Trivium_(band)

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Trivium
Trivium at a concert in Linz (l-r)Matt Heafy, Travis Smith (rear), Paolo Gregoletto, Corey Beaulieu (crouching).
Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genre(s)	Thrash metal Metalcore (earlier)Johnny Loftus. Trivium. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Lifeforce (2003–2005) Roadrunner (2005–present)
Website	www.trivium.org
Members
Matt Heafy Corey Beaulieu Paolo Gregoletto Travis Smith
Former members
Brent Young Brad Lewter Jarred Bonaparte Shooman, Joe (2006). Trivium: The Mark of Perseverance. Church Stretton. ISBN 9780955282201. OCLC 70399986.

Trivium is a metal band from Orlando, Florida. They formed in 2000, and after three years, released a demo. The demo helped them to get signed to Lifeforce Records, where they released Ember to Inferno. Following on from this, they were signed to Roadrunner Records and released Ascendancy. Their popularity grew, as their next, and most recent album, The Crusade peaked at #25 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #7 in the UK. They have toured many countries and played alongside many different bands, including Iron Maiden, Metallica and Machine Head. Originally Trivium were a metalcore band, as is heard on their first two records. Recently, they have developed a more thrash metal sound as heard on their most recent album.

Biography

Early days

Matt Heafy started out his middle school talent show, where he performed Metallica\'s "No Leaf Clover". Brad Lewter noticed Matt and asked him to try out for the band. He went over to Travis Smith\'s house where they played Metallica\'s "For Whom the Bell Tolls" together and Matt was welcomed into the band. After a couple of gigs at bars, Brad Lewter quit the band and Heafy took over the vocals. Heafy also performed "Self Esteem" by The Offspring at the Lake Brantley High School talent show. Matt Heafy Bio. Trivium. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. Heafy also spent time in the Orlando black metal band Mindscar, Matt Heafy joins. Mindscar (15th May 2002). Retrieved on 2007-06-21. before leaving to focus on Trivium. In 2002, Heafy won the Best Metal Guitarist Award at the Orlando Metal Awards. Trivium Bio. Carnage Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. Later, at the beginning of 2003, Trivium went into the studio to record their first high-quality demo disc. Trivium Bio. MTV. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. From this demo, German label Lifeforce signed Trivium and sent the band into the studio to record their debut album, Ember to Inferno.

After changing the instruments that each of the band members played, Brent Young decided to stick with bass while Corey Beaulieu became the second guitarist. In 2004, Paolo Gregoletto joined as the band\'s bassist just prior to a tour with Machine Head.Lumpkin, Sharitta (2004). Road Rage 2004 review. FourteenG. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. After good sales of their debut album, Trivium was signed to Roadrunner Records and began writing songs for their follow-up album, Ascendancy.

Rise to fame

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"Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr"

"Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr" from Ascendancy, 2005.

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The writing for the band\'s second album, Ascendancy, was mostly completed by July 2004. It was recorded in Audiohammer and Morrisound Studios in Orlando, Florida and released on March 15, 2005 through Roadrunner Records. The band toured to support the release of the album. Playing along such bands as Machine Head, Iced Earth, Killswitch Engage, and Fear Factory helped to add to the hype building about the band. "What\'s cool about a tour is every night\'s a party," Heafy said at the time- "It\'s not always because everyone\'s drinking, but people are getting along well and hanging out. The energy from the crowds is amazing." Trivium Bio. Lime Light. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Their touring cycle also included the Roadrage 2005 US tour, featuring bands such as The Agony Scene, Still Remains and 3 Inches of Blood. Interview with Road Rage 2005 US bands. Metal Underground (12th April 2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-24. The band also made 13 appearances at 2005 Roadrage in the UK through the summer. Stuart A Hamilton (19th April 2005). ROAD RAGE Club Nights Across The UK. MetalUK.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-25. Trivium also performed on the main stage at Download Festival 2005.

During the months of July and August 2005, Trivium appeared at Ozzfest, playing second stage alongside bands like As I Lay Dying, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage, and Rob Zombie. After Ozzfest, the band headed back over to the UK for a headlining tour with All That Remains and It Dies Today. Adam Starkey (16th September 2005). Trivium, All That Remains, It Dies Today (Manchester Academy). MetalUK.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-25. They later toured in Japan with Arch Enemy, Blabbermouth (3rd September 2005). Arch Enemy and Trivium to tour Japan. Metal Underground. Retrieved on 2007-06-26. and then toured in the United States and Canada for a main support tour with Children of Bodom and Amon Amarth. Amon Amarth past tour dates. Amon Amarth. Retrieved on 2007-06-26. In early 2006, Trivium were the main support for the Swedish band In Flames\' North American tour, along with DevilDriver and Zao.In Flames News Archive. In Flames (23rd November 2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.

In 2006, Trivium recorded a cover of "Master of Puppets" for the Kerrang! Remastered 20th anniversary tribute to Metallica\'s album Master of Puppets. Also appearing on that album doing tributes are Machine Head, Mendeed, Bullet for My Valentine, Fightstar, Chimaira, Mastodon, and Funeral for a Friend. This was released exclusively with the issue of Kerrang! magazine, released on April 5 2006. MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, MASTODON Pay Tribute to METALLICA On \'Remastered\' CD. Blabbermouth (21st March 2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-30.

The Crusade

Trivium began recording a new album in April 2006, just after their 2006 headlining tour "The Crusade III: Ascend Above the Ashes" with God Forbid. TRIVIUM To Record New Album In April/May. Blabbermouth (9th November 2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-26. The band played on the main stage of the Download Festival in 2006, beneath only Korn and Metallica.

The Crusade was a change in their musical style. The majority of the lyrics were sung, unlike in the previous two albums, where most vocals were screamed. In an interview with Blabbermouth, Heafy was quoted as saying- MATTHEW HEAFY: \'Our Crusade Is To Make TRIVIUM Something Enormous In The World\'. Blabbermouth (24th September 2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-30.

"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. The only reason I started screaming in the first place is because I sucked at singing and wanted to be the frontman of a band. 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. I think everyone will be really happy with it and those that aren\'t can go listen to any of those dime a dozen bands that are all doing the same thing. I have this quote that I\'ve been randomly throwing out and that is ‘evolve or be eaten\' and we evolved."

The album was placed at #172 in the UK Rock Charts and debuted in the UK album charts at #7. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard charts at #25. Trivium\'s "The Crusade" Debuts On Billboard At #25. Metal Underground. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. The album saw use of seven string guitars on a number of songs, including the tracks "This World Can\'t Tear Us Apart", "And Sadness Will Sear", "Becoming The Dragon", "Contempt Breeds Contamination" and the title track of the album. The band\'s style was described as having returned to the classic thrash sounds of bands such as Metallica, Testament, and Megadeth. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Mike Schiller (25th October 2006). Trivium - The Crusade. Pop Matters. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.Thom Jurek. The Crusade. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. The album was voted #9 on Metal Hammer\'s \'Best Albums of 2006\',Metal Hammer Albums Of 2006. Metal Hammer (on Rock List Music). Retrieved on 2007-07-11. as well as Trivium being voted the Best Live Band at Metal Hammer\'s Golden Gods Awards. Golden God Award Winners. Metal Hammer. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.

On April 28, 2006, Trivium announced a North American re-release of their album Ascendancy, which included four bonus tracks, one of which was their cover of the Metallica song "Master of Puppets". It also contains reworked art, and a DVD featuring all official Trivium music videos existing at the time.

To support the album they toured under Iron Maiden on the European leg of their 2006 world tour from November 9 - December 23.IRON MAIDEN Announce Full European Tour. Blabbermouth (6th March 2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-27. During this short tour of the UK, Kerrang! 105.2 arranged one day in which Trivium was the headline band, on 13 December. No tickets were sold for the gig; tickets were awarded through a competition on Kerrang!.Trivium @ Barfly. icBirmingham (15 December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-11.

The fourth and most recent single the band has released is from The Crusade and is called "Becoming the Dragon". It has been played at certain venues through the Black Crusade tour and the official video is on the MTV overdrive video area.^{[citation needed]}

2007

Heafy playing on Trivium\'s Spring 2007 European Tour

Trivium toured Australia and New Zealand in early 2007, making appearances at the Big Day Out. In late November, Trivium made appearances in major Australian cities on tour with Arch Enemy and headliners Machine Head on the \'Black Crusade\' tour.Trivium drummer Travis Smith talks about respect and how luck has played no part in their success. Roadrunner Records Australia (21st January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-27. Trivium toured on the Family Values Tour alongside Korn, Atreyu, Hellyeah, Flyleaf, Evanescence and others.FAMILY VALUES 2007: KORN, EVANESCENCE, ATREYU, FLYLEAF, HELLYEAH, TRIVIUM Confirmed. Blabbermouth (26th March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-27.

Between April and June 2007 they went on a headline tour of much of Europe and the UK with label mates Annihilator and Sanctity, as well as Gojira. Gojira and Sanctity To Join Trivium\'s European Tour. Metal Underground (8th February 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-27. They opened their sets with "Entrance of the Conflagration" and ended with "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr". TRIVIUM PHOTOS POSTED ONLINE. Roadrunner Records UK (11th June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-27. Recently, Heafy and Gregoletto signed on as endorsed artists for EMG active pickups. In an interview with the UK music channel Scuzz, Corey informed fans they could expect a new album in 2008, although no particular date or target has been set as of now. Scuzz TV & In stores.... Scuzz TV (on Trivium.org) (8th May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.

It was announced at the Download Festival on June 9 that Trivium and Machine Head will co-headline UK arena tour in November 2007 called The Black Crusade, with support coming from Dragonforce and Arch Enemy. On 16 June, Shadows Fall were announced as the final support band for the tour. Shadows Fall Added to The Black Crusade. Blabbermouth.net (16 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-21. They also returned to Australia with The Black Crusade tour with Machine Head and Arch Enemy. Later in October, Trivium played in Japan for the 2007 Loud Park festival with Heaven and Hell, As I Lay Dying, and Blind Guardian. Trivium in LOUD PARK festival. Loudpark.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.

On July 19 Trivium announced they had recorded a video for the song "To the Rats" on their official site and MySpace. The video was available for Triviumworld Goldmembers on July 20 and was released in general on July 24. New Video "To The Rats". www.myspace.com/trivium (19th July 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-19. The video for their new single "Becoming The Dragon" was premiered October 13, on Headbangers Ball.^{[citation needed]}

New album for 2008

On December 22 in an interview with Matt Heafy in Kerrang! magazine he stated that Trivium will have a new album released at the end of 2008 with 10 songs already demoed at \'almost album quality\'.^{[citation needed]} He also stated that Trivium plan to enter the studio in April/May.^{[citation needed]} Matt stated that they will bring back some screaming from Ascendancy and clean singing from The Crusade. Matt stated that he has been pushing his vocal range to more high pitches in the style of Rob Halford of Judas Priest as one of the new things he will be trying.Revolver Magazine, "Brutal 2008 Preview" issue

In a January 2008 interview with Metal Injection, Matt Heafy revealed the band has recorded an album\'s worth of demos and is planning on recording a second round of demos, looking to have 30 demos to pick from. They also revealed that they will be working with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Shadows Fall, Foo Fighters, Death Angel) on the record. Metal Injection gets exclusive details on upcoming TRIVIUM album. Metal Injection. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.

Band members

Current members

• Matt Heafy - Lead vocals, Lead & Rhythm guitar (2000–present)
• Corey Beaulieu - Lead & Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals (2003–present)
• Paolo Gregoletto - Bass guitars, Backing vocals (2004–present)
• Travis Smith - Drums, Percussion (2000–present)

Biography. Trivium.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

Former members

• Brent Young - Bass guitars, Backing vocals (2001–2004)

Trivium. MTV. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.

• Jarred Bonaparte - Bass guitars, Backing vocals (2000-2001)

Trivium: The Mark of Perseverance. Skiddle.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.

• Brad Lewter - Lead vocals (2000)

Growing up metal. Orlando Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

Discography

Studio albums

Ascendancy. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

TRIVIUM score a gold record!. Roadrunner Records (2006-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-07-18. (Gold)

Singles

Anthem (We are the fire). top 40 charts (8th October 2006). Retrieved on 4th July, 2007.

Trivium Chart Positions. US Billboard Charts. Retrieved on 17th April, 2007.

References

External links

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