Critical Mass (album)

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Critical Mass
Studio album by Threshold
Released	September 2, 2002
Recorded	March 2002 - June 2002
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	59:54
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Karl Groom, Richard West
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link DPRP link
Threshold chronology
Hypothetical (2001) Critical Mass (2002) Subsurface (2004)

Critical Mass is the sixth album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It was recorded in early 2002 and released in September. It is also the last album to feature original bassist Jon Jeary, who left immediately after the release. He was repleced by Steve Anderson, who appears on the live album Critical Energy.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Phenomenon" (Richard West) – 5:28
2. "Choices" (Karl Groom, Jon Jeary) – 8:19
3. "Falling Away" – 6:53
4. "Fragmentation" (Groom, Jeary) – 6:34
5. "Echoes of Life" (West) – 8:55
6. "Round and Round" (Groom, Jeary) – 5:26
7. "Avalon" (West) – 4:45
8. "Critical Mass" (Groom, Jeary) – 13:34
   • I. Fission
   • II. Fusion
   • III. Lucky

[edit] Personnel

• Karl Groom – guitar (lead)
• Johanne James – drums
• Jon Jeary – bass guitar
• Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals
• Nick Midson – guitar (rhythm)
• Richard West – keyboards

v • d • e Threshold Steve Anderson · Karl Groom · Johanne James · Richard West Ian Bennett · Pete Crawford · Tony Grinham · Nick Harradence · Mark Heaney · Jon Jeary · Andrew McDermott · Jay Micciche · Nick Midson · Glynn Morgan · Damian Wilson Studio albums Wounded Land · Psychedelicatessen · Extinct Instinct · Clone · Hypothetical · Critical Mass · Subsurface · Dead Reckoning Live albums Livedelica · Critical Energy Compilations The Ravages of Time Videos Critical Energy Fan club albums Decadent · Concert in Paris · Wireless: Acoustic Sessions · Replica · Surface to Stage