Formed: 2000
From:
Altamonte Springs,
FL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Trivium was formed in 2000 in Altamonte Springs Florida - Travis Smith, Matt Heafy and two other band mates met at Travis's house to learn and cover "For Whom the Bell Tolls" for his high school's Battle of the Bands competition. Even though they were inexperienced, they quickly formulated a band - the aggression of Trivium was popular among the high school crowd. Shortly after the Battle of the Bands show Trivium performed in a local music contest, Indiefest, taking 2nd place overall. After a couple local party gigs, Trivium's original singer left the band.
It was decided that Matt would take on the lead vocal duties as well as being the lead & rhythm guitarist and a search was underway for a rhythm guitarist. An old band mate of Travis', Brent Young earned the spot. With the new line up, Trivium played several garage gigs, party gigs, small clubs, and high school level competitions, gaining experience and writing more original songs. Soon, Trivium headed into a local studio to record a three-song demo.
Brent eventually moved to bass after Trivium's bassist departed.
Trivium's fan base began to grow, the band began to receive more local buzz and awards. Carrying a full set of originals, Trivium tore up club after club during the summer, opened for national acts - placed 1st for Battle of the Bands in high school and Matt was awarded The Best Metal Guitarist Award for 2002 presented by The Orlando Metal Awards.
Trivium recorded four more originals for their next demo. After this demo was recorded the musical direction of the band changed to something that the band and critics categorize as Melodic Death Metalcore. After one more 7-song demo EP, LifeForce records from Germany signed the band in May of 2003 and the band released 'Ember To Inferno' before adding second guitarist Corey Beaulieu and joining Roadrunner in April 2004.
Latest Trivium News
Below is our complete Trivium news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Slipknot Posts North American Tour Widget Online
Iowa based, nine piece Slipknot has uploaded a widget promoting their forthcoming North American tour online. You can check it out below. The tour will feature special guest slots from Trivium and Coheed And Cambria. More...
Slipknot And Trivium Announces Tour Dates
Slipknot has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining run of North America next year and will be bringing Coheed And Cambria and Trivium along with them.
Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor says: "2009 is the 10 year anniversary of the world's first taste of this band. To celebrate we are coming back out with a killer tour, a couple great bands and the same ferocity with which we attack life. We want all of our maggots to come and celebrate with us, because if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have been here for 10 years. Get ready for chaos!"
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Mabon To Support Slayer On Swiss Unholy Alliance
Swiss progressive thrashers MABON will support Slayer, Trivium, and Amon Amarth on the Swiss date of the Unholy Alliance Chapter III tour:
10.11.08 - Eishalle, Winterthur (ZH), Switzerland
w/ Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Mabon
Mabon's takes the stage at 6 p.m. for a short set.
Mabon was just joined by their new guitar player, Marco, with whom they will open for the only Swiss gig of The Unholy Alliance tour 2008.
You can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.
More Roadrunner United DVD Footage Posted Online
Another clip from the forthcoming Roadrunner United DVD has been posted online. You can check it out below. The DVD chronicles the one night only concert when members of the Roadrunner roster, past and present, joined forces to perform classic songs from Roadrunner history. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Punishment (originally by Biohazard)
Evan Seinfeld- Vocals
Billy Graziadei- Vocals
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Adam Duce- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
2. Set It Off (originally by Madball)
Jamey Jasta- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums More...
Amon Amarth Stage Times For Unholy Alliance Tour
AMON AMARTH has announced the stage times for the band's performances on the just-started UNHOLY ALLIANCE III tour. Some stage times are earlier than announced on tickets or presale sites, so make sure to be there early enough to see them.
Germany / Sweden
5:30pm doors
5:45pm - 6:00pm 15 minutes of fame
6:15pm - 6:45pm Mastodon
7:05pm - 7:55pm AMON AMARTH
8:15pm - 9:00pm Trivium
9:30pm - 11:00pm Slayer
Rest of Europe
5:30pm doors
5:45pm - 6:00pm 15 minutes of fame
6:15pm - 6:45pm AMON AMARTH
7:05pm - 7:55pm Mastodon
8:15pm - 9:00pm Trivium
9:30pm - 11:00pm Slayer
Here are the remaining UNHOLY ALLIANCE III tour dates: More...
Trivium Video Interview With Guitarist
HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM on October 17, 2008 in New haven, Connecticut. Watch the five-minute chat below. More...
Trivium Bass Player Checks In From The Road
Trivium bass player Paolo Gregoletto has issued the following statement from Birmingham, UK on the second day of the "Unholy Alliance Tour":
I literally got mugged when I jumped went up to the front barricade, the shirt ripped off my back. I knew it was going to be an insane show, but that was just a whole new level. You all just set the bar for not only the other UK dates, but the entire rest of the trek around Europe.
It was great catching up with our friends in Amon Amarth and Mastodon, we haven't toured with either band in about 3 years. The first night was a bit hectic for us with press so it was hard to catch a whole lot of either set but judging by the crowd reactions I could hear they had killer sets.
I caught a glimpse of Slayer as well, nothing but evilness coming from the stage! They are playing a killer set, I have never seen them play a lot of these songs live (Dittohead, Live Undead, etc...) If you are missing these shows you are a bastard haha!
As Jukebox Hero started to roll on the PA, we made our way down to the stage from our dressing way up at the top of the Apollo. There was a Slayer chant, then a Trivium Chant, then a bunch of loud undistinguishable crowd noise and our intro came on and it was go time. We did our pre show ritual group huddle and banter, and then it was only a matter of seconds till we were into KG.
Shit just went off, I jumped down into the audience mid way through, one of three times in the show, I lost a wrist band and got my bass way detuned, thanks!!! I remember random bits of the show after that, by the end the stage was covered in sweat, water, beer and just plain nasty. Corey was ripping solos on top of the PA's, I got out of the way of that shit because getting hit by a beast like Corey on the way down would be the end of me.
Matt had some classic lines too, my favorite was when he asked the audience "Who in hear hates Trivium? Make some noise!", some people responded, and then Matt said "No wonder I can't hear you, you scream like a bunch of pussies!', priceless shit!!! I was laughing so hard, and then Matt asked the Trivium friends and fans to make some noise and it was probably one of the loudest cheers of the night. Speaking of loud, how about Travis's kit, that shit sounds so killer! It's nice having a PA and monitor system that travels with the tour, I can actually feel the bass drum rattling my insides, it can't be healthy!
We have two new additions to our crew, Goodie (sound) and Mike (drum tech). Goodie joined us last tour and has been killing it at front of house every night, we can't do what we do without a good sound guy, buy the man a drink people (note: he likes Jaeger!!!) Mike had his first show with us last night and it went great as well, if you find him buy him some booze too!
Once again, thank you Manchester for showing us an amazing time!!!!!
See you tonight at the Wolverhampton Civic, Birmingham
Another Roadrunner United DVD Clip Posted Online
Another clip of the Roadrunner United DVD has been posted online and is available for viewing below. The DVD contains a full live concert aswell as backstage footage and interviews and features the following tracklisting:
1. Punishment (originally by Biohazard)
Evan Seinfeld- Vocals
Billy Graziadei- Vocals
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Adam Duce- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
2. Set It Off (originally by Madball)
Jamey Jasta- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
3. River Runs Red (originally by Life Of Agony)
Keith Caputo- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Scott Ian- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums More...
The Scarlet Hourglass Added To Unholy Alliance
Swindon based metallers The Scarlet Hourglass has posted the following message online:
"We're really fucking stoked and honored to announce that we have been chosen to open the Unholy Alliance tour on November 2nd at Cardiff International Arena!
"We'll be supporting Slayer, Trivium, Amon Amarth and Mastodon
"We hope to see lots of you there, get down early and check us out for the biggest show of our lives"
New Roadrunner United DVD Clips Posted Online
Previews of the forthcoming Roadrunner United have been posted online and are available to view below. The DVD features an all-star lineup of Roadrunner Records alumni and members of the current roster performing some of the biggest songs ever to be released by Roadrunner Records. The DVD also features a 75 minute documentary which includes behind the scenes footage and interviews.
The tracklisting for the concert is as follows:
1. Punishment (originally by Biohazard)
Evan Seinfeld- Vocals
Billy Graziadei- Vocals
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Adam Duce- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
2. Set It Off (originally by Madball)
Jamey Jasta- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
3. River Runs Red (originally by Life Of Agony)
Keith Caputo- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Scott Ian- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums More...
Slayer Giving Away New Song On European Tour
A brand-new Slayer album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates (listed below), will receive the new Slayer song via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's line-up - Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium and Amon Amarth. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.
The new Slayer song is being recorded as you read this, as Slayer has just entered a Los Angeles-area studio to begin recording the new album. More info on the free song and new album will be announced shortly. In addition, Trivium's "Kirisute Gomen" from their new album, "Shogun" (released September 30), and "Guardians of Asgaard," a new song from Amon Amarth's "Twilight of the Thunder God" (released September 30), will also be part of the download package. Mastodon opted to do something a little different for their contribution to the tour download - the band will take fans into the recording studio for a first-look and listen to the making of their upcoming album. Plus, a live-in-concert Slayer performance filmed at the band's 2007 San Diego Sports Arena show will be included in the "Unholy Alliance Tour" download package.
The European leg of the mighty "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" kicks off in Manchester, England on October 27 and will play more than two-dozen shows over a five week period. A North American leg is being planned for 2009.
Confirmed dates for the European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" are as follows: More...
Trivium Posts New Album Online For Streaming
Trivium has uploaded the whole of their new album, "Shogun" online on their official Myspace page. You can check it out by clicking here.
You can also check out the first video from the album, "Down From The Sky" below. More...
Trivium Posts New Song Online
Trivium has uploaded another new song from their forthcoming new album, "Shogun," online. You can check out the track, "Throes Of Perdition," at this location. "Shogun" is scheduled to be released on September 30th via Roadrunner Records.
Matt Heafy Discusses New Trivium Album
Arielle Castillo of New Times Broward-Palm Beach recently conducted an interview Trivium frontman, Matt Heafy.
Here are some excerpts from the interview:
New Times Broward-Palm Beach: "What’s the significance of the album’s title, 'Shogun'?"
Heafy: "I’ve always known of that word, and on our second Japanese tour, I was on a bus tour, like a tourist tour. They were talking about ancient shogun, who were the highest-ranking military people in ancient Japanese times. And I was like, Holy shit, that’s a really epic title, I want to use that for something. But I think 'The Crusade' was just about to come out, so there was no need for a title like that.
"We started writing the music for this record, and we saw how epic, how captivating the music was for the four of us, and we knew we needed a title that represented the music appropriately. So I brought up the title that I’ve always had in the back of my mind, and was like, Hey guys, how about this word? It’s perfect. It’s a word that summed up this album perfectly."
New Times Broward-Palm Beach: "Did Japanese history and folklore influence anything else with this record? I see you’ve got these traditional Japanese tattoos going on...."
Heafy: "Definitely on this record there are some Japanese historically influenced song titles, there’s also some Greek stuff, Judeo-Christian stuff. None of these are really retellings of specifically what the title is, or maybe what the song seems to be about, but they’re using these things as tools to further the lyrics even more.
"Like, the first song on the album is called 'Kirisute Gomen,' which was an ancient samurai term which was basically, if you pissed off a samurai, he could chop off your head by law. Like, sorry, but I have to take your head. I thought it was very pertinent. I liked it."
New Times Broward-Palm Beach: "So would you say this is in any way a concept kind of album?"
Heafy: "Conceptually, it’s got the same concepts going on, but it’s not a concept record. So there’s three 'concepts' in the same sentence. It does have some similar conceptual ideas."
Read the full article at New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
Trivium Adds Russian and Irish Tour Dates
Trivium has added Northern Ireland and Russian shows to their touring itinerary. In late November (29th-30th), the band heads off to St. Petersburg, Russia and Moscow for two shows in what is the band's first visit to Russia.
Here are those tour dates (support to be determined):
29 Nov 2008 Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour Orlandina Club, St. Petersburg Tickets
30 Nov 2008 Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour Tochka Club, Moscow Tickets
The band has also announced a number of additional dates in Ireland, including Derry, Belfast, Dublin, and Cork on December (4th-7th). Very special guests will be THE HAUNTED and Rise To Remain. Here are the "Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour" dates:
04 Dec 2008 - Derry, Nerve Centre
05 Dec 2008 - Mandela Hall, Belfast
06 Dec 2008 - Ambassador, Dublin
07 Dec 2008 - Savoy Theatre, Cork
All That Remains Posts New Song Online
Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS have posted another song, "Two Weeks," from the band's forthcoming album, "Overcome," on the band's MySpace page."This is the first time I've done a song that has singing from beginning to end," frontman Phil Labonte says."It was something I had wanted to do for some time, but ATR isn't gonna put out something half-assed and most of you guys know I'm always growing as a vocalist and we're always growing and changing as a metal band.This feels right and it's not the same 'here's our all singing ballad' kind of thing; it's still metal as hell!" More...
Trivium Posts New Video "Down From The Sky" Online
Trivium has posted the first video from their upcoming album, "Shogun" online, which is for the track "Down From The Sky." You can check it out below.
The album is scheduled to be released on September 29th in Europe and September 30th in North America and contains the following track listing:
"Kirisute Gomen"
"Torn Between Scylla And Charybdis"
"Down From The Sky"
"Insurrection"
"Into The Mouth Of Hell We March"
"Throes Of Perdition"
"He Who Spawned the Furies"
"Of Prometheus And The Crucifix"
"The Calamity"
"Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven"
"Shogun" More...
36 Crazyfists Announces New US Tour Dates
Vocalist of Alaskan metallers, 36 CRAZYFISTS, Brock Lindow issues the following statement regarding the band’s upcoming five months of non-stop touring:
“MAYHEM is all wrapped up, and it was the greatest summer ever! Hanging out with all the awesome bands and crews was something we will never forget. Now, charging full steam ahead into the fall with so many shows to play, it’s really gonna be a killer end to this already awesome year for us! We'll see everyone at the shows!” More...
More Unholy Alliance III Tour Dates Confirmed
More dates have been added to the upcoming European leg of the Unholy Alliance III tour which features Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth.
The tour dates are as follows (new dates marked with **):
October 27 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena
October 28 - Birmingham, England - NEC
October 30 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
October 31 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
November 2 - Cardiff, Wales - CIA 7000
November 3 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC Hall 3
November 5 - Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle
November 6 - Köln, Germany - Palladium
November 7 - Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall
November 9 - Stuttgart, Germany - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 10 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eishalle Deutweg
November 11 - Paris, France - Le Zenith
November 12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena
November 16 - Wein, Austria - Gasometer
November 17 - Prague, Czech Republic - Incheba Hall
November 18 - München, Germany - Zenith
November 19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
November 21 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Valby Hallen **
November 22 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Lisebergshallen (Amon Amarth as direct support to Slayer)
November 23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet **
November 24 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum **
November 26 - Tampere, Finland - Old Ice Hall **
November 27 - Helsinki, Finland - Old Ice Hall **
Trivium Posts New Song Online
Trivium has posted a brand new song online entitled, "Into The Mouth Of Hell We March" which is available for streaming at the bands official Myspace page. The song comes from the bands forthcoming effort, "Shogun" which will be released September 30th in North America.
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