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Jake Bowen (left), and his DiMarzio Mirage signature pickups

DiMarzio partners with Periphery’s Jake Bowen for Mirage signature pickups – a “super-saturated” set that has been tailored to his picking technique

By Matt Owen published 16 May 23

The pickups were previously found in Bowen's Ibanez JBM9999 signature guitar, and are said to be the next step in his quest to “push his progressive metal sound forward”

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 11 April 23

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

uitarists Mark Holcomb (L) and Misha Mansoor (R) of Periphery

Periphery announce fifth album, Djent is Not a Genre, in ultimate trolling of rock press

By Matt Parker published 9 January 23

The band’s social media countdown has ended with the announcement of their fifth full-length, due this March

Misha Mansoor is selling off a heap of his used Periphery gear on Reverb

By Matt Parker published 27 July 22

“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 5 May 22

New album Void is the first Haunted Shores record since 2015 and 100 percent a knuckle-twister

How to use drop tunings, octave effects and layered tones to create a deep, huge sound

By Jake Bowen published 18 February 22

In his latest GW column, Jake Bowen walks us through the massive intro riff for Periphery's Follow Your Ghost

Periphery’s Jake Bowen shows you how to layer multiple guitar parts to create a lush soundscape

By Jake Bowen published 31 January 22

In his inaugural instructional column, Bowen explains how a clean tone, some sweet chord shapes, reverb and delay can conspire to create something huge and magical

Misha Mansoor and Mark Holcomb revive Haunted Shores for new album Void – hear thrashy first single Hellfire now

By Matt Parker published 12 January 22

The Periphery prog-metallers reprised their long-running instrumental side project during the pandemic

Rick Beato, Tosin Abasi, Tim Henson and Misha Mansoor

Tim Henson reveals he's never heard Metallica's Black Album – much to the amazement of Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor

By Michael Astley-Brown published 26 August 21

Rick Beato hosts a modern guitar summit, complete with a number of surprise revelations from the Polyphia, Animals as Leaders and Periphery guitar heroes

Abasi Concepts treats its futuristic Space T range to all-new finishes and stainless steel frets

By Matt Owen published 14 July 21

Pink Sparkle and Champagne colorways head up the updated models, which also feature an assortment of okume, sugar pine and roasted maple woods

Nita Strauss, Jared James Nichols, EVH, Yvette Young, Plini

10 of today‘s brightest guitar talents discuss the everlasting impact of Eddie Van Halen

By Amit Sharma, Jonny Scaramanga published 2 July 21

Yvette Young, Plini, Nita Strauss, Jared James Nichols and more salute the maestro

MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT

Has Misha Mansoor designed the ultimate Strat for progressive players?

By Michael Astley-Brown published 30 June 21

The Periphery mastermind's new Jackson MJ Series So-Cal is a Stratocaster in all but name, and boasts a wealth of high-spec appointments

Misha Mansoor on why he “hates” writing guitar solos: “It's more of a chore than anything”

By Sam Roche last updated 26 May 21

The Periphery djent master reveals why he'd rather delegate lead lines

Misha Mansoor announces first-ever solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, unveils first single Parabolica

By Richard Bienstock published 14 May 21

The new track under the Bulb moniker finds the Periphery mastermind delivering syncopated and djent-y thrills aplenty

August Burns Red share new version of Pangaea, now with Misha Mansoor guitar solo

By Richard Bienstock published 10 May 21

The re-recorded track hails from ABR's Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition, which features special guests and new guitar solos

Misha Mansoor: "There’s something very raw about those original demos – it’s kind of nostalgic for me"

By Matt Doria published 17 December 20

Periphery may be off-season, but Misha Mansoor is keeping busy – like, “ten Bulb albums in five months, with even more in the making” kind of busy

A petition has been launched to get Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor behind the wheel as Top Gear hosts

By Matt Owen published 17 December 20

Could the prog-metal titans end up swapping speedy solos for fast cars?

Periphery’s Mark Holcomb is auctioning one of his PRS SE signature models for charity

By Richard Bienstock published 19 August 20

The signed guitar was one of Holcomb’s main instruments during Periphery’s Hail Stan tour

Herman Li asks Misha Mansoor: what is djent?

By Richard Bienstock published 1 July 20

The Periphery guitarist explains the sound, and why people think he created it

Mark Holcomb tears through Periphery’s Sentient Glow in this beautifully shot playthrough

By Michael Astley-Brown published 30 June 20

The PRS-slinger plays the choice Periphery IV: HAIL STAN cut on Seymour Duncan’s production floor