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Critical Mass
Critical Mass
Studio album by Threshold
Released	2 September 2002
Recorded	March 2002 – June 2002
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	59:55
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Karl Groom; Richard West;
Threshold chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
DPRP	7.5/10^[2]
Imperiumi	^[3]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Phenomenon"	Richard West	5:28
2.	"Choices"	Karl Groom, Jon Jeary	8:19
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" I. "Fission" II. "Fusion" III. "Lucky"	Groom, Jeary	13:35
Total length:			59:55

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Phenomenon (Radio Edit)"	West	3:47
10.	"Do Unto Them"	Andrew McDermott	4:26
11.	"New Beginning"	Nick Midson	5:43
Total length:			73:51

Notes

The song "Round and Round" contains a quote from The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The song "New Beginning" contains a quote from the I Ching Hexagram 32.

Personnel

Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals
Johanne James – drums
Jon Jeary – bass
Karl Groom – guitar
Nick Midson – guitar
Richard West – keyboards

References

^ Couture, François. Critical Mass at AllMusic
^ "DPRP review". Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ Jani Kesänen (17 January 2003). "Levyarviot: Threshold - Critical Mass". Imperiumi. Retrieved 7 October 2012.