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Trivium




Trivium is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1999.[1] The band has released four studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has attended major music festivals, including Ozzfest and the Download Festival.

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[edit] History

[edit] Formation and debut album (1999–2004)

At his High School talent show at Lake Brantley High School, guitarist Matt Heafy performed cover versions of Metallica's "No Leaf Clover" and "Self Esteem" by The Offspring.[2] Vocalist Brad Lewter noticed Heafy and asked him to try out for his band. The pair went over to drummer Travis Smith's house where they played Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Impressed with Heafy's performance, they accepted him into the band known as Trivium. After several shows at bars, and local clubs Lewter quit the band and Heafy took over his position as the new vocalist for the band.[3] In early 2003, Trivium went into the recording studio to record its first high-quality demo disc.[4] A copy of the demo was heard by German label Lifeforce, who signed Trivium. The band entered a studio to record its debut album, Ember to Inferno.[3]

As time went on, Corey Beaulieu joined. In 2004, Paolo Gregoletto joined as the band's bassist to replace Brent Young, before a tour with Machine Head.[5] The album Ember to Inferno managed to garner the interest of Roadrunner Records representatives, who later signed Trivium to a record deal. They then began writing songs for their major label debut.[3]

[edit] Ascendancy (2004–2006)
"Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr"
"Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr" from Ascendancy, 2005.
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In 2004, Trivium recorded its second album, Ascendancy, in Audiohammer Studios and Morrisound Recording in Florida.[6] Produced by Heafy and Jason Suecof, the album was released in March 2005. The album debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200 and at #4 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[7] Allmusic reviewer Johnny Loftus stated on Ascendancy, Trivium are a "ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do melodic breaks and vicious throat screeds"[8] and Rod Smith of Decibel magazine praised "Smith’s impeccably articulated beats, bassist Paolo Gregoletto’s contained thunder, and, especially, Heafy and guitarist Corey Beaulieu’s liquid twin leads."[9] The album was also recognized as the "Album of the Year" by Kerrang! magazine.

In 2005 Trivium played the first saturday set on the main stage at Download Festival in Donnington, England. This performance is widely accepted as the best Trivium gig to date. It is credited by Matt Heafy as the gig that really launched Trivium on the world stage.

Singles and music videos were released for "Like Light to the Flies", "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation", and "Dying in Your Arms". The videos for these songs gained rotation on MTV2's Headbangers Ball and Pull Harder on The Strings of Your Martyr has become one of thier most well known songs and has become the song that they usually close their set with.[10] In support of the album, Trivium played on numerous tours with well known artists. The band opened for Killswitch Engage, Iced Earth, Fear Factory, and Machine Head, who were one of Heafy's largest influences.[11] Trivium played at Road Rage 2005,[12] Ozzfest,[13] and made an appearance at the Download Festival.[14] Ascendancy was re-released in 2006 with four bonus tracks and a DVD containing all of the band's music videos and live footage.[15]

[edit] The Crusade (2006–2008)

Matt Heafy performing in 2007.

In April 2006, after a headlining tour with Mendeed and God Forbid as openers, Trivium entered the studio with Suecof and Heafy producing again.[16] The band played the Download Festival again, this time on the main stage with Korn and Metallica. Trivium released The Crusade in October 2006. Debuting at number 25 on the Billboard 200, the album sold over 32,000 copies in its first week of sales.[7][17] The album was a critical success, with Andy Greene of Rolling Stone claiming "Nothing mars a good metal record like so-called harsh vocals"[18] and Don Kaye of Blabbermouth.net stating The Crusade "is one of the best metal releases of 2006 and quite possibly the heavy music album of the year."[19] On The Crusade, Heafy's vocals changed from a metalcore scream that was heard on Ascendancy, to more singing on this album. This new singing style, along with the band's thrash metal music were criticised of sounding too much like Metallica, who was a major influence on the band.[20] Heafy commented on the change:

If anyone is wondering why the screaming is gone it's because the four of us were never into bands that scream and we don't like any of the current bands that scream, so we asked ourselves why we're doing it. This time around I wanted to be a better singer because that's what we wanted to hear, so we dropped the screaming and did a lot of vocal training and vocal work.

—Matt Heafy[21]

The band supported the album by touring with Iron Maiden, Metallica, as well as appearing on the Black Crusade tour with Machine Head, Arch Enemy, DragonForce and Shadows Fall, and headlining a European tour with Annihilator and Sanctity supporting and an opening slot on the Family Values Tour with Korn.[22][23][24] Trivium was named the best live band of 2006 at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards.[25]

[edit] Shogun (2008 onward)
"Kirisute Gomen"
The first song from Shogun (2008)
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Trivium started working on a new album with producer Nick Raskulinecz in October 2007.[26] Heafy stated he wanted to bring back the screaming that was found on Ascendancy. The band stated they did not choose to work with Suecof again because they already recorded three albums with him and they wanted to explore new ideas.[27] Recording ended June 2008.[28]

In an interview with the UK's Metal Hammer magazine in May 2008, Matt Heafy stated that their new album was to have "more thrash influences, more screaming and more raptors. Possibly more screaming because of the raptors."[29] He told Revolver magazine, "For the first time, we can't look at our songs and say who the riffs sound like. We're really making our own stuff and our own kind of music and art form, and that's exciting."[30] In September 2008, Trivium released their fourth full-length album, Shogun. The album sold 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and debut at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as Number 1 in the UK Rock Album Charts.[31]

The release coincided with a co-headlining spot on The Unholy Alliance Tour, quickly followed by "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour 2008" a short tour between Russia and Ireland and ending Trivium's touring circuit for 2008 with a special "Fan appreciation show"[32] in London.

Trivium would be joining Slipknot and Coheed and Cambria for the All Hope Is Gone Tour.[33] Mid-January, Trivium announced that they would be headlining on the Jägermeister stage with All That Remains, God Forbid, and the Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner of the 2009 summer Mayhem Festival.[34] June 2009 Trivium headlined the 2nd stage on Sunday at the 2009 Download Festival followed directly by headlining Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2009. July 2009 saw Trivium announce 16 UK headlining dates for the "Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour 2010" [35] and in August, Trivium annouced the first 23 USA dates of "Into The Mouth of Hell We Tour" with support from Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, and Dirge Within. [36]

On August 14th, Metal Hammer posted the following message on their blog, as stated by Matt Heafy: “We have some stuff not as a whole band but each individual guy has maybe ten to twenty songs. I have done about fifteen, but I have gotten rid of all but six because I kept the good ones as I kept going on, the newer songs I was writing were stronger and better so I got rid of the ones that weren’t as good. Paolo (Gregoletto, bass) has a bunch of songs, like twenty or so, but he keeps cutting back as well. Everyone keeps writing as many as they can, but then cutting back the weak ones and not worrying about trying to make them better songs.”

[edit] Musical Style

Trivium are in essence a heavy metal band, however they have crossed lines of other similar genres such as metalcore, thrash, and even death metal, their style has evolved over the years from their earliest work on Ember to Inferno right through to Shogun, there is a clear thrash influence from Metallica and some early In Flames[37].

Their second album Ascendancy was heavily acclaimed [38] upon release and at the time Trivium were firmly labeled metalcore, with the 3rd track on the album “Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr” becoming an anthem and the rest of the album selling itself to gold status[39], Ascendancy was even nominated as Metal Hammer’s Album of the decade[37]. Later releases have marked changes in the band, with the release of The Crusade, which was seen as a major shift in musical direction due to the change in vocal style, namely the absence of screaming, and some of the melodies[40] featured.

The Crusade was a much more technical and progressive album, lyrical content was also different in direction, citing current affairs, such as the Yates murders and the 1999 Amadou Diallo killing. In Autumn 2008, Trivium released their current album Shogun and have a heavy Japanese influence on its title track as well as the first single release Kirisute Gomen which translates authorization to cut and leave. Acknowledging Matt Heafy’s Japanese heritage[41], the album also was described more favourably as more their own style, as previous references to Trivium sounding like Metallica had been made on the back of The Crusade.[42]

[edit] Band members

Current members
Former members
  • Brad Lewter – vocals (1999)
  • Jarred Bonaparte – bass, backing vocals (1999–2001)
  • Brent Young – guitar, bass, backing vocals (1999–2004)

[edit] Discography

For a more comprehensive list, see Trivium discography

[edit] References

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