Tag Archives: Misha Mansoor

Metal Allegiance song lineup, release date announced

Posted by on June 16, 2015

[youtube]https://youtu.be/dMgHSwqDDGk[/youtube] We knew last month that the all-star Metal Allegiance was expanding from a one-off jam on a boat or on land to a full-fledged album. Today, the album release date and track lineup has been released and wow, it’s a doozy. Dropping September 18 on Nuclear Blast, the scope of artists involved and the […]

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Periphery to release a pair of Juggernauts

Posted by on November 5, 2014

We’ve known for a while now that Periphery was working on their proper follow-up to 2012’s Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal. Well, today they made an announcement that on January 27th, they’ll be releasing not one, but two albums. Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, will be coming out. It sounds like they’re doing some Coheed & Cambria-type […]

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Periphery give studio update on Juggernaut, tracking drums, goofing around

Posted by on July 2, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/y3a6gAdj774[/youtube] Misha Mansoor of Periphery posted a brief minute and a half clip of the band in the studio working on their upcoming album Juggernaut on his YouTube channel today. The clip shows drummer Matt Halpern tracking some of the new songs, with clips of the band goofing off throughout. Juggernaut is expected to come […]

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Periphery version of 2048 is a good time waster

Posted by on March 24, 2014

You may or may not be aware of a game called 2048, available online and on your mobile phone. In case you’re not, it’s a puzzle game where you slide numbered tiles on a grid and try and combine them to add up to 2048. If you’re bored of the original version, you don’t know […]

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Periphery prepare to get started on next album

Posted by on March 18, 2014

Periphery already gave us a nice helping of new music earlier this year with Clear, but now it looks like they’re gearing up for their next full-length and followup to Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal. Yesterday, mastermind Misha Mansoor posted the following to Facebook: Yesterday we played the last show we will play until our next […]

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Enjoy a new song from Animals As Leaders

Posted by on February 18, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/9P4GsF1zdzM[/youtube] A new song from Animals As Leaders may have leaked (and get taken down immediately) earlier this month (though they keep playing the song live). However, today we get our first official taste of the instrumental trio’s new album The Joy Of Motion. In short, the song titled “Tooth And Claw” finds Animals As […]

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Animals As Leaders are in the studio, so play ‘Kidman’

Posted by on November 25, 2013

There’s some good djent news headed your way. Over the weekend, Periphery bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood posted on his Facebook page that he was in the studio with Animals as Leaders. “Matthew Gartska is killing the Animals as Leaders drum sessions,” he commented. “Hardest hitter I’ve recorded for sure.” This will be Gartska’s first album […]

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On The Road With Twelve Foot Ninja

Posted by on November 13, 2013

Things didn’t get off on a great note for Twelve Foot Ninja’s first ever tour of the States. Thanks to visa issues, the Australian band’s entire involvement with Periphery’s This Tour Is Personal fall tour was in jeopardy. It was extra hard for us at Metal Insider to see, given that when we spoke to […]

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Eternal Descent Video Game Now Available For Mobile Devices

Posted by on July 18, 2013

Have you ever wanted to see Misha Mansoor of Periphery fight Wayne Static of Static-X while flying through the air using magic guitar powers? You have? Well you’re in luck, because Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes is now available for download in the iTunes app store. Eternal Descent is an ongoing multimedia comic series that […]

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Headbangers Brawl 2/1: Our Predictions For The 2013 Revolver Golden Gods

Posted by on February 1, 2013

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. The nominees for the 5th annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards were announced earlier this week. And keeping with tradition, the nominations are so-so. While […]

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