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Released | January 27, 2015 | |||
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Length | 39:21 | |||
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Producer | Periphery | |||
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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.
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Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
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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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [6]
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Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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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 |
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