Periphery - Wildfire - Spencer Sotelo FIRST EVER live one take performance 

There are not many bands that you can say confidently that every member is equal in their chosen instrument. So when the drummer and guitarists are unarguably some of the best in metal period, I mean, I don't think there's much left to say.

Yeah "some", who? Morons? Nothing Spencer puts out is easy to sing whatsoever

@@keepitsecret-dl1pr I think his point was that when everyone in the band is incredible, each member doesn’t stand out from each other as much. But compared to others in the scene, each one of them is leading the charge on incredible performance. All about perspective

This is only my own personal opinion. Spencer is a GREAT singer. but i think his screams are the absolute worst

@@cursetheserpent Really? the absolute worst? You should hear me scream, it'll give you a whole new appreciation for Spencer.

This 👌

and all that bath time steak too... man!

All the bad time's dicks too

was that the lyric he fucked up? I didnt noticed second time around

@@speeddemonji9547 I don't think so. It's a joke from the P5 documentary!

@@jeffneiman4635 ahhhh, I see thanks

yes he should

Lol

he's had plenty of practice man, have you heard anything before this record? Spencer isn't new to extremely demanding vocals

I think those of us that constantly put ourselves down are often the best at something! It keeps us ever trying to get better. Often the people most up their own ass are the worst!

true, but he's always had an incredible voice, even on P1 where people for some reason say he wasn't great even though his vocals on that are outstandingly good

I disagree, I've definitely seen worse critics and they're usually worse given how unreasonable their criticism is. I've ALWAYS loved Sponce's voice and I think it's truly gotten more impressive with time!

@@TheBanana93 Ah c'mon dude now you're just affirming my self-critical attitude😄

@@keepitsecret-dl1pr One of the reason I wasn't a "fan" after P1, it's because I thought Spencer was not that great to me. Going only by heart here, if I remember correctly, he appologized for his performance on P1 and said that he's going to be better on P2. I was like "Fair enough, let see then I guess". I ended up listening to P2 when it came out. I was impressed. Until I heard Ragnarok. Then I went full fan mode over night. Holy shit, that particular part in that song still gives me goosebump to this day (you all know the part I'm thinking, right? 😄)

SO GOOD

Favorite band and favorite vocalist!

To be honest, I couldn't stand his clean vocals the first time I heard them fifteen years ago. However, when you put into perspective just how talented each member of periphery is, It would be extremely difficult to have a vocalist that would shine through such talented musicians. However, Spencer does that and then some and I truly don't think anybody could replace him. It's probably the reason that when he was sick. They just did an instrumental tour and didn't have anyone to fill in for him. Lol. Fucking amazingly, brilliant, astonishing band. Great video as well brother.

It's fucking better than the album I don't give a shit

@@corydinsmore1117 Couldn't agree more on this.

They know it!!! Haha, I don't think Periphery would continue in the same way without him.

It’s his record. Kills it.

Agreed!

@@chrisliepe I hope there is more stuff like that on the way ! Thank you Chris for what you are doing ! Your channel is awesome !

YES

One of the best!

He really does!

You're so welcome! Thanks for creating great microphones that help us to sound our best!

that mic + his vocal chain really sound awesome.

​@Chris Liepe Hey Chris! I may have missed it in the video, but which Lewitt are you using in this video? The Pure? The chain sounds awesome!

@@MardyLeith It's the 1040 :)

@@chrisliepe Thanks for the quick reply! Definitely going to have to try it out!

As a musician, you really learn proper breathing techniques. One really good one is saying “how” while you’re breathing in. Saying that completely opens up your throat and allows you to breath in more at once. With practice, you can get a full lung in only like 0.2 seconds or quicker. Also, breathe with your gut, not your shoulders. Proper breathing should not have your shoulders move. Don’t think “expanding your lungs upward”, think “expand out and down”. You can use up a TON more of your lung capacity and hold your breath longer.

You gotta be sneaky, quick, and efficient, like a ninja!

@@VoidHxnterYeah proper breathing shouldn’t even really be an action in itself. When you’ve run out of air in your lungs, keep your proper singing posture and let the air in. A lot of people ”pull” the air in but in reality your lungs will fill themselves if you let them to. I’m a classical singer so I don’t even breathe consciously anymore. It’s just an instant intake of air every time I run out of air and even that isn’t something you think of with enough experience. When the next phrase or section starts, my lungs are full of fresh air. Proper breathing is absolutely mandatory.

You say that like his P1 performance wasn't incredible? Dude had an amazing showing on that record

@@keepitsecret-dl1pr never said it wasn’t. He just got so much better over the years

@@keepitsecret-dl1pr his screams have gone through a metamorphosis since P1. MIP for sure

​@KeepItSecret he did do well on P1, but I know they used some tuning on his cleans back when that was recorded. Also his screaming range and capabilities have dramatically increased. You can hear the difference especially between P1 and P2

Oi P1 is their best album

I know I just fuckin CAME! And then I came again.

It's also that he lets himself be a little ridiculous with it. I remember watching Chris' vid about spencer and putting yourself in a character's shoes to express yourself more freely and for me that's exactly what he did there, reminds me of their song MK Ultra

So glad I was there to see that

The only other one I’ve seen is Andy Cizek. Flawless.

​@Mind Mastery the holy trio of modern djent really has the best vocalists. Dan Tompkins, Spencer, and Andy? Absolutely insane

dan tompkins

@@greigns7781 Dan and Spencer have to be my favorites, they both nearly always sound just as amazing live as they do in studio

Mikael Åkerfeldt back in the day. He had in my opinion the most evil/ demon sounding screams of all time and his singing voice is very clean and soft. When it comes to purely extreme vocals, I think we'll have to wait a while before anything comes close to prime time Åkerfeldt. And I'm not just talking Opeth- Bloodbath and "Brave Murder Day" by Katatonia still have EXCEPTIONAL vocals. But yeah, if I could hear Luck as a constant live as it sounds on the album, I'd piss my pants.

I think it may well be one of the best songs they have ever created, if not the best.

@@gingerkid852yes, it’s a toss up for me. Atropos, thanks nobuo, and wax wings might just be three of their best. Then I think about zag, drac, and nobuo ending the album and realize it might just be the best album ever.

I was there. Loved Reptile

Why don't you go see them live then?

@@b.gallucci7186 I will very soon.

They are in Portland tonight

I agree!

I think it has to do a lot with Spencer being involved in the writing from day 1, and you tell can just how vocally-driven this whole album is vs. the albums that start off with just riff writing. Such a small thing to change in their entire process, yet the outcome delivers some of the most unique music put out in the last couple decades. Great band to admire and be inspired by!

honestly dude it's just practice, you get used to switching between screaming and clean singing, it's not really that tough, just providing you're actually screaming properly

that is because you are not gettint enough air to push the vocals, so instead of getting de power of the air, you direct it to the throat, killing it xd

He has a whole course where he addresses these kinds of things directly!

I LOVE Spencer but for me the GOAT will always be Devin Townsend!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Definitely more to come!

I agree! You're so welcome!

I second that. I seen them last night and Spencer's vocals were amazing, especially those lower gutterals and that squeal he did on Ragnarok that stunned the audience. He's come a long way from P1 and his performance from Silver Spring back in 2015 to now is night and day.