Maryland-based progressive metallers PERIPHERY's new album, Periphery II, debuted at #44 on the Billboard Top 200 charts this week with 12,000 copies scanned. The album was released on July 3rd in North America via Sumerian Records. Century Media Records recently welcomed Periphery to the family as licensing partner for the world outside of North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. July 2nd saw the European digital release of Periphery II, whereas the physical release of the album will follow July 16th including bonus material.

Periphery have released the official video for the track 'Make.Total.Destroy'. Watch the clip below:



Samples of all tracks on the new album are available at Amazon UK. Click below to view their new album promo video:



Commented guitarist Misha Mansoor: "We put so much hard work and time into this album and we thank all of you for your continued support and patience. The album clocks in at sixty-nine minutes exactly and has tons of brand new material, so I assure you it is well worth the wait. Make sure to keep on the lookout for the first track which we will be releasing in the coming weeks."



II tracklisting:

'Muramasa
'Have A Blast' (featuring Guthrie Govan)
'Facepalm Mute'
'Ji'
'Scarlet'
'Luck As A Constant'
'Ragnarok'
'The Gods Must Be Crazy!'
'Make Total Destroy'
'Erised' (featuring John Petrucci)
'Epoch'
'Froggin' Bullfish'
'Mile Zero' (featuring Wes Hauch)
'Masamune'

II features guest appearances by John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER), Guthrie Govan (THE ARISTOCRATS) and Wes Hauch (THE FACELESS).

UK dates for Periphery's upcoming European tour with Between The Buried And Me and The Safety Fire can be found below:

October
1 - Reading, England - Sub 89
2 - Wolverhampton, England - Slade Rooms
3 - Glasgow, Scotland - The Garage
4 - Newcastle, England - Academy 2
5 - Manchester, England - Academy 2
6 - Leeds, England - Cockpit
7 - Bristol, England - Academy
8 - Southampton, England - The Brook
10 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
12 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
13 - Muenster, Germany - Sputnikhalle
14 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega
16 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
17 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
18 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
19 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
20 - Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café
22 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randall Club
23 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
24 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
25 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Halle
27 - Novara, Italy - Rock’n‘Roll Arena
28 - Zuerich, Switzerland - Dynamo
29 - Stuttgart, Germany - Universum
30 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
31 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie

November
2 - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire