In The Court Of The Dragon ", was released on October 8, 2021.
Trivium crosses multiple heavy metal genres such as thrash metal, alternative metal, groove metal, and heavy metal. Their style has evolved over the years from their earliest work on Ember to Inferno right through to In Waves. There is a clear thrash influence from Metallica and Machine Head, as well as some early In Flames. Trivium has stated that in general they are influenced by musical groups such as Metallica, Machine Head, and Iron Maiden.
At his Lake Brantley High School talent show, frontman Matt Heafy performed a cover version of "Self Esteem" by The Offspring. 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 vocalist. In early 2003, Trivium went into the recording studio to record its first high-quality demo disc. 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.
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. 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.
In 2004, Trivium recorded its second album, Ascendancy, in Audiohammer Studios and Morrisound Recording in Florida. 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. 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 screams" 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." The album was also recognized as the "Album of the Year" by Kerrang! magazine. Later in 2007 the band received their first Gold Record in the UK for more than 100,000 Sales.
In April 2006, after a headlining tour featuring Mendeed and God Forbid as openers, Trivium entered the studio with Suecof and Heafy producing again. 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. The album was a critical success, with Andy Greene of Rolling Stone claiming "Nothing mars a good metal record like so-called harsh vocals"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." On The Crusade, Heafy's vocals changed from the metalcore scream that was featured on the band's previous albums, 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.
Trivium started working on a new album with producer Nick Raskulinecz in October 2007. 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. Recording ended June 2008. 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." 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." 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.
On June 6, Metal Hammer revealed that the band have decided to entitle their upcoming album In Waves and that it would be released on August 9, 2011. On June 19, Trivium debuted two new songs live in Birmingham entitled "Dusk Dismantled" and "Black". On the June 28 "Dusk Dismantled" was released to TriviumWorld users only; it was released to general public on the 29th. On July 13, the premiere of "Inception of the End" was released to the general public on the website Hot Topic.
In Waves was released on August 2011 worldwide, and has received mixed reaction from both fans and critics. Kerrang! described the album as "draws from the band's entire repertoire and shapes what it finds into a defining and definitive set". A special edition was released featuring the tracks: "Ensnare the Sun", "A Grey So Dark", "Drowning in Slow Motion", "Slave New World" cover and the single from the God of War III soundtrack "Shattering the Skies Above".
In March of 2012, Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto told Aussie magazine "Loud", “I think it’s going to be heavier. We’ve been talking about it a lot, just a lot of stuff, like where we want to go with the next record. I think we’ve definitely learnt to write better on the road and we’re learning that writing with a more focused vision musically is the way to go. Not just all of us just writing as many songs as we can. I think we’re all trying to be conscious of how much we’re writing, what we’re writing and really just spending the time with a smaller batch of songs, rather than writing like 40 songs and kinda being all over the place musically. But it’s definitely I think going to be a heavier record.
“I mean, the last record, we had so much time; we had like two years and we wrote an album over the course of two drummers, so it was like, when we started writing we were in a different headspace than when we actually recorded. So we had a lot of material, which was great. But I think now that things have smoothed out on the personal side of things for the band, I think we can focus solely on just the musical vision of what Trivium is and really have no, outside of the musical stuff we have nothing going on that’s kinda like drawing from that."
Trivium participated in a co-headlining trek with Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames in both Europe and North America. European support will come from Ghost and Rise to Remain and North American support will come from Veil of Maya and Kyng. They are confirmed to perform at the Metaltown Festival in June 2012.
On January 14th 2013, Matt Heafy announced via Twitter that the band had entered the studio to commence recording for their sixth album, Vengeance Falls. The album was produced by David Draiman, famous for work in Disturbed and Device, and mixed by Colin Richardson in Austin, Texas. The first single from the album, 'Brave This Storm', was made available to download for free on July 31st of that year, and 'Strife' and 'No Way To Heal' were also released before the album came out on October 15th. The album featured three bonus tracks in a special edition; two originals and a cover of Misfits' Skulls and We Are 138.
Vengeance Falls was criticised by some for Heafy's different vocal techniques employed on the album, with many rooting the change in the influence of Draiman's production. However, the instrumental prowess was praised by many. Incineration (The Broken World) features a bass guitar solo from Gregoletto, something that had not been seen on a studio album since Shogun.
On May 7th 2014, it was announced that Nick Augusto left the band. His touring replacement was drum tech Mat Madiro.
On July 30th 2015, Trivium released the title track from the upcoming record, 'Silence in the Snow'. The song had been written during the Shogun sessions, but had been omitted due to the band's thinking that it did not 'fit' Shogun's sound. The band performed this song and another, 'Blind Leading the Blind', for the first time during their headliner slot at Bloodstock Open Air in August of that year. The single 'Until the World Goes Cold' was released later that month.
The Silence in the Snow album was released on October 2nd 2015. It featured no screamed vocals, possibly due to a vocal injury that Heafy sustained from the previous year, causing a tour cancellation. It also featured 7-string guitars for the first time since Shogun. The album is more down the vein of traditional heavy metal, and Beaulieu named Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow as influences.
On December 5th, the band performed at Knotfest Mexico, where their new touring drummer, Paul Wandtke, was revealed. After Heafy asked Dream Theater's John Petrucci for suggestions, Petrucci asked drummer Mike Mangini, who recommended Wandtke. Wandtke remained in the band for around a year.
On January 23rd 2017, Alex Bent, formerly of Battlecross, was announced as touring drummer. His first tour with Trivium was a set of dates in Europe with Sikth and Shvpes, which closed the Silence in the Snow era.
Regarding the upcoming eighth album, Gregoletto stated that the new material would be more extreme and feature more screamed vocals. On July 26, 2017, the message 'VIII. I.' was teased on the band's website. On August 1st 2017, Trivium released the single 'The Sin and the Sentence' with a music video. This song would be the title track of the album. 'The Heart From Your Hate' was released as a single later that month.
On October 16th 2017, the song 'Betrayer' was made available, a few days before the actual album release date on October 20th. The album was originally to be called 'The Revanchist' with neon and gold artwork, before Heafy's wife Ashley produced symbols for each song on the album. The song 'The Wretchedness Inside' is taken from a demo that Heafy ghostwrote for another band, that was never used, so the band reworked it for The Sin and the Sentence. The original demo was released on Heafy's food blog in 2014. This album is the first to contain gang vocals, and the first to have blast beats since In Waves. The Japanese version of the album contains a re-recorded version of Pillars of Serpents, originally from Ember to Inferno.
Albums:
Ember to Inferno (2003)
Ascendancy (2005)
The Crusade (2006)
Shogun (2008)
In Waves (2011)
Vengeance Falls (2013)
Silence in the Snow (2015)
The Sin and the Sentence (2017)
What The Dead Men Say (2020)
In The Court Of The Dragon (2021)
Bandmembers:
Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
Paolo Gregoletto – bass guitar, backing vocals
Alex Bent - drums
Former members
Brad Lewter - vocals
Travis Smith - drums
Brent Young - bass, guitar
Nick Augusto – drums
Mat Madiro - drums
Paul Wandtke - drums
Declaration
Trivium Lyrics
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Of what the world's becoming
A nation hell bent on choosing what's right
And how we all should live our lives
Fuck their ways it is time to break free
Fuck their hate acceptance is what we need
Equality for every race, sex, sexuality
And every choice to live our lives
Mind your own goddamn fucking business
Holding onto what makes us whole
Never letting their poison take control
Freezing the air (that stands between all of us)
Closing the eyes (bear witness to me)
Freezing the fear (that stands between all of us)
Closing the eyes (bear witness to me)
I'll be right here
Falling away
Fighting on principle
I'll die a thousand times
Before I'll ever be them
Burn the scriptures
Bury the governing
Free yourself
Break the structures
Declare freedom
Trivium's song Declaration is a powerful anthem that advocates for freedom, equality and acceptance. The lyrics condemn the narrow-minded and oppressive mindset of certain individuals and society as a whole. The singer directly addresses those who hold bigoted views and tells them to mind their own business, declaring that acceptance is what we need, not hate. The chorus emphasizes the importance of breaking free from society's poisonous grasp and declaring our own freedom. The lines "I'll die a thousand times before I'll ever be them" show the resolve of the singer to hold on to their principles, even in the face of adversity.
The song's message is clear and relevant, especially in today's society where issues of inequality, discrimination and injustice are prevalent. The song encourages individuals to take their stand and fight for what is right, while also highlighting the importance of unity and mutual support.
Overall, Declaration is a powerful and thought-provoking song that addresses important social issues and promotes freedom, equality and acceptance.
Line by Line Meaning
Freedom is all I have to say in defense
I stand for freedom and defend it with all I have.
Of what the world's becoming
The current state of the world is what I'm fighting for.
A nation hell bent on choosing what's right
There is a determined effort to choose what is right for our nation.
And how we all should live our lives
People are trying to dictate how we should live our lives.
Fuck their ways it is time to break free
It's time to reject their ways and break free.
Fuck their hate acceptance is what we need
We need acceptance and not their hate.
Equality for every race, sex, sexuality
I support equality for people of all races, sexes, and sexualities.
And every choice to live our lives
We should have the freedom to make our own life choices.
And to you bigot cretin ignoramus
This is directed at people who are bigots, cretins, and ignoramuses.
Mind your own goddamn fucking business
They should focus on their own lives and stop interfering in others' lives.
Holding onto what makes us whole
We should hold onto what makes us complete as individuals.
Never letting their poison take control
We must resist their harmful influence and not let them take control of us.
Freezing the air (that stands between all of us)
Metaphorically, we need to eliminate the distance between us.
Closing the eyes (bear witness to me)
We should focus on what matters and ignore the distractions.
Freezing the fear (that stands between all of us)
We need to eliminate any fear that separates us as people.
Closing the eyes (bear witness to me)
Again, we need to focus on what truly matters.
I'll be right here
I will stand here and fight for what is right.
Falling away
Other things may falter or fall away, but I will remain steadfast.
Fighting on principle
My fight is based on my principles and beliefs.
I'll die a thousand times
I'm willing to die for my beliefs and principles many times over.
Before I'll ever be them
I will never be like the people I'm fighting against.
Burn the scriptures
We need to discard outdated and dogmatic beliefs.
Bury the governing
The current governing structure needs to be eliminated or changed.
Free yourself
We need to free ourselves from limiting beliefs and structures.
Break the structures
The structures that are holding us back need to be broken down.
Declare freedom
Our ultimate goal is freedom and we need to declare it.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: COREY BEAULIEU, MATTHEW HEAFY, PAOLO GREGOLETTO, TRAVIS SMITH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Yellow
Feel kinda stupid not going trough the lyrics of this masterpiece in retrospect.
Why? They are freaking awesome. Nothing's as good as an actual smart metal band.
F. Stan
I don't think the lyrics are great at all, but the song is very good, musically
Dungsta
Damn you can understand what they're saying?
Triad
You call these lyrics smart?
Jordan Cook
Subbed
Yellow
@John Smith It's my favorite band, it should be expected a little bit thus x)
Zach Long
In 2020 this song is as relevant as ever
Bert Williams
In 2022, still jamming
tfw no yandere
@𝕯𝖗.𝕻𝖊𝖗𝖚𝖓 like what. what are you doing
𝕯𝖗.𝕻𝖊𝖗𝖚𝖓
@Matheus 3th world talking about normal life....tf. Grow up first finish study then talk about topic u dont understand.