| Periphery’s eagerly awaited dual albums, Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega (Sumerian Records), arrive today and to mark the release of the critically-acclaimed outings, Periphery have released a video for title track, “Alpha” (http://youtu.be/U1hHsTYdXxY). Wes Richardson, who also collaborated with the band on the “Make Total Destroy” video, directed the clip.The DC-based band began recording what would become Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega in the early summer of 2014, with the band’s own Adam “Nolly” Getgood serving as producer for the ambitious undertaking (documented via a series of webisodes: www.youtube.com/sumerianrecords as well as in The JuggerDoc, a full-length documentary available with the physical purchase of Juggernaut: Omega). Once word of the dual, conceptual releases surfaced drummer Matt Halpern gave listeners insight into the themes behind the albums and the reason they are two distinct albums: “Juggernaut is a story that is told through our music, and we want our audience to fully digest the whole experience. Because Juggernaut is very detailed and dense in terms of character development, peaks and valleys, climaxes and resolutions we’ve divided the story and music in two, in the form of two separate albums. Juggernaut: Alpha, the first part of the story, focuses on the back story and character development, while part two/album two, Juggernaut: Omega, focuses on some pretty serious and gut-wrenching events, taking you for a thrill ride along the main character’s complex journey. Although the albums are split in two physically, the story is only complete when the albums are digested consecutively, allowing the listener to recognize and hear the lyrical and musical overlapping themes, foreshadowing, and connected ideas.” | ||
Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega covers |
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| Amidst a number of four-star reviews the response to the Juggernaut albums has surpassed anyone’s expectations with Rolling Stone calling the releases “the group’s most ambitious project yet,” Metal Sucks dubbing the pair of records “full-fledged masterpieces,” Revolver saying the new music is “the band’s most focused and accessible work to date” and Outburn predicting Juggernaut “will most likely change the face of modern progressive metal as we know it.” Digital downloads are available via iTunes (Alpha: http://hyperurl.co/Juggernaut_Alpha and Omega: http://hyperurl.co/Juggernaut_Omega), Google Play (Alpha: http://hyperurl.co/Alpha_GooglePlay and Omega: http://hyperurl.co/Omega_GooglePlay), Amazon (Alpha: http://hyperurl.co/Alpha_Amazon and Omega: http://hyperurl.co/Omega_Amazon) and physically via Sumerian Records (https://killermerch.com/artist/periphery) as well as various retailers. | ||
Periphery band members see finished copies of Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, click image above or visit this link: http://youtu.be/3Hs7c9OYVZM |
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| Periphery is currently in the midst of a North American tour, with a European outing launching March 2 in Russia. The band returns to the U.S. for a number of festival appearances including Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range.
Tour dates: January 27 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater January 28 Seattle, WA El Corazon January 31 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall February 3 Chicago, IL House of Blues February 4 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall February 6 Toronto, ON Opera House February 7 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre February 8 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall February 9 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall February 11 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club February 12 New York, NY Irving Plaza February 13 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore February 14 Philadelphia, PA District N9ne February 26 Minsk, Belarus Republic February 27 St. Petersburg, Russia Zal Ozhidaniya February 28 Moscow, Russia Volta March 2 Novosibirsk, Russia Rock City March 3 Yekaterinburg, Russia Tele-Club March 5 Paris, France La Cigale March 6 Karlsruhe, Germany Substage March 7 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7 March 8 Milan, Italy Live Club March 10 Munich, Germany Backstage Werk March 11 Vienna, Austria Arena March 12 Budapest, Hungary Barba Negra March 13 Bratislava, Slovakia Majestic March 14 Prague, Czech Republic Roxy March 16 Warsaw, Poland Stodola March 17 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan March 18 Aarhus, Denmark Voxhall March 19 Oslo, Norway Rockefeller March 21 Seinajoki, Finland Rytmikorjamo March 22 Helsinki, Finland The Circus March 24 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Medis March 25 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio March 26 Bochum, Germany Matrix March 27 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar March 29 Bristol, UK O2 Academy Bristol March 30 Glasgow, UK O2 ABC March 31 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy April 1 London, UK O2 Academy Islington April 25 – 26 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville Festival May 2 Charlotte, NC Carolina Rebellion May 15 -17 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range July 16 – 18 Viveiro, Spain Resurrection Fest |
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