Progressive metallers Periphery have announced that they will be releasing not one, but two albums in the new year!
The albums have been titled ‘Juggernaut: Alpha‘ and ‘Juggernaut: Omega‘ and will be released on the same date, January 27th via Century Media Records. Exciting that we have a lot of new Periphery music coming our way as the band continue to establish themselves as one of modern progressive metal’s finest. The band explains a little about the albums and why there are two of them below:
“Given the nature and complexity of the ‘Juggernaut’ story, we’ve actually done something different and exciting in regards to the release,” explains PERIPHERY drummer Matt Halpern.
“‘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.”
And this is what makes progressive metal great, so many things to think about that accompany the music. We very much look forward to the release of the new Periphery albums! We will post more details on the album when they are released.
