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"Instrumental albums are often made by musicians for musicians, so we wanted to keep things tuneful and hold the listener’s attention" How Animals As Leaders broke the mould with The Joy Of Motion

The story of the Washington instrumental trio's third album, 2014's The Joy Of Motion

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“Mastodon have this tuning where the sixth string drops to B. Our singer would say, ‘No, I want it lower.’ As soon as I picked up a 7-string I wished I’d done it sooner”: Meet Obeyer, the chorus-soaked UK metallers hand-picked by Periphery

The British band hinges off rhythmic riffs, propulsive breakdowns, and lots of chorus – an effect guitarist Jamie Steadman wanted to bring back into fashion

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Watch the full, pro-shot footage of Meshuggah decimating Summer Breeze festival last month

Tech-metal masters Meshuggah played a crushing 80-minute set at Summer Breeze in August, and you can watch the whole thing online for free

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

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

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“Designed to redefine the modern metal tone”: Peavey and Misha Mansoor’s Invective head is one of the most versatile high-gain amps out there – and it’s just been turned into a combo for the first time

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?

Guitar World

“Spark 2 is like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go”: Positive Grid is launching its groundbreaking Spark 2 desktop amp with a live premiere event featuring Nuno Bettencourt and Periphery's Jake Bowen – watch now

Hosted by Guitar World's own Paul Riario, the star-studded event will give viewers an early look and listen to the already-lauded amp

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“It’s a primal, unconscious reaction. An honor bestowed upon only the best riffs”: What’s the science behind a stank face riff? We asked everyone from Mike Stringer to Periphery and Nik Nocturnal to define metal guitar’s ultimate accolade

Contorting a listener’s face in loving disgust is the highest compliment a metal musician can receive – but what makes a great stank face riff? We set out to discover the secret sauce..

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“I flirted with a more professional-looking ’board on the Periphery tour… but went back to the cracked, Velcro-covered piece of plywood I made with my dad”: It may not be flashy, but Mike Dawes’ acoustic rig is truly mind-bending

A new album, a collaboration with Periphery and a touring schedule that would make many artists weep are all in a day’s work for Mike Dawes, one of the world’s foremost percussive guitar specialists

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“When I was younger, I wanted the most expensive stuff… But there’s more character in the player than the equipment”: Loathe’s Erik Bickerstaffe on conjuring impossibly heavy riffs with a Gretsch baritone, Behringer multi-FX and some serious down-tuning

While finishing up the djent-shoegaze heavyweights’ new album, Bickerstaffe reflects on kickstarting a craze for baritones, why he’s burned out on P-90s, and what makes amp modelers feel like a step backward

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"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

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

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“Completely shatters the expectations for a guitar geared toward modern metal”: PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN review

The Periphery guitarist’s signature model gives lovers of the low-end great specs and playability at a lower cost. We find out if it’s more than just a djent machine.

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"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

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

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

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

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“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

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

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Our 15 favourite metal and heavy rock guitar moments of 2023: featuring Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Gilbert, Metallica, Periphery and more

Including the guitar solo of the year

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The beginner’s guide to djent in five essential albums

From Meshuggah to Jinjer and Sleep Token, these masterpieces represent progressive metal at its chugging, pummelling best

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Periphery announce first European tour for over four years

US prog metallers Periphery take their new album Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre on tour throughout Europe in January 2024

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Five things we’re looking forward to at Radar Festival 2023

Radar Festival will take place at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse from July 28-30

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Marillion and four great gifts in the new issue of Prog, on sale now...

Plus Francis Monkman, Dave Stewart, Renaissance, Rod Argent Wishbone Ash, Lazuli and loads more...

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Periphery’s Jake Bowen has a new signature DiMarzio pickup set

Jake Bowen’s new Mirage set comprises a double-blade Strat-style pickup at the neck, a high-output humbucker at the bridge, and it's voiced for more clarity, more output, more everything

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

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”

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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”

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

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The pedals that the world's greatest guitarists can't live without – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Periphery, Huey Lewis guitar great Chris Hayes, Nova Twins, Tom Verlaine, Vinnie Moore, Obituary, Slade's Noddy Holder, the Sweet's Andy Scott and more, more, more!

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