Juggernaut: Omega

Juggernaut: Omega
Studio album by Periphery
Released	January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
Genre	Progressive metal djent progressive metalcore
Length	39:21
Label	Sumerian Century Media Roadrunner Distort
Producer	Periphery
Periphery chronology
Juggernaut: Alpha (2015) Juggernaut: Omega (2015) Periphery III: Select Difficulty (2016)
Singles from Juggernaut: Omega
"The Bad Thing" Released: December 4, 2014 "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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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
Total length:		39:21

Personnel

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

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

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. Woroniak, Thomas. "Album Review: Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega – AntiHero Magazine". AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
4. 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.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Periphery – Juggernaut Omega". Hung Medien.
8. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 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.