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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Juggernaut: Omega
| name = Juggernaut: Omega
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Cover =
| artist = [[Periphery (band)|Periphery]]
| Artist = [[Periphery (band)|Periphery]]
| cover = Juggernaut_Omega_cover.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2015|01|27}}
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|01|27}}
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| Genre = [[Progressive metal]], [[djent]]
| Length = {{Duration||39|21}}
| recorded =
| Label = [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]
| venue =
| Producer = [[Misha Mansoor]], Adam Getgood
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| Last album = ''[[Juggernaut: Alpha]]'' <br />(2015)
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=21}}
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| This album = ''''' Juggernaut: Omega '''''<br />(2015)
| label = {{hlist|[[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]|[[Century Media Records|Century Media]]|[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]|[[Distort Entertainment|Distort]]}}
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| producer = Periphery
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}}'''''Juggernaut: Omega''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American [[progressive metal]] band [[Periphery (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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/periphery-announce-two-studio-albums-and-tour|website=Guitar World|accessdate=30 November 2014|date=2014-11-05}}</ref> ''Juggernaut: Omega'' debuted at No. 16 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>[http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/periphery_debut_at_no._15_no._16_on_billboard_top_200_chart_with_dual_jugge Periphery debut at No. 25, No. 16 on Billboard Top 200 chart with dual ‘Juggernaut’ albums] ''[[Alternative Press]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2015.</ref>
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| prev_title = [[Juggernaut: Alpha]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Periphery III: Select Difficulty]]
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Juggernaut: Omega
| type = studio
| single1 = The Bad Thing
| single1date = December 4, 2014
| single2 = Graveless
| single2date = December 31, 2014
}}
}}

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'''''Juggernaut: Omega''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[progressive metal]] band [[Periphery (band)|Periphery]]. It's the second part of a [[double album]], the first part of which is ''[[Juggernaut: Alpha]]''. The double album was released on January 27, 2015, by [[Sumerian Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/periphery-announce-two-studio-albums-and-tour|website=Guitar World|accessdate=November 30, 2014|date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> ''Juggernaut: Omega'' debuted at No. 25 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/periphery-juggernaut_alpha_juggernaut_omega | title=Periphery - Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega | publisher=[[Exclaim!]] | date=January 27, 2015 | accessdate=February 2, 2015 | author=Slingerland, Calum}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/juggernaut-omega-mw0002797807 |title=Juggernaut: Omega |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
| rev2 = AntiHero Magazine
| rev2 = ''AntiHero Magazine''
| rev2score = {{Rating|9.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiheromagazine.com/periphery-juggernaut-album-review/|title=Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega - AntiHero Magazine|author=Woroniak, Thomas|work=AntiHero Magazine|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|9.5|10}}<ref name="antihero">{{cite web|url=http://www.antiheromagazine.com/periphery-juggernaut-album-review/|title=Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega – AntiHero Magazine|author=Woroniak, Thomas|work=AntiHero Magazine|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/periphery-juggernaut_alpha_juggernaut_omega | title=Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega | publisher=[[Exclaim!]] | date=January 27, 2015 | accessdate=February 2, 2015 | author=Slingerland, Calum}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[MetalSucks]]
| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/01/14/review-peripherys-juggernauts-juggernuts/|title=Review: Periphery's Juggernauts are Juggernuts|author=Rothmund, David Lee|work=MetalSucks.net|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref>
}}
}}


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."<ref name="exclaim"/>
''Juggernaut: Omega'' received critical acclaim. In a 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."<ref name="exclaim"/> ''AntiHero Magazine'' called the Juggernaut albums as a whole Periphery's "[[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]", specifically praising the vocals.<ref name="antihero"/>


==Track listing ==
== Track listing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/periphery-juggernaut-alpha-juggernaut-omega-artwork-track-listing-revealed/#BK7HVYSms6OKZxB2.99|title=Periphery: 'Juggernaut: Alpha', 'Juggernaut: Omega' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Reprise
| title1 = Reprise
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| total_length = 39:21
| total_length = 39:21
}}
}}

== Personnel ==
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Juggernaut: Omega |others=[[Periphery (band)|Periphery]] |year=2015 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Century Media Records]]}}</ref>

'''Periphery'''
* Spencer Sotelo – vocals
* [[Misha Mansoor]] – guitar
* Jake Bowen – guitar
* Mark Holcomb – guitar
* Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass
* [[Matt Halpern]] – drums

'''Production'''
* Periphery – production
* Spencer Sotelo – production <small>(vocals only)</small>
* Adam "Nolly" Getgood – [[Audio engineer|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Taylor Larson]] – additional engineering <small>(at Oceanic Recording)</small>
* Ernie Slenkovic – additional engineering <small>(at Oceanic Recording)</small>
* Eric Emery – additional engineering <small>(at Emery Recording Studios)</small>
* Ermin Hamidovic – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]

'''Artwork and design'''
* Justin Randall – cover illustration
* Tim Swim – additional illustration
* Daniel McBride – layout, design

'''Studios'''
* Oceanic Recording – engineering
* Emery Recording Studios – engineering
* Top Secret Audio – mixing
* Systematic Productions – mastering


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3250|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref>
{{Album chart|Australia|25|artist=Periphery |album=Juggernaut Omega}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3250|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131200853/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3250|archive-date=31 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| align="center"| 25
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|48|artist=Periphery |album=Juggernaut Omega}}
! scope="row"| United States
| align="center"| 16
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/512483/products/1109233/1/|title=Juggernaut Omega - Periphery|accessdate=2015-05-15|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>
{{Album chart|Oricon|119|M|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/512483/products/1109233/1/|title=Juggernaut Omega – Periphery|accessdate=May 15, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.}}
|-
| align="center"| 119
{{Album chart|Scotland|43|date=20150201|access-date=November 18, 2021}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|45|date=20150201|access-date=November 18, 2021}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=Periphery |refname="Billboard200"}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|4|artist=Periphery}}
|}
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Latest revision as of 00:48, 30 December 2023

Juggernaut: Omega
Studio album by
Periphery
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
Genre
Length39:21
Label
ProducerPeriphery
Periphery chronology
Juggernaut: Alpha
(2015) 		Juggernaut: Omega
(2015) 		Periphery III: Select Difficulty
(2016)
Singles from Juggernaut: Omega
  1. "The Bad Thing"
    Released: December 4, 2014
  2. "Graveless"
    Released: December 31, 2014

Juggernaut: Omega is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. It's the second part of a double album, the first part of which is Juggernaut: Alpha. The double album was released on January 27, 2015, by Sumerian Records.[1] Juggernaut: Omega debuted at No. 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
AntiHero Magazine[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
MetalSucks[5]

Juggernaut: Omega received critical acclaim. In a 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."[4] AntiHero Magazine called the Juggernaut albums as a whole Periphery's "magnum opus", specifically praising the vocals.[3]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleLength
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
Total length:39:21

Personnel

[edit]

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]

Periphery

  • Spencer Sotelo – vocals
  • Misha Mansoor – guitar
  • Jake Bowen – guitar
  • Mark Holcomb – guitar
  • Adam "Nolly" Getgood – bass
  • Matt Halpern – drums

Production

  • Periphery – production
  • Spencer Sotelo – production (vocals only)
  • Adam "Nolly" Getgood – engineering, mixing
  • Taylor Larson – additional engineering (at Oceanic Recording)
  • Ernie Slenkovic – additional engineering (at Oceanic Recording)
  • Eric Emery – additional engineering (at Emery Recording Studios)
  • Ermin Hamidovic – mastering

Artwork and design

  • Justin Randall – cover illustration
  • Tim Swim – additional illustration
  • Daniel McBride – layout, design

Studios

  • Oceanic Recording – engineering
  • Emery Recording Studios – engineering
  • Top Secret Audio – mixing
  • Systematic Productions – mastering

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 25[8]
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 48
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 119
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 45
US Billboard 200[13] 25
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour". Guitar World. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Juggernaut: Omega". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Woroniak, Thomas. "Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega – AntiHero Magazine". AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b Slingerland, Calum (January 27, 2015). "Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Rothmund, David Lee. "Review: Periphery's Juggernauts are Juggernuts". MetalSucks.net. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. ^ Juggernaut: Omega (liner notes). Periphery. Century Media Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Periphery – Juggernaut Omega". Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Periphery – Juggernaut Omega" (in German). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Juggernaut Omega – Periphery". oricon ME inc. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Periphery Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.



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