Periphery announce dual albums

US progressive outfit, Periphery, have announced that they will release two new albums this January.

The sextet's new dual releases - 'Juggernaut: Alpha' and 'Juggernaut: Omega' - will drop on January 23rd via Roadrunner Records Australia.

In a recent inerview, drummer Matt Halpern stated that:

"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".