and the guttural roar of Helmuth bringing the album to life in a fantastic fashion. Much of the album is simple riffing and compared to some of metal’s contemporary acts, fairly straight forward song writing, but therin lies the rub.

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