[4] The band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and drummer Matt Halpern.

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 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.

Mansoor also continues to be involved in a number of other musical projects, including Haunted Shores,[5] Four Seconds Ago,[6] and of Man Not of Machine.

Periphery has toured extensively since 2008, supporting artists including DevilDriver, Dream Theater, Emmure, Veil of Maya,[11] Animals as Leaders,[12] God Forbid,[13] Darkest Hour,[14] The Dillinger Escape Plan,[15] Fear Factory,[16] Between the Buried and Me, and Fair to Midland.

He was then replaced by Matt Halpern, who was scouted by Mansoor whilst playing for a local pop band.

On January 20, 2010, amid speculation that they had changed vocalists again, Periphery uploaded an album sampler with vocals by Spencer Sotelo, a San Diego native who was later announced to be Periphery's new vocalist,[18] replacing Chris Barretto, who had been fired from the band due to personal differences (Mansoor referring to him as a "diva"), resulting in a minor feud that would not be resolved until late 2013 (see below).

[20] The band ran into multiple health issues during the tour; Spencer Sotelo had a case of bronchitis and was regularly unable to perform the entire set.

[23] On July 6, 2011, Periphery announced via a MySpace blog post that the band had parted ways with guitarist Alex Bois.

However, they did not change touring schedules, hiring Mark Holcomb and Adam "Nolly" Getgood (of British progressive metal band Red Seas Fire) to play Alex's parts during live shows until they found a permanent replacement.

[24] On September 7, 2011, they were announced as the opening act for Dream Theater on the European leg of A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour starting in January 2012.

[citation needed] On February 21, 2012, the band re-released their debut album with a new single on iTunes entitled "Passenger".

[28] Periphery then entered the studio to work on their next two full-length releases to record reworked "Bulb" demos as well as completely new material written by the full band.

[29] The album was to be produced by Mansoor and Getgood and engineered and mixed by Taylor Larson (Sky Eats Airplane, Of Legends, Life on Repeat).

Since the 2012 Summer Slaughter tour Jeff Holcomb has remained a regular part of the band's crew and still performs as a stand-in bass player when required.

[citation needed] On the Escape From The Studio Tour, lead vocalist Spencer Sotelo stated that Juggernaut had been finished and would be released sometime in January 2015 through Sumerian Records.

[42] The band was nominated at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Metal Performance category for their song "The Price Is Wrong".

Additionally, it was announced that Adam "Nolly" Getgood would be focusing more on his personal production projects and would not be touring with Periphery.

[45][46] On August 3, 2017, Getgood announced through Facebook his departure from the band, stating his lack of investment in Periphery, and his wanting to spend more time with his wife, as well as on production and GetGoodDrums.

[49][50] In April 2018, Mansoor uploaded a 10-minute YouTube video containing various clips from writing sessions with Bowen and Holcomb.

[54] On March 11, 2021, various members of Periphery posted an in-studio photo of the band on social media, announcing the first writing session for their seventh studio album.

[56] On January 9, 2023, after several days of teaser videos, the band announced that their seventh studio album would be titled Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre and would release on March 10, 2023.

[57][58] Both singles include references to material from Juggernaut: Alpha, with the chorus of "Wildfire" reinterpreting the central motif of "The Event", and "Zagreus" featuring a primary riff from "Four Lights".

This project first became active in April 2010, before Holcomb was a member of Periphery, releasing two songs on a split EP with Cyclamen.

[64] Through the remainder of 2010 and part of 2011, they periodically recorded and released new songs, sometimes featuring guest vocalists like Elliot Coleman or Mike Semesky.

Mansoor is also part of an electronic music side project with guitarist Jake Bowen, called Four Seconds Ago.

Most recently, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen announced they were creating music and custom sounds for Warframe, as a part of their March 2025 update.