Critical Mass (Threshold album)

Critical Mass is the sixth album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It was recorded in early 2002 and released in September. It is also the last album to feature original bassist Jon Jeary, who left immediately after the release. He was replaced by Steve Anderson, who appears on the live album Critical Energy and subsequent albums.

Critical Mass
Studio album by
Threshold
Released2 September 2002
RecordedMarch 2002 – June 2002
GenreProgressive metal
Length59:54
LabelInsideOut Music
Producer
Threshold chronology
Hypothetical
(2001)		 Critical Mass
(2002)		 Subsurface
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
DPRP7.5/10[2]
Imperiumi[3]

Track listing
  1. "Phenomenon" (Richard West) – 5:27
  2. "Choices" (Karl Groom, Jon Jeary) – 8:21
  3. "Falling Away" (West) – 6:53
  4. "Fragmentation" (Groom, Jeary) – 6:34
  5. "Echoes of Life" (West) – 8:55
  6. "Round and Round" (Groom, Jeary) – 5:26
  7. "Avalon" (West) – 4:45
  8. "Critical Mass" (Groom, Jeary) – 13:34
    • I. "Fission"
    • II. "Fusion"
    • III. "Lucky"
  • The Limited Edition comes with a bonus CD featuring a multimedia section and the following tracks:
  1. "Phenomenon (Radio Edit)" - 3:47
  2. "Do Unto Them" (Andrew McDermott) - 4:26
  3. "New Beginning" (Nick Midson) - 5:43

Notes

Personnel

References
  1. Couture, François. Critical Mass at AllMusic
  2. DPRP review
  3. Jani Kesänen (2003-01-17). "Levyarviot: Threshold - Critical Mass". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.



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