Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

Periphery II: This Time It's Personal is the second studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. The album was released on June 29, 2012 through Roadrunner Records in Australia and on July 3 through Sumerian in America. It was produced by Misha Mansoor and Adam Getgood. It is the first record by the band to feature new members Mark Holcomb and Adam "Nolly" Getgood, replacing Alex Bois and Tom Murphy on guitar and bass, respectively.

Release and promotion
On May 30, 2012, Periphery posted an album teaser featuring the intro track "Muramasa." The album's first single, "Make Total Destroy," was released on iTunes Tuesday, June 5. On June 14, 2012, the band released the track "Scarlet" on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal channel. The official stream of the song was released on June 28 on Sumerian Records' YouTube channel. The whole album was also streamed on Metal Hammer's website from June 29 for visitors to listen to.

Commercial performance
The album sold nearly 12,000 copies in its first week of release, reaching #44 on the Billboard 200 list. In Canada, the album debuted at #89 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

It was ranked number 3 in Guitar World's "Top 50 Albums of 2012."

Personnel

 * Spencer Sotelo — lead vocals
 * Misha "Bulb" Mansoor — guitar, synths, production
 * Jake Bowen — guitar, synths, programming
 * Mark Holcomb — guitar
 * Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass, guitar, production
 * Matt Halpern — drums, percussion

Guest musicians
 * Guest guitar solo on "Have a Blast" by Guthrie Govan
 * Guest guitar solo on "Erised" by John Petrucci of Dream Theater
 * Guest guitar solo on "Mile Zero" by Wes Hauch, formerly of The Faceless
 * Alice McIlrath — violin
 * Lezlie Smith — cello

Production
 * Misha "Bulb" Mansoor – producer
 * Adam "Nolly" Getgood – producer
 * Taylor Larson – engineering, mixing
 * Will Donnelly – additional engineering
 * Logan Mader – mastering
 * Randy Slaugh – string arrangement and production (on "Have a Blast")
 * Ken Dudley – engineer