Juggernaut: Omega

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Juggernaut: Omega
Juggernaut Omega cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
Genre
Length39:21
Label
Producer Periphery
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 is the second part of a double album, the first being 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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
AntiHero MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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

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

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

Periphery

Production

Artwork and design

Studios

Charts

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

References

  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. 1 2 Woroniak, Thomas. "Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega – AntiHero Magazine". AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. 1 2 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 December 10, 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. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Periphery – Juggernaut Omega" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Juggernaut Omega – Periphery". oricon ME inc. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.