The Alarm brand new release Omega will be available from June 17th 2022.
Omega by The Alarm features eleven songs written by Mike Peters and available on Coloured Vinyl LP and CD formats.
The new release for the digital / streaming platforms will feature a brand new 2022 stereo mix and for the first time ever in Alarm history, a Dolby Atmos Mix produced by George Williams.
A special Omega Deluxe 300 Limited Edition package, bringing together the official White Vinyl LP and CD Digipak, an exclusive CD of the new album mixes, an exclusive 50 Days in Lockdown DVD, a Mike Peters signed & numbered Artcard, an Omega album session replica Laminate from Rockfield Studios, Exclusive Tote Bag plus 4 x pin Alarm / Omega badge pack set, available only though thealarm.com webstore (further information below).
Omega Deluxe 300 Limited Edition available to pre-order exclusively at www.thealarm.com from Friday at 1900 UK
The Alarm Omega Deluxe Edition features:
- Omega White Vinyl LP [Includes all 10 original WAR mixes plus Time To Start Over]
- Omega Gatefold CD Edition [Includes all 10 original WAR mixes plus Time To Start Over]
- Omega 2022 Remix CD [Exclusive to www.thealarm.com] Brand new 2022 mixes of all the songs from WAR by George Williams [The only way to own the new Omega 2022 mixes in a physical format]
- 50 Days in Lockdown DVD. [Exclusive to thealarm.com] 110 minute + Directors Cut Edition film that documents the creation of Omega by The Alarm.
- Exclusive numbered art print of the Omega album cover signed personally by Mike Peters
- Album cover themed Omega Tote Bag
- Exclusive Omega album themed badge set (4 pin badges), exclusive to thealarm.com
- Official Omega album replica laminate from the Rockfield Studios Recording Sessions
Omega Deluxe 300 Limited Edition available to pre-order exclusively at www.thealarm.com from Friday at 1900 UK
A limited Edition of 250 RED VINYL copies of Omega has been created for US Independent Record Stores and a second limited edition run of 250 RED / WHITE SPLATTER Vinyl copies will be available exclusively through UK independent Record stores.
Omega is also available on general release as a WHITE VINYL pressing.
Originally released for a limited period as ‘WAЯ’ in February 2021, this is the Alarm’s classic lockdown anti-war themed album that received outstanding reviews from all corners of the media.
SPIN – “Play it Loud… anyway, anyhow, anywhere.”
Since it’s original flash release on limited hand cut vinyl and custom CD-R in February 2021, demand for an official vinyl / CD press has been phenomenal. The album was made ‘dark’ and subsequently deleted at the beginning of 2022 and will now be released officially on 17th June 2022.
“The original songs and recordings took us all by surprise”, says Mike Peters. “Written and recorded in just 50 days, the album far exceeded expectation, especially when the glowing reviews started coming in thick and fast. Once finished, my original intention was to delete the album and burn the master tapes, but I’m so glad I was talked down by the team. From June 17th 2020 the album will be re-cast as Omega and made available for everyone to listen to and enjoy. I’m very proud of this record, it not only captures a global moment in time but also signals a way forward for The Alarm as we all face up to the new future.”
A limited edition DVD of The Alarm Director’s Cut film – ’50 Days in Lockdown’ that documents the making of Omega and performances from the legendary Rockfield Recording Studios is also being made available exclusively as part of the Omega Deluxe Edition.
For the digital stream platforms, Omega features a brand new George Williams’ remix (which sounds amazing!), and is also available exclusively on CD in the Omega Deluxe Edition which is limited to 300 copies. The new mix of Omega has also been produced as a Dolby Atmos version which will be available via digital platforms such as iTunes which support this groundbreaking listening experience.
“The Dolby Atmos mix of Omega puts The Alarm firmly on the frontline of acts who are pushing the audio boundary and exploring the musical possibilities that the Dolby Atmos platform can deliver,” continues Mike. “We broke a lot of new ground with the writing and recording of the original sessions and now as Omega we can let the album be heard far and wide and in a whole new way.”
What is Dolby Atmos?
OMEGA by The Alarm will be officially released on June 17th 2022.
Omega Deluxe 300 Limited Edition available to pre-order exclusively at www.thealarm.com from Friday at 1900 UK