Thursday 8 January 2015

The Sludgelord News: PERIPHERY LAUNCH NEW SONG 'ALPHA'


PERIPHERY hailing from Washington, DC have just launched 'Alpha', the title track from the band’s forthcoming release 'Juggernaut: Alpha' which is simultaneously released with 'Juggernaut: Omega':


Check out 'Alpha': http://youtu.be/MGYCDZvEBvY



“’Alpha’ is the title track from the first ‘Juggernaut’ album and I’m particularly proud of how this one turned out,” explained guitar player Jake Bowen. “I really enjoy songs that have an unconventional arrangement but still flow nicely, and I think that's exactly why I like ‘Alpha’; it starts out more upbeat, then evolves into a darker mood towards the end, illustrating the ‘Juggernaut’ story both musically and lyrically. Additionally, a few different themes and motifs appear in this song, acting as a nexus between the ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ and ‘Juggernaut: Omega’ albums. I hope you like this one as much as I do! Enjoy!"

'Juggernaut: Alpha' and 'Juggernaut: Omega' are out on the following dates via Century Media Records:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / FINLAND: Friday, January 23, 2015
UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, January 26, 2015
ITALY / SPAIN / POLAND: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
SWEDEN: Wednesday, January 28, 2015

'Juggernaut: Alpha' is available with a mini-poster while 'Juggernaut: Omega' is accompanied by a bonus-DVD featuring 'The JuggerDoc'. Both come in O-cards with PERIPHERY’s trademark P dye-cut. 

'Juggernaut: Alpha/Omega' is available as Gatefold 2LP.

Pre-order physical copies:
Amongst both CD formats CM Distro is offering the 2LP vinyl version of 'Juggernaut: Alpha/Omega' on exclusive white vinyl: http://www.cmdistro.de/Artist/Periphery/1674?Page=1&PageSize=25&Sort=13
Impericon have bundles online: http://www.smarturl.it/PERIPHERY-impericon

Digital pre-orders via iTunes come with instant access to five new tracks: 'The Scourge', '22 Faces', 'The Bad Thing', 'Graveless' and 'Alpha':
http://smarturl.it/alphaITUNES
http://smarturl.it/omegaITUNES


The band previously made the following tracks available to check out:

'The Scourge': http://youtu.be/QGFNo4zBnoM
'The Bad Thing': http://youtu.be/elXwWxd9Ld8
'22 Faces': http://youtu.be/zL8uL1eg17g
'Graveless': http://youtu.be/Bx4TCGGMRJE

PERIPHERY documented the recording process for the ambitious, two album release and made footage available as a series of webisodes:

Matt Halpern: http://youtu.be/FVmhX9wee8M
Jake Bowen: http://youtu.be/L_ldHXr0VB8
Mark Holcomb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNiaypLgXPs
Spencer Sotelo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzGQ5s3iUXA
Misha Mansoor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvwpXjmo2rA

PERIPHERY will embark on extensive touring around the release of 'Juggernaut'. First will be a five-week North American tour with support coming from Nothing More, Wovenwar and Thank You Scientist. Next on their agenda are Russia, a full European tour with Devin Townsend Project and Shining which leads to a PERIPHERY headlining show in London, UK, on April 1st.

PERIPHERY
26.02.2015 (BY) Minsk - Re:Public
27.02.2015 (RUS) St. Petersburg - Zal Ozhidaniya
28.02.2015 (RUS) Moscow - Volta
02.03.2015 (RUS) Novosibirsk - Rock City
03.03.2015 (RUS) Yekaterinburg - Tele-Club

PERIPHERY
w/ Devin Townsend Project, Shining
05.03.15 (F) Paris - La Cigale
06.03.15 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage
07.03.15 (CH) Pratteln - Z7
08.03.15 (I) Milan - Live Club
10.03.15 (D) Munich - Backstage Werk
11.03.15 (A) Vienna - Arena
12.03.15 (H) Budapest - A38
13.03.15 (SLO) Bratislava - Majestic
14.03.15 (CZ) Prague - Roxy
16.03.15 (PL) Warsaw - Stodola
17.03.15 (D) Hamburg - Gruenspan
18.03.15 (DK) Aarhus - Voxhall
19.03.15 (N) Oslo - Rockefeller
21.03.15 (FIN) Seinäjoki - Rytmikorjaamo
22.03.15 (FIN) Helsinki - Circus
24.03.15 (S) Stockholm - Debaser
25.03.15 (DK) Copenhagen - Amager Bio
26.03.15 (D) Bochum - Matrix
27.03.15 (NL) Eindhoven - Effenaar
29.03.15 (UK) Bristol - O2 Academy
30.03.15 (UK) Glasgow - O2 ABC
31.03.15 (UK) Manchester - Academy


PERIPHERY + special guests
01.04.2015 (UK) London - O2 Academy Islington
 

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