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
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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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Trivium To Tour Europe With Annihilator
Trivium have announced plans for a European tour with Annihilator. Confirmed tour dates are as follows:
April 8th in Dublin, IRE @ Ambassador
April 9th in Dublin, IRE @ Ambassador
April 11th in Bradford, UK @ St Georges Hall
April 12th in Manchester, UK @ Apollo
April 13th in Glasgow, UK @ Academy
April 14th in Newcastle, UK @ City Hall
April 15th in Liverpool, UK @ University
April 17th in Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
April 18th in Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange
April 19th in Portsmouth, UK @ Guild Hall
April 20th in Plymouth, UK @ Pavilions
April 22nd in Newport, UK @ Newport Centre
April 23rd in Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
April 24th in Ipswich, UK @ Regent
April 25th in London, UK @ Hammersmith in Apollo
April 28th in Paris, FRA @ Elysee Monmartre
April 29th in Brussels, BEL @ Ab
April 30th in Herford, GER @ Club X
May 1st in Amsterdam, NET @ Melkweg
May 2nd in Tilburg, NET @ O13
May 4th in Copenhagen, DEN @ Copenhagen Pumpehuset
May 5th in Oslo, NOR @ Oslo Rockefella
May 6th in Stockholm, SWE @ Stockholm Arena
May 8th in Helsinki, FIN @ Helsinki Nosturi
May 10th in Gothenburg, SWE @ Gothenburg Karen
May 11th in Hamburg, GER @ Grose Freiheit
May 12th in Berlin, GER @ Postbanhof
May 13th in Warsaw, POL @ Proxima
May 15th in Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn Lka/messe C B
May 16th in Wiesbaden, GER @ Schlachthof
May 17th in Koln, GER @ Ewerk
May 19th in Dresden, GER @ Alter Schlachthof
May 20th in Munich, GER @ George Elser Halle
May 21st in Vienna, AUT @ Planet Music
May 22nd in Linz, AUT @ Posthoff
May 24th in Trevisto, ITA @ New Age
May 25th in Milan, ITA @ Rainbow
May 26th in Fribourg, SWI @ Fri-Son
May 27th in Zurich, SWI @ Rohstofflager
May 29th in Barcelona, SPA @ Slal Apolo
May 30th in Madrid, SPA @ Sala Heineken
June 1st in Bordeaux, FRA @ Barbey
June 2nd in Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur
June 3rd Strasbourg, FRA @ Laiterie
Additional supporting acts are expected to be announced shortly.
Lamb of God Announce 2007 Headlining Tour
Returning to the U.S. after a sold-out tour of Europe, Australia and Japan, Lamb of God is excited to announce a headlining American tour in 2007 with Bay Area Metal Titans Machine Head, modern day metal traditionalists Trivium and France's heaviest metal export Gojira. Having spent the summer of 2006 on the Unholy Alliance Tour with metal pioneer's Slayer and joining Megadeth for the Gigantour tour in September, LOG will kick-off this tour in Dallas on February 16 as they bring their pummeling live show across the U.S. and Canada.
Band drummer Chris Adler states, "When you are a kid, you dream of playing your music in an arena. Once you've done it, you realize how much you miss the power and energy of a kick ass club show. We've been fortunate to be playing some big places as of late, but when we started talking about a spring 2007 Sacrament tour, we agreed (and had heard it repeatedly over the past 2 years from the fans!!!) that it would be incredibly intense for everyone to bring the machine that is LAMB OF GOD back into the clubs.. There is no comparing the connection and shared energy of a club show. The blood, sweat, and beer flying - that's a proper metal show! This is intense music for intense people - we're sick of the seats, the ushers and the lame security guards telling people to calm down!"
"We probably should have left it at that, but in true LAMB OF GOD form we pushed it further. With a little help from our friends, we put an arena show bill together and told our booking agent to put it into the clubs and theaters - and oh yeah, not just any clubs - lets make sure to hit a lot of cities that normally get overlooked. Let's bring the best show we can to the people that have been left waiting for far too long. This is going to be completely out of hand and we can't fucking wait! You have been warned!!!"
The following tour dates have been confirmed: More...
Trivium Talk About Touring With Iron Maiden
Trivium are trekking across Europe with their heroes Iron Maiden. Read on for a few thoughts from the band?
"Power and melody... Two words that describe exactly what we are witnessing every night touring with and supporting IRON MAIDEN.
"It is simply amazing to see what MAIDEN does night in and night out the entire show is totally outrageous the music and performance, the musicianship, the staging, the light show and production its awesome, all of it sets a very high standard and it goes without saying we are really excited to be a part of this historic tour.
"The first three sold-out shows in Finland were great and we really appreciate the support of the MAIDEN fans that enjoyed our set. Tonight we are in Stockholm for the first of four sold-out shows across Sweden tonight and tomorrow night we are at The Globen in Stockholm.
"'The Crusade' continues to do well and it appears more and more people are getting into the new record so we thank you for the support and hope to see you at one of the shows.
"We are touring with IRON MAIDEN until December 23rd then we will head to Japan in January 2007 and then we will finally hit Australia and New Zealand for Big Day Out and a string of TRIVIUM headline shows."
Matt Heafy Talks Of Their Domestic Success
Having just wrapped up their North American headlining tour, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy checked in with his thoughts on the matter:
"Finally home in Chicago for a little break before we head to Finland this Friday. We have just a little time off before we get back at it.
"Well, I gotta say man, at first we were very nervous about doing our first headlining tour of North America, but holy SHIT was it incredible. We saw anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand motherfuckers rocking out a night. We woulda been happy with a few friends a night, but I guess lotsa people we're feelin like a TRIVIUM show was the right way to spend their nights and it showed and we thank for you for coming out and supporting The Crusade tour.
"The bands we brought out were so killer; great people, great music. We were really fortunate to have THE SWORD, PROTEST THE HERO, SEEMLESS, SANCTITY, and CELLADOR on our Crusade tour. We had a really good time and thanks a million to all the bands and crews for comin out and working so hard to make things click. You all really helped make our first U.S. headline run something special.
"As I said, we leave this Friday for Finland to join the mighty IRON MAIDEN on thier SOLD-OUT world tour for 'A Matter Of Life And Death'. We will hit Scandinavia, mainland Europe and the U.K. IRON MAIDEN are one of the world's best and most influential bands on the whole fucking planet and we know it will be a lot of fun and we are really looking forward to it.
"I'm pretty braindead and beat-up from our last three killer shows in Texas that closed the tour. What a way to end the tour (also from the early morning flight to Chicago), but I'm in great spirits cuz our Crusade tour rocked so hard and thank you all for making it possible. We in the TRIV... camp can't wait to see all you nutty motherfuckers on the next USA/Canada tour, so 'till then LEARN THE FUCKIN WORDS MOTHERFUCKERRRRRSSSS (lotsa ya already do)."
Trivium Frontman Rejects 'Metalcore' Tag
Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com reports:
According to naysayers, TRIVIUM is to METALLICA what GOOD CHARLOTTE is to the SEX PISTOLS. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, and Britain's Download Festival. Perhaps there's some envy due to its youth: the senior member, at age 24, is drummer Travis Smith.
"If we were acting like a bunch of 16-year-olds, I could understand it," says vocalist-guitarist Matt Heafy, reached aboard his tour bus in snowy Buffalo. "But we've got our shit together live and as people. Age is such a trivial thing."
The outspoken 20-year-old frontman also claims TRIVIUM should never have been accused of pandering to metalcore teenyboppers: "Metalcore is a combination of metal and hardcore, and we've never been into hardcore. We don't draw any influence from that scene. Even our second record, 'Ascendancy', was a metal record. Sure, it had screaming and heavy/soft parts. But only a small number of people would consider it metalcore."
Read the full article at Straight.com.
Trivium Live Footage From NYC Show On YouTube
Roadrunner Records has launched an official YouTube page at this location. "See the latest and greatest videos from your favorite Roadrunner artists and check out some of the finest user-submitted clips that you'll only be able to see on YouTube," reads a posting on the label's web site. "Be sure to check out the great footage taken from TRIVIUM's recent 'secret' show in NYC. New songs, old songs and covers, all in great quality, all on our YouTube page." More...
Trivium's "The Crusade" Debuts On Billboard At #25
Trivium’s new album The Crusade debuted at No. 25 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart this week with over 31,000 units sold. The follow up to 2005’s Ascendancy, The Crusade debuted with an impressive 342% increase over the first week sales of the last album. A worldwide event, the album debuted at No. 7 on the UK charts (where it was certified Silver upon release) with 25,000 units sold, and landed at No. 23 in Germany and Canada, No. 12 in Ireland and at No. 14 in Australia. Says lead singer/guitarist Matthew Heafy, “We are thrilled with how well The Crusade is being embraced around the world. We are very proud of the album and can’t wait to play it for you when our tour comes to your town.” Trivium is currently on a U.S. headlining tour with The Sword and Protest the Hero in support.
The Crusade contains 13 songs written by all members of Trivium. The songs “Entrance Of The Conflagration” and “Anthem (We Are The Fire)” both have videos being played on MTV2 and Fuse, while the album is #1 on both the FMBQ Top 100 and CMJ Top 40 metal radio charts.
Dew Scented Update and Tour Dates
German death metallers Dew Scented will start the recordings if their new album at the end of October – in the Soundlodge Studios (GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY, etc.) with Jörg Uken. The mix and mastering will be handled by legend Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD, etc.)! A early 2007 release is expected, a title hasn´t been anounced yet.
In other news, DEW-SCENTED are complete again! Guitar player Flo Müller, who left the band after the "Impact" album, joined the fold again! Welcome back.
DEW-SCENTED will also support shooting stars TRIVIUM on three shows in Germany. Here are the whole DEW-SCENTED livedates for 2006: More...
Hear Trivium, A Static Lullaby's Latest CDs Online
AOL Music has some of this week's releases streaming online in their entirety, including Trivium's latest album "The Crusade."
Matt Heafy Interview With Toazted
Trivium's Matthew Heafy spoke with Toazted.com in an Amsterdam hotel. Discussed were the new songs, new way of writing, singing lessons and much more.
Trivium Excited About Headlining Tour
Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu has checked in with the following update:
"Hey Corey here!
"Been a while since I wrote a update! We had some downtime and had some nice R@R that was well needed! we are very excited to start our first North American headlining tour. We have been having a lot of fun rehearsing the new material and cant wait to play it live for the first time! its sounding very killer.
"Keep checking in to the site cause there will be lots of new stuff coming your way and lots of updates so keep up! take care and see ya all on the road!"
Trivium's upcoming album, entitled "The Crusade," will be released on October 10 via Roadrunner Records. Tracklisting for "The Crusade": More...
Trivium's "Entrance of the Conflagration" Online
Trivium have posted a new track titled "Entrance of the Conflagration" on their MySpace page. A video for the track has also been made available on YouTube.com. The video was shot at Eon Loft in LA on August 10th by director Dale Resteghini (Mudvayne, Hatebreed).
The group's new album, 'The Crusade', will hit stores on October 10th.
Cellador On Upcoming Trivium Tour
Omaha Power-metallers are proud to announce their addition to the east coast dates of the Trivium U.S. tour!
Cellador guitarist Chris Petersen comments, "We are proud to announce that we have been invited for a swing of East Coast and Canada dates with metal masters Trivium running from the 1st of October through to the 9th. It's an honor and privilege to share the stage with one of the young purveyors of today's modern American metal revitalization, and it is a pleasure to be joining them for the starting leg of their first ever North American headlining tour. We are looking forward to heading back out to the East Coast, where we met some of our most devoted friends and fans during our recently completed summer US tour. The support and energy we felt and received was far beyond anything we could have imagined for our band this early on in our careers, and thus we anxiously await heading back out on the road to meet all our new friends again as well as all the new ones we hope to make as well. We have had many emails and messages from fans and friends in Canada who have been waiting to see us, and we are excited to finally be able to come out and perform for all of you. We have a new variety of merch that will be available exclusively on this tour, so be to stop by our booth and have yourself a look (we're always over there anyway). See you guys soon!"
CELLADOR
Tour w/ Trivium, The Sword and Protest the Hero
10/01 Lake Buena Vista , FL House of Blues Orlando
10/02 Atlanta , GA Masquerade
10/03 Norfolk , VA Norva Theatre
10/04 Baltimore , MD Recher Theatre
10/06 Philadelphia , PA The Trocadero
10/07 Worcester , MA Palladium
10/08 Montreal , QC Medley
10/09 Toronto , ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Trivium Post New Song Available For Streaming
A brand new TRIVIUM track, entitled "Anthem (We are the Fire)", has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Florida-based metallers' upcoming third album, "The Crusade", due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Ascendancy" was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, just outside of Orlando. Once again produced by TRIVIUM and Jason Suecof, the CD is "a dazzling explosion of tight, intricate and instantly memorable songs that feature awe-inspiring musicianship from all four members of the band," according to a press release.
"The Crusade" will contain 13 songs, including "Detonation", which is available for download at this location, "And Sadness Will Sear", the initial focus track "Entrance of the Conflagration", and the nine-minute instrumental epic "The Crusade".
Petition To Get Trivium To Tour Australia Online
A petition has been posted online asking Trivium to come Down Under for the first time ever and give us a taste of what they can do. If you'd like to see these guys play at a venue near you some time late this year or early next year, sign here and hope.
As previously reported, Trivium's latest studio efforts, entitled "The Crusade", is due for release on the 10th of October through Roadrunner. The announced tracklisting looks like this:
01 - Ignition
02 - Detonation
03 - Entrance Of The Conflagration
04 - Anthem (We Are The Fire)
05 - Unrepentant
06 - And Sadness Will Sear
07 - Becoming The Dragon
08 - To The Rats
09 - This World Can't Tear Us Apart
10 - Tread The Floods
11 - Contempt Breeds Contamination
12 - The Rising
13 - The Crusade
Trivium Complete Video Shoot, Expects To Be On MTV
Trivium shot a video for the song "Entrance of the Conflagration" with director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (Mudvayne, Hatebreed, Unearth, Shadows Fall) on Thursday, August 10 at Eon Loft in Los Angeles, California.
Commented Dale: "We BLASTED the mighty Trivium's new anthem all day [Thursday] in downtown L.A. called 'Entrance' and it is sure to be a staple on MTV in the next coming weeks!!! This was my fourth video with the band as our relationship continues to grow onward and upward and it's always great seeing them. These are honestly just four of the most down-to-earth guys you'd ever wanna meet!!!
"The location, as it turned out, was a loft area where they shoot a lot of porn and apparently Jenna Jameson used to shoot a lot of her early works there...
"At any rate, we needed to do some set dressing, add a lot of cool lighting and smoke it up a bit and bada boom, we were ready to shred!!!
"We had about 100 or so fans meet at this secret location where Trivium played under another name known as 'The Crusade', the name of their new album, and the idea worked as all of the fans got a sneak peek at the CRUSHING NEW METAL a lot of other metal bands are simply trying to 'bite'!!! I know this because I was there three years ago helping this band get signed and was playing their CD to other bands and labels who tried to dismiss them or slept on them or were just plain hatin'... Well, now having opened up for Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica in the last 12 months, at those bands' requests, all over the world, I think we all know the deal!!!
"Remember what I always say everyone: 'Let the sleepers sleep and the haters hate!!!'"
Trivium Announce Headlining North American Tour
Trivium have announced their first ever North American headline tour set to kick off on October 1st. The trek will be in support of their new album, "The Crusade," which is set for release in the US & Canada on October 10.
The Sword and Protest The Hero will be support for the whole tour, while Seemless and Sanctity along with Cellador will split time as the tour openers (* see below for details).
The tour will run from October 1st through November 5th.
TOUR DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DATE CITY VENUE
10/01/06 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
10/02/06 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/03/06 Norfolk, VA The Norva
10/04/06 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
10/06/06 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
10/07/06 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/08/06 Montreal, QC Le Medley
10/09/06 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/10/06 Rochester, NY Waterstreet Music Hall
10/11/06 New York, NY Avalon
10/13/06 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under
10/14/06 Detroit, MI Harpo's
10/15/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/16/06 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
10/17/06 Chicago, IL Metro
10/18/06 St. Paul, MN Station 4
10/20/06 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/21/06 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
10/23/06 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
10/24/06 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
10/25/06 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/27/06 San Francisco, CA Slim's
10/28/06 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
10/29/06 San Diego, CA Soma
10/30/06 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
11/01/06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
11/03/06 Houston, TX The Meridian
11/04/06 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
11/05/06 Dallas, TX Ridglea Theatre
* Cellador: October 1 - October 9
* Sanctity: October 10 - October 18
* Seemless: October 20 - November 5
Behemoth Joins Machine Head On Stage
During Machine Head's last show in St Paul Minnesota for the Sounds of The Underground Tour, Orion, Seth and Nergal from Behemoth, Matt from Trivium and Doug from Terror were invited onstage for a crunching rendition of 'Davidian'. Behemoth did their characteristic simultaneous windmills, and sang along for the chorus.
Says Behemoth frontman, Nergal,
"I watched their set every day and the way these guys embrace the energy is unspeakable! Also, Rob & Co. played a new song and fuck me, its the best thing theyve made ever: fast and fuckin furious. It was a privilege to share the stage with one of the most incredible metal bands out there. The tour is not over yet, but I can already say that this was my absolute highlight".
A short video clip of the performance is available for viewing from the main MySpace page. Behemoth are now in Vancouver recovering from their Canadian show, anxious to rip up the crowds once again.
Trivium Invites Fans To Be In 2 New Videos
From Trivium :
ATTENTION all Southern California Trivium, Roadrunner, and all-around METAL fans!!!
Trivium will shoot TWO videos in LA next week â?? one on 8/10 and one on 8/11. Both videos are sure to be bad ass... and we need all the people we can get to come down and make sure they are the best Trivium videos EVER!
Details on location and time will be sent out Monday or Tuesday, but keep those dates open for now if you want to be a part of this! Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in the first two videos for Trivium's new album, The Crusade!!!
Trivium's 'The Crusade' Artwork Posted Online
Roadrunner Records has revealed the cover artwork for Trivium's upcoming release 'The Crusade.' The album will be released in the US on Oct 10. View it here.
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