Periphery reveal new album “A Pale White Dot” – first single out this week

On May 15, djent stars Periphery will release “A Pale White Dot,” their eighth studio album, on their own label, 3DOT Recordings, as per theprp. The first single from that new venture will be “Mr. God,” which will be released on Thursday, April 02. As of right now, you may pre-save the song at go.mhe.fm/p_mrgod. The cover image for this upcoming record can be found below. You can get a copy of the new album by clicking here.

Upcoming shows:

• Friday, June 12, 2026 – Leicestershire, United Kingdom – Download Festival
• Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre (with Profiler & OBEYER)
• Monday, June 15, 2026 – London, United Kingdom – The Dome (with OBEYER)
• Friday, June 19, 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
• Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall (with Rain City Drive)
• Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle (with Rain City Drive)
• Friday, June 26, 2026 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air

Misha Mansoor, a guitarist, founded Periphery in 2005. He gradually established a presence on the Internet through the Meshuggah and John Petrucci forums, the sevenstring.org discussion boards, and a regularly maintained Soundclick account. Prior to and throughout Periphery‘s involvement in the metal scene, Mansoor established a reputation for producing most of his own audio using a Pod XT and a home computer. Mansoor has been updating Bulb, his side project, and frequently moves music between the two. Mansoor is still working on several additional musical endeavors, such as Of Man Not of Machine, Haunted Shores, and Four Seconds Ago.

During its early years, Periphery experienced several lineup changes. Prior to fully switching to guitar, Misha played drums and guitar in the band. He then started looking for local talent and discovered local drummer Jason S. Berlin. Travis Orbin took Berlin’s place after Berlin left to pursue interests in Los Angeles. With a focus on creative production, Periphery steadily transitioned from a Meshuggah-influenced sound to a more ambient, melodic sound between 2005 and 2009 while working with vocalists Jake Veredika, Casey Sabol, and Chris Barretto.