In the past 7 years since their self-titled debut album hit stores, Periphery have become influential progressive metal icons. Multiple albums charting on Billboard charts? Check. Known as one of the flagship and standout bands of indie label Sumerian Records? Check. Nominated for a Grammy award a few months ago? Yeah, that too. Their most recent album, Periphery III: Select Difficulty, reached the 22 spot on the Billboard Top 200, and tracks like “Lune” and “Marigold” show the band diversifying their progressive metal sound quite a bit. They’re constantly pushing the boundaries of In short, Periphery is an innovative band that commands your attention.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that many bands have attempted to cover the band’s unique style. Some of them are incredible, like this cover of “Marigold”, and then there’s Youtuber Jasiek Szczepańczyk, who recently uploaded a Periphery cover medley…featuring a ukelele. It’s certainly the most interesting thing you’ll see all day, so check it out below.
Songs played:
Icarus Lives!
Racecar
The Price is Wrong
Zero
Letter Experiment
Absolomb
Summer Jam
Marigold