Juggernaut: Alpha

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Juggernaut: Alpha
Juggernaut Alpha cover.jpg
Studio album by
Periphery
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
Genre
Length41:25
Label
Producer Periphery
Periphery chronology
Clear
(2014)		Juggernaut: Alpha
(2015)		 Juggernaut: Omega
(2015)
Singles from Juggernaut: Alpha
  1. "The Scourge"
    Released: November 21, 2014
  2. "22 Faces"
    Released: December 16, 2014
  3. "Alpha"
    Released: January 5, 2015

Juggernaut: Alpha is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. It's the first part of a double album, the second part of which is Juggernaut: Omega . The double album was released on January 27, 2015, by Sumerian Records. [1] Juggernaut: Alpha debuted at No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 84 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [3] In a positive review for Exclaim! , Calum Slingerland wrote that "Alpha is the brighter and longer disc of the two, varied in its execution by walking a line between challenging, progressive moments and more accessible fare," citing "the soaring choruses and memorable hooks" of "Heavy Heart" and the record's title track that "highlight the group's increased incorporation of non-metal music." [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Periphery; all music is composed by Periphery.

No.TitleLength
1."A Black Minute"4:16
2."MK Ultra"2:50
3."Heavy Heart"4:22
4."The Event" (instrumental)1:45
5."The Scourge"5:36
6."Alpha"5:31
7."22 Faces"3:52
8."Rainbow Gravity"4:39
9."Four Lights" (instrumental)2:18
10."Psychosphere"6:16
Total length:41:25

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [8]

Periphery

Production

Artwork and design

Studios

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 83
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 111
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 41
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 43
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 5
US Billboard 200 [2] 22
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [16] 18
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] 3
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour". Guitar World. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Periphery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  3. 1 2 "'Juggernaut: Alpha' on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Juggernaut: Alpha". AllMusic . Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Slingerland, Calum (January 27, 2015). "Periphery Juggernaut: Alpha & Juggernaut: Omega". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Rothmund, David Lee (January 14, 2015). "Review: Periphery's Juggernauts are Juggernuts". MetalSucks.net. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gerhart, Thompson D. (January 24, 2015). "Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ Juggernaut: Alpha (liner notes). Periphery. Century Media Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Periphery – Juggernaut Alpha". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Periphery – Juggernaut Alpha" (in German). Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "ジャガーノート:アルファ – Periphery".
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Periphery | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  15. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Digital Albums)".[ dead link ] Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Periphery Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
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