Haunted Shores is a studio-based instrumental project primarily driven by Mark Holcomb and Misha Mansoor, both of the progressive metal titan Periphery. Originally formed in the late 2000s as a more traditional band with vocalists, it evolved into a specialized outlet for the duo's most aggressive and technical guitar ideas.
The sound identity is defined by a 'blackened djent' aesthetic, characterized by high-gain precision, complex syncopation, and a heavy reliance on the 'Holcomb-style' of riffing which utilizes wide-interval chords and relentless alternate picking. Historically, the project served as a creative laboratory for riffs that were too dark or fast for Periphery's main catalog. Critically, they are praised for their technical proficiency and for pushing the boundaries of instrumental metal beyond the typical 'shred' or 'ambient' tropes. Their 2022 output, including 'Void', solidified their position as leaders in the high-fidelity extreme metal space, influencing a generation of home-studio guitarists with their surgical production and unique harmonic language.
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