“The Bad Thing”

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PERIPHERY have shared a second song from the forthcoming “Juggernaut” albums with “The Bad Thing” taken from “Juggernaut: Omega”, set to be released in January, via Century Media. Check out “The Bad Thing” here:

Drummer Matt Halpern about the song: “This new song we’re releasing, “The Bad Thing”, is definitely one of my favorites from the Juggernaut story. It’s one of the first songs we wrote when we started working on Juggernaut, and it’s going to be a fun one to play live! It’s aggressive and pissed off, both musically AND literally, in terms of the lyrical content, and just hits hard right from the start. I want people to bob their heads and dig this one!”

Rather than release a conventional album, or even a double-album, the DC-based band has opted to release two albums simultaneously: “Juggernaut: Alpha” and “Juggernaut: Omega” that 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
A Gatefold 2LP vinyl version of “Juggernaut: Alpha/Omega” will be available as well.

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“Given the nature and complexity of the ‘Juggernaut’ story, we’ve actually done something different and exciting in regards to the release,” explained 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.”

A series of webisodes documenting the recording process for the “Juggernaut” albums kicked off last week, with the first clip available now: youtu.be/FVmhX9wee8M
A new episode will land on December 10.

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.

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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

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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