Juggernaut: Omega Explained

Juggernaut: Omega
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Periphery
Cover:	Juggernaut_Omega_cover.jpg
Producer:	Periphery
Prev Year:	2015
Next Year:	2016

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 . 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

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." AntiHero Magazine called the Juggernaut albums as a whole Periphery's "magnum opus", specifically praising the vocals.

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Periphery Announce Two 'Juggernaut' Albums and North American Tour. Guitar World. November 30, 2014. November 5, 2014.
2. Juggernaut: Omega . . 2015 . liner notes . Century Media Records.