Periphery

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Doom box art from 1993
The story of ultra-metal shoot-’em-up Doom and its iconic soundtrack

By Tom Regan Published

The 1993 shoot-’em-up was wildly violent and hugely successful. Thanks to Bobby Prince’s awesome soundtrack, it was also beloved by the metal crowd.

Gaming
Periphery in 2023
“You realise the hard way that it sucks when your passion is your job”: How Periphery lost their way

By Phil Weller Published

Misha Mansoor explains why people who think his band need advice have misunderstood their entire purpose

Bands & Artists
Periphery
Novelists’ Florestan Durand is passionate about Periphery (or at least their early albums)

By Natasha Scharf Published

Misha Mansoor’s work was the catalyst for Durand’s discovery of djent, as he moved on from the “simpler music” of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani

Bands & Artists
Spiritbox live at Alexandra Palace
Spiritbox's Alexandra Palace show is the end of an era - and the start of their reign as new metal stars

By Rich Hobson Published

With live debuts, old favourites and stunning visuals, Spiritbox's headline show at Alexandra Palace is nothing short of magic

Concerts & Shows
Spiritbox 2023
Spiritbox announce biggest-ever London show at Alexandra Palace, Periphery and Stray From The Path supporting

By Matt Mills Published

The Canada prog metal sensations will play to more than 10,000 Londoners in February

Concerts & Shows
Periphery
"It’s cool to have rearranged It’s Only Smiles to introduce modern acoustic playing to Periphery’s fans." Periphery team up with English guitarist Mike Dawes for new single

By Jerry Ewing Published

US prog metallers Periphery display their softer side with brand new two-track Acoustic Singles release

Tracks & Singles
Misha Mansoori Periphery
"At first I thought Meshuggah were absolute noise, just trash!": Periphery's Misha Mansoor talks early influences, the benefits of social media and internet trolls

By Matt Mills Published

Periphery founder and guitarist Misha Mansoor shares the wisdom that helped his band become djent pioneers

Albums
Periphery
"We chose to be a progressive metal band because it meant that we could do whatever we want." Periphery

By Phil Weller Published

The story of how Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre finds the US prog metallers at their defiant best.

Interviews
2023 end of year
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)

By Rich Hobson Published

Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

Albums
Prog metal
The 10 best progressive metal albums of 2023

By Matt Mills Published

Avenged Sevenfold, Tesseract, Enslaved and more ensured that prog metal had another standout year in 2023

Albums
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