Third studio album. It is the first part of a double album, the second part of which is Juggernaut: Omega. Debuted at No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200. "Alpha is less an exercise in flaunting technicality (as the previous two albums tended toward) and more a concerted team effort with a musical goal in mind. To be concise, it's less instrumentally selfish, more melody-focused, and interesting without being alienating"(sputnik music).