5 Questions with Periphery

Periphery discuss the making of “A Pale White Dot” in this exclusive interview with Guitar Center. Vocalist Spencer Sotelo, drummer Matt Halpern and guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen share insights about Periphery’s daring new release that abandons the band’s career-making reputation for expansive, progressive-metal epics in favor of 12 relatively concise songs where only two just barely crack the five-minute mark. In this video: • The band’s favorite songs from “A Pale White Dot” • The hardest riffs on the album • Coolest moments from the sessions • Video games played during the making of the record • Top Guitar Center stories What’s your favorite track on “A Pale White Dot”? Let us know in the comments. Be sure to subscribe for more artist interviews, gear demos and reviews and behind-the-scenes content. Hear the story of how Misha reunited with one of his prized signature Jackson guitars via a Guitar Center Used Gear ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-z9l1RfQ9c Follow Periphery: https://www.instagram.com/periphery/ #periphery #apalewhitedot #spencersotelo #mishamansoor #jakebowen #markholcomb #matthalpern #progressivemetal #djent #guitarcenter Chapters 0:00 - Favorite Song on A Pale White Dot? 0:45 - Hardest Part To Play on the Record? 1:54 - Favorite Part That Someone Else Played on the Record? 2:43 - What Video Game Did You Play While Making This Record? 3:28 - Do You Have a Fun Guitar Center Story?