As a lot of you may already know, this was originally a Haunted Shores demo. Haunted Shores is a project that Mark and I were working on before he joined Periphery, and we had demoed a handful of songs. This one was a bit different in vibe from the usual fare and I think it stemmed from the tuning I showed Mark which is an open tuning of some kind (I dont know the name or notes sadly, only how it sounds). Mark had written the first riff of the song and I knew we had something special, we were going for "ear candy", just something that sounded beautiful, but still had interesting riffs rather than just being straight power chords the whole time. Mark and I managed to write that song pretty fast actually, we were just constantly bouncing ideas off of each other. Sometimes you get lucky, and songs seem to just come together before your very eyes. Haunted shores was supposed to have guest vocalists only, so Spencer demoed some vocals out on it to see what would come of it, and Mark and I absolutely loved what he wrote. When Mark joined Periphery, we realized that not only was this song written by 35ths of Periphery members (which is more than can be said for most Periphery songs) but that it really fit the vibe of what we wanted for this album and in general. This song is also really cool, because it just screams Mark Holcomb from beginning to end. Even the riffs that I wrote were just reactions to his riffs and I was trying my best to write in his style, so those <b>…<b>
Periphery – Scarlet
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AHAHAHAHAHA XD
3 days !
So because I support judging a band based on musical talent and skill rather than just going "This sucks" and telling people only close minded idiots do that, it makes me uncultured. Funny, I thought that was the exact opposite. Open your mind, kiddo.
Actually no, seeing as my point was about knowing music culture, something neither of those artists are capable of. This is further supported by the fact I said "METAL" as the keyword rather than music in it’s entirety. Someone doesn’t pay attention.
like how he puts effect in his voice
This is the equivalent of saying Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne are great rappers.
You just went full retard. Never go full retard.
Not in ‘Merica it ain’t !
I listened to them for the fist time 10 minutes ago. I am already loving the vox.
ya he improved so much from the first album, which isn’t bad that bad imo
Yeah. There are some songs of theirs, like the acoustic James Dean that shows he does have nice tonality, just not when he goes high.
I agree. Kellin’s voice is a bit whiny in my opinion. I like SWS but you have to be in a mood to hear them. Spencer just has a flavor to his voice while Kellin is very blank with a wide range.
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Spencer has a lower range, but a MUCH nicer vocal tone, in my opinion
I like this band and Spencer’s vocals but his range has nothing on Kellin’s. But at the same time, Spencer’s uncleans are beyond what can Kellin can do. Kellin is a pure clean vocalist with horrible screams. Spencer balances both. It’s the fact that Kellin is a better singer but that’s all he has.
The opening riff reminds me of The Things He Carried by Vanna. Which is awesome, because I absolutely love both songs and both bands.
@Vidmasterx7 because we would all have our faces melted off, I doubt they can afford that kind of law suit lol
hwo come thye never play this song llive its amazing
2:34 😀
nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope.