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Peavey and Misha Mansoor’s versatile Invective amp head has been turned into a combo
By Matt Owen published
Periphery's resident djent specialist was brought onboard to help produce a downsized version of his hugely popular Invective 120. Could this be the versatile modern metal combo amp to beat?

“Enhances your tone and feel with little to no effort”: Misha Mansoor wants Horizon Devices’ new Clarity Compressor to be your new always-on pedal
By Phil Weller published
The pedal was designed to “take the guesswork out of compressors” with Periphery guitarist and Horizon chief Mansoor saying it’s the only pedal he never turns off

Best Jackson guitars 2025: Our pick of high-performance Jackson guitars for all budgets
By Daryl Robertson published
From the King V to the Dinky, Soloist, Rhoads, Kelly and more, here are the greatest guitars from the current Jackson catalog

“It was pretty daunting at the outset”: Misha Mansoor’s Virtuoso Mega Shred is the five-solo, guest-laden metal guitar instrumental of the year – and it was written for a guitar promo
By Matt Parker published
Jackson Guitars asked the Periphery man to write a song that would feature a cross-section of metal talent – from Marty Friedman to Revocation’s Dave Davidson, Heriot’s Debbie Gough and Erra’s Clint Tustin. He nailed it

Misha Mansoor, Jake Bowen and Mark Holcomb on how they lost sleep and cast aside some of the best riffs they’ve ever written to make Periphery V “as awesome as possible”
By Ellie Rogers published
Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre finds progressive metal's most daring trailblazers rediscovering analog, rejecting perfection and producing their most ambitious album to date

Misha Mansoor records major-key version of Stairway to Heaven, dubs it Escalator to Hell
By Richard Bienstock last updated
The Periphery guitarist offers his own take on the Led Zeppelin classic during self-quarantine

Misha Mansoor is selling off a heap of his used Periphery gear on Reverb
By Matt Parker published
“All of this gear has mojo,” says Mansoor of a sale that includes prototypes, rarities, and custom builds of his Jackson signature guitars, alongside instruments used at the start of his career

Mark Holcomb and Misha Mansoor on returning to Haunted Shores for a pissed-off djent-thrash record
By Gregory Adams published
New album Void is the first Haunted Shores record since 2015 and 100 percent a knuckle-twister
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