For the better part of 15 years, Periphery have been pushing the sound of metal to new domains. From popularizing a sound which has come to be known as “djent” (which according to the title of their fifth album is not a genre) to touring the world playing some of the proggiest riffs you’ve ever heard, it is not a stretch to say that they are responsible for the sound of metal today. Which means that, in a transitive property chain unlike any other, anime is responsible for the way metal sounds today. That’s because guitarist Misha Mansoor has been watching anime since he was a kid, across languages and genres. I spoke with Mansoor about how anime and music speak to the larger way he loves art. Tell me a little bit about your anime origins. Misha Mansoor : So I'm just gonna caveat this right now, I...