Juggernaut: Omega

Juggernaut: Omega
Studio album by Periphery
Released January 27, 2015
Genre Progressive metal, djent
Length 39:21
Label Sumerian
Producer Misha Mansoor, Adam Getgood
Periphery chronology

Juggernaut: Alpha
(2015)
Juggernaut: Omega
(2015)

Juggernaut: Omega is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. It is the second part of a double album, the first part of which is Juggernaut: Alpha. The double album was released on 27 January 2015 by Sumerian Records.[1] Juggernaut: Omega debuted at No. 16 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Exclaim! 8/10[3]
AntiHero Magazine [4]

In a positive review for Exclaim!, Calum Slingerland wrote that Omega is very much the "yin to Alpha's yang," highlighted by "the jerky chugging of "The Bad Thing," the thrashy "Graveless" and the slow-burning "Hell Below," which comes complete with a tasteful jazz-fusion outro."[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Reprise"   1:25
2. "The Bad Thing"   5:54
3. "Priestess"   5:04
4. "Graveless"   3:56
5. "Hell Below"   3:43
6. "Omega"   11:44
7. "Stranger Things"   7:35

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Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 25
United States 16

References

  1. "Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour". Guitar World. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. Periphery debut at No. 25, No. 16 on Billboard Top 200 chart with dual ‘Juggernaut’ albums Alternative Press. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Slingerland, Calum (January 27, 2015). "Periphery - Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. Woroniak, Thomas. "Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega - AntiHero Magazine". AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. "Periphery: 'Juggernaut: Alpha', 'Juggernaut: Omega' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 January 2015.