Trivium is an American
heavy metal band from
Orlando, Florida. Formed in 1999, the group's first recording lineup included vocalist and guitarist
Matt Heafy, bassist Brent Young and drummer
Travis Smith.[1] After a pair of
demos,[2] the band released its debut studio album Ember to Inferno in 2003, which was written entirely by Heafy.[3] Guitarist
Corey Beaulieu joined after the album's recording,[4] and the following year
Paolo Gregoletto replaced Young.[5] The band released Ascendancy in 2005, which featured songwriting credits for Beaulieu and producer
Jason Suecof.[6] The album was followed the next year by The Crusade, written by Heafy with Beaulieu and Gregoletto.[7] Also in 2006, the band recorded a
cover version of
Metallica's "
Master of Puppets" for the Kerrang! release Remastered: Metallica's Master of Puppets Revisited.[8]
Shogun was released in 2008, credited to the whole band.[9] The band also covered "Iron Maiden", originally by the
band of the same name, for the Kerrang! tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden the same year.[10] In 2010,
Nick Augusto replaced Smith and co-wrote and performed on "Shattering the Skies Above" for the compilation God of War: Blood & Metal,[11] followed by 2011's In Waves and 2013's Vengeance Falls.[12][13] He left in 2014, with the band's former drum technician
Mat Madiro taking his place for the 2015 album Silence in the Snow, again credited to the whole band.[14] In late 2015,
Paul Wandtke joined the band to replace Madiro.[15] Trivium recorded another Iron Maiden cover for the 2016 follow-up to Maiden Heaven, contributing the track "For the Greater Good of God" to the free Kerrang! companion album.[16]
In December 2016, Trivium released a deluxe edition of debut album Ember to Inferno subtitled Ab Initio, which contained both early demos as well as the 2004 Flavus demo.[17] Following the addition of new drummer
Alex Bent,[18] the band released The Sin and the Sentence in October 2017, which was written by Heafy, Beaulieu and Gregoletto.[19]
Songs
Special editions of Vengeance Falls feature a cover version of "
Losing My Religion" by
R.E.M. (top) and a medley of the
Misfits tracks "Skulls" and "We Are 138", both written by
Glenn Danzig (bottom).
Key
†
Indicates song released as a single or promotional single
‡
Indicates song credited as being written by the full band
^
abc"As I Am Exploding", "No Hope for the Human Race" and "Skulls... We Are 138" were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe and Japanese editions of Vengeance Falls only.[24][25]
^"Beneath the Sun" is also known as "Beneath the Sun (Fade Away)".
^
ab"Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" and "Washing Away Me in the Tides" were also released as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of Ascendancy.[39]
^
abcDemo versions of "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies", "Like Light to the Flies" and "The Deceived" were originally released on the EP Flavus in 2004.[40]
^"Broken One" was also released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of The Crusade.[44]
^
ab"Cease All Your Fire" and "The Darkness of My Mind" were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe and Japanese editions of Silence in the Snow only.[51][52]
^"Coração Não Tem Idade (Vou Beijar)" features, and was originally recorded by, Toy (António Ferrão).
^
abcd"Drowning in Slow Motion", "Ensnare the Sun", "A Grey So Dark" and "Slave New World", originally recorded by
Sepultura, were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of In Waves only.[68]
^
ab"For the Greater Good of God" and "Iron Maiden" were originally recorded by
Iron Maiden.[16][10]
^
abcd"Fugue (A Revelation)", "My Hatred", "Requiem" and "To Burn the Eye" were originally released on the Caeruleus demo.[40]
^"I Don't Wanna Be Me" was originally recorded by
Type O Negative.
Trivium is an American
heavy metal band from
Orlando, Florida. Formed in 1999, the group's first recording lineup included vocalist and guitarist
Matt Heafy, bassist Brent Young and drummer
Travis Smith.[1] After a pair of
demos,[2] the band released its debut studio album Ember to Inferno in 2003, which was written entirely by Heafy.[3] Guitarist
Corey Beaulieu joined after the album's recording,[4] and the following year
Paolo Gregoletto replaced Young.[5] The band released Ascendancy in 2005, which featured songwriting credits for Beaulieu and producer
Jason Suecof.[6] The album was followed the next year by The Crusade, written by Heafy with Beaulieu and Gregoletto.[7] Also in 2006, the band recorded a
cover version of
Metallica's "
Master of Puppets" for the Kerrang! release Remastered: Metallica's Master of Puppets Revisited.[8]
Shogun was released in 2008, credited to the whole band.[9] The band also covered "Iron Maiden", originally by the
band of the same name, for the Kerrang! tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden the same year.[10] In 2010,
Nick Augusto replaced Smith and co-wrote and performed on "Shattering the Skies Above" for the compilation God of War: Blood & Metal,[11] followed by 2011's In Waves and 2013's Vengeance Falls.[12][13] He left in 2014, with the band's former drum technician
Mat Madiro taking his place for the 2015 album Silence in the Snow, again credited to the whole band.[14] In late 2015,
Paul Wandtke joined the band to replace Madiro.[15] Trivium recorded another Iron Maiden cover for the 2016 follow-up to Maiden Heaven, contributing the track "For the Greater Good of God" to the free Kerrang! companion album.[16]
In December 2016, Trivium released a deluxe edition of debut album Ember to Inferno subtitled Ab Initio, which contained both early demos as well as the 2004 Flavus demo.[17] Following the addition of new drummer
Alex Bent,[18] the band released The Sin and the Sentence in October 2017, which was written by Heafy, Beaulieu and Gregoletto.[19]
Songs
Special editions of Vengeance Falls feature a cover version of "
Losing My Religion" by
R.E.M. (top) and a medley of the
Misfits tracks "Skulls" and "We Are 138", both written by
Glenn Danzig (bottom).
Key
†
Indicates song released as a single or promotional single
‡
Indicates song credited as being written by the full band
^
abc"As I Am Exploding", "No Hope for the Human Race" and "Skulls... We Are 138" were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe and Japanese editions of Vengeance Falls only.[24][25]
^"Beneath the Sun" is also known as "Beneath the Sun (Fade Away)".
^
ab"Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" and "Washing Away Me in the Tides" were also released as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of Ascendancy.[39]
^
abcDemo versions of "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies", "Like Light to the Flies" and "The Deceived" were originally released on the EP Flavus in 2004.[40]
^"Broken One" was also released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of The Crusade.[44]
^
ab"Cease All Your Fire" and "The Darkness of My Mind" were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe and Japanese editions of Silence in the Snow only.[51][52]
^"Coração Não Tem Idade (Vou Beijar)" features, and was originally recorded by, Toy (António Ferrão).
^
abcd"Drowning in Slow Motion", "Ensnare the Sun", "A Grey So Dark" and "Slave New World", originally recorded by
Sepultura, were released as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of In Waves only.[68]
^
ab"For the Greater Good of God" and "Iron Maiden" were originally recorded by
Iron Maiden.[16][10]
^
abcd"Fugue (A Revelation)", "My Hatred", "Requiem" and "To Burn the Eye" were originally released on the Caeruleus demo.[40]
^"I Don't Wanna Be Me" was originally recorded by
Type O Negative.