Masamune is the closing track on Periphery II: This Time It's Personal; it is also the end of the "trilogy" on the album. The track was originally demoed by Misha Mansoor while vacationing in Mauritius. Mansoor was in a good mood and, wondering why all his heavy riffs had to be so dark, decided to write something happier. Masamune is a "Jekyll/Hyde" composition, crafted to end on a dark note to contrast the upbeat first half. Mansoor originally arranged Masamune to end with a mellower riff from earlier in the song; but the band was adamant about it fading ou… read more
Masamune is the closing track on Periphery II: This Time It's Personal; it is also the end of the "trilogy" on the album. The track wa… read more
Masamune is the closing track on Periphery II: This Time It's Personal; it is also the end of the "trilogy" on the album. The track was originally demoed by Misha Mansoor … read more
Periphery is an American progressive metal band from Bethesda, Maryland, formed in 2005. History Formation and Lineup Changes (2005 - 2009) Periphery was formed by guitarist Misha Mansoor in 2005. He slowly gained a reputation on the Internet, primarily via a regularly-updated Soundclick account, Meshuggah and John Petrucci forums, and the sevenstring.org message boards. 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 during this peri… read more
Periphery is an American progressive metal band from Bethesda, Maryland, formed in 2005. History Formation and Lineup Changes (2005 - 2009) Periphery was formed by guitarist Misha Mansoor i… read more
Periphery is an American progressive metal band from Bethesda, Maryland, formed in 2005. History Formation and Lineup Changes (2005 - 2009) Periphery was formed by guitarist Misha Mansoor in 2005. He slowly gained a reputation on the I… read more