

He was then replaced by Matt Halpern, who was scouted by Mansoor whilst playing for a local pop band. In 2009, Travis Orbin left the band to join Sky Eats Airplane. Spencer Sotelo, Matt Halpern and self-titled debut album (2010–2011) Periphery has toured extensively since 2008, supporting artists including DevilDriver, Dream Theater, Emmure, Veil of Maya, Animals as Leaders, God Forbid, Darkest Hour, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fear Factory, Between the Buried and Me, and Fair to Midland. Between 20, Periphery worked with vocalists Jake Veredika, Casey Sabol and Chris Barretto, gradually moving from a Meshuggah-influenced sound to a more ambient, melodic sound, with a focus on innovative production. Berlin was planning to pursue interests in Los Angeles and was replaced upon departure by Travis Orbin. Berlin, and then switched permanently to guitar. Originally, Misha played drums and guitar in the band, but began scoping out local talent and found local drummer Jason S. Periphery went through a number of lineup changes during its early history. Mansoor also continues to be involved in a number of other musical projects, including Haunted Shores, Four Seconds Ago, and of Man Not of Machine.
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Mansoor has continued to update his personal project, Bulb, often transferring songs between the two projects. Before and during Periphery's tenure in the metal scene, Mansoor developed a reputation for doing his own audio production, the majority of which was performed with a home computer and a Pod XT. Periphery was formed in 2005 by guitarist Misha Mansoor, who slowly gained a reputation on the Internet via a regularly-updated Soundclick account, the Meshuggah and John Petrucci forums, and the message boards. History Formation and early line-up changes (2005–2009) All Periphery material is self-produced by the members of the band. They've also released two EPs: Icarus EP and Clear. Since their self-titled debut, the band has released an additional six albums: Periphery II: This Time It's Personal, the double album Juggernaut: Alpha and Omega, Periphery III: Select Difficulty, Periphery IV: Hail Stan and Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre. The band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and drummer Matt Halpern. They have also received a Grammy nomination. They are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal. Their musical style has been described as progressive metal, djent, and progressive metalcore. Periphery is an American progressive metal band formed in Washington, D.C., in 2005.
