The entire albums Ascendancy, Shogun, Sin and The sentence, What the Dead Men Say. All their discography is great, but like the best of all is wrapped in these albums.
Yeah this whole record is incredible & their most recent 2 records have both been pretty excellent too. Would also recommend checking their roots though from their record "Ascendancy" or even some tracks prior to that.
Huge novel of a comment coming up, so be ready. This song is about politicians using their power to control those who live under them, and the threat of nuclear annihilation the world faces if their egos become too much for them to handle. The lyrics are really colorful: "The chasm grows in the cavity of serpentine teeth" Atoms split in the cores of bombs shaped like serpent fangs. "The vampires feed off the wars of mankind" Politicians control the use of these bombs, and the image of them strikes fear into those who won't cooperate with the regime. "Tears/blood/fire rain(s) down from the sky" The bombs are shaped like teardrops and drops of blood, and the atomic fire devastates everything, bringing tragedy in its wake. "They'll rain their holocaust down from the sky" These politicians would exterminate millions for their own greedy purposes. "They pump us through the machine's valves to cleanse the world's disease We are the ammunition that will cause all life to cease" Politicians use the idea that they're saving lives to invoke devastation on "threats". They justify dropping bombs by telling the general populace it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, they just want to fulfill their agenda and seize resources. Shogun is a very complex album, and this is the simplest song on it. It was written to be one of the more catchy tracks people could follow easily, and it was in the video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010. That was the first place I had heard Trivium, with this song. The rest of the album is what some people would call "Progressive Thrash Metalcore". It was definitely heavily influenced by Metallica and Pantera, as well as Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Opeth, Megadeth, and Emperor. Most of the songs are about Greek mythology and Feudal Japanese warfare, with a few about Christianity. You'll absolutely love Trivium, I have a feeling. Especially the albums Ascendancy (2005), Shogun (2008), and What the Dead Men Say (2020). 5 songs from each that you'll definitely love: Ascendancy - A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation, Dying in Your Arms, Rain, Departure, Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr Shogun - Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis, Kirisute Gomen, Shogun, He Who Spawned the Furies, Of Prometheus and the Crucifix What the Dead Men Say - The Defiant, Sickness Unto You, Amongst the Shadows & the Stones, The Ones We Leave Behind, What the Dead Men Say The first recommendation of each is what I figure would be the best song for you, though I do recommend the entire albums. They're just great selling points, imo. Trivium are in the same class as Avenged Sevenfold. Formed in 1999, helped to popularize Metalcore, opened for Metallica and Iron Maiden, and recorded some of the most impressive metal albums of the 2000s. As a head's up, you'll want to hear the studio version of each song before any live version. There are only a few tracks improved by live shows, and the audio is usually terrible. Matt blew his voice out in 2014 and sounded really damaged until M. Shadows referred him to Ron Anderson for voice lessons. His recovery went well. Trivium got a Grammy nomination in 2019. My personal top 3 Trivium songs are: 3. Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis 2. He Who Spawned the Furies 1. Dying in Your Arms
@@BetterEveryDayUA-cam I appreciate that. You're welcome. 😊 One curveball is the radio/music video mix of Dying in Your Arms. The few screams that are on the album version were changed to clean vocals and there were bells added to the beginning. It sounds incredible and most people definitely seem to prefer that mix. It feels so good to listen to.
The lineup for Trivium on this album, 'Shogun' is: Matt Heafy - Vocals, Guitar Corey Beaulieu - Guitar Paolo Gregoletto - Bass Guitar Travis Smith - Drums Matt and Corey trade off lead guitar roles generally, and they duel a lot. The main solo on this song was Matt, and the short lick in the back of the last pre-chorus was Corey. In a lot of songs, especially on this album, there are two or more solos, some of them lasting several minutes. This was the 3rd single from 'Shogun', and the music video is the only one to feature Matt's legendary Dean MKH Rising Sun guitar, the guitar symbolic of this era.
This song is pretty much just a little taste of the guitar work they can do. I'd recommend Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis or Shogun next. Two of the most well put together songs they have imo. And yeah the vocal style does take some time to get used to, I'm sure it'll grow on you soon.
@@jayb7775 Good lyric videos are hard to come by. The picture video would be perfect if not for one typo. I usually go for the lyric in description ones for that reason.
I'd definitely say to save Shogun, too. Doing it so early always feels like it gives people too many expectations afterwards. Trivium don't have a lot of long songs. It can't be surpassed in scale. For that reason, it really seems like it would be beneficial to hear further along as kind of a "You thought this band was badass already? Check this out! 😎" song. It elevates the stakes after they've already been made high. It's the jewel of Trivium's discography, whether people prefer other songs or not.
As others have said, check out the latest 2 albums. Matt, the lead singer improved his singing a lot lately. He still has his harsh screams, but he also does a lot more clean vocals. I would recommend either Catastrophist or Amongst the Shadows and the Stones. Cheers from Romania.
3:30 You're kinda right and it was stated by Matt Heafy in an interview that the sound direction of the band when they started was a mix between Metallica and Pantera.
Check out the newest albums - The Sin and the Sentence, and What the dead men say. All members have really evolved over the years. Their new drummer is next level as well. Start with 'Catastrophist'
The bible says that everything has it's season. And I'm sure that this band will have it's season in our lives. While this song was a technical master piece, I too struggles with the screaming. Mostly because without written lyrics, I wouldn't be able to follow the thread of the theme. Having said that, the music itself wad out of this world. Just what the Dr. ordered for a day like this. (Miserable, dull overcast, damp and heavy air. Well, it is here). If you react to Trivium again, I look forward to it. TTFN.
You'd probably be into their albums The Crusade and Silence in the Snow. Both have minimal growls. Some other songs on Shogun are also pretty easy to get into. Insurrection, Of Prometheus and the Crucifix, and He Who Spawned the Furies limit the growls a lot. They seem more up your alley.
@@grahamnash9794 With Trivium, it can be a big struggle. Sometimes the low growls are really hard to distinguish, and the lyric videos can be hard to come by for a lot of songs. There are some videos with the lyrics in the descriptions, but not for every song.
Their entire Shogun album blew my mind. I highly recommend it.
It’s a masterpiece
Perfect metal album fight me
Solid opener song. "Shogun" really is an all-time metal album. Just find track 1 (Kirisute Gomen) and hit play, or jump around, doesn't matter.
"Shogun" (the song) really is the gold standard.
All i can say is "Let it Go" (yes, the irony).
Let go, and take it in...it doth "transcend."
Trivium are just fucking dope
Sincerely,
Music
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Let’s go! Trivium is amazing. Check out The Sin and the Sentence by these gentlemen please.
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The entire albums Ascendancy, Shogun, Sin and The sentence, What the Dead Men Say. All their discography is great, but like the best of all is wrapped in these albums.
@Better Every Day Thanks!
DO MORE TRIVIUM. They are amazing and so underrated. Their riffs and songs just in general are heavy and amazing
Yes please more trivium.
Built to fall or in waves 👌
Yeah this whole record is incredible & their most recent 2 records have both been pretty excellent too. Would also recommend checking their roots though from their record "Ascendancy" or even some tracks prior to that.
Ascendancy really gets underplayed by a lot of reaction channels. It's ironic considering that it's Matt's favorite.
Trivium - Sickness Unto You 🔥🔥
Trivium - throes of perdition
All that remains - six
Huge novel of a comment coming up, so be ready.
This song is about politicians using their power to control those who live under them, and the threat of nuclear annihilation the world faces if their egos become too much for them to handle. The lyrics are really colorful:
"The chasm grows in the cavity of serpentine teeth"
Atoms split in the cores of bombs shaped like serpent fangs.
"The vampires feed off the wars of mankind"
Politicians control the use of these bombs, and the image of them strikes fear into those who won't cooperate with the regime.
"Tears/blood/fire rain(s) down from the sky"
The bombs are shaped like teardrops and drops of blood, and the atomic fire devastates everything, bringing tragedy in its wake.
"They'll rain their holocaust down from the sky"
These politicians would exterminate millions for their own greedy purposes.
"They pump us through the machine's valves to cleanse the world's disease
We are the ammunition that will cause all life to cease"
Politicians use the idea that they're saving lives to invoke devastation on "threats". They justify dropping bombs by telling the general populace it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, they just want to fulfill their agenda and seize resources.
Shogun is a very complex album, and this is the simplest song on it. It was written to be one of the more catchy tracks people could follow easily, and it was in the video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010. That was the first place I had heard Trivium, with this song. The rest of the album is what some people would call "Progressive Thrash Metalcore". It was definitely heavily influenced by Metallica and Pantera, as well as Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Opeth, Megadeth, and Emperor. Most of the songs are about Greek mythology and Feudal Japanese warfare, with a few about Christianity.
You'll absolutely love Trivium, I have a feeling. Especially the albums Ascendancy (2005), Shogun (2008), and What the Dead Men Say (2020).
5 songs from each that you'll definitely love:
Ascendancy - A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation, Dying in Your Arms, Rain, Departure, Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr
Shogun - Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis, Kirisute Gomen, Shogun, He Who Spawned the Furies, Of Prometheus and the Crucifix
What the Dead Men Say - The Defiant, Sickness Unto You, Amongst the Shadows & the Stones, The Ones We Leave Behind, What the Dead Men Say
The first recommendation of each is what I figure would be the best song for you, though I do recommend the entire albums. They're just great selling points, imo. Trivium are in the same class as Avenged Sevenfold. Formed in 1999, helped to popularize Metalcore, opened for Metallica and Iron Maiden, and recorded some of the most impressive metal albums of the 2000s. As a head's up, you'll want to hear the studio version of each song before any live version. There are only a few tracks improved by live shows, and the audio is usually terrible. Matt blew his voice out in 2014 and sounded really damaged until M. Shadows referred him to Ron Anderson for voice lessons. His recovery went well. Trivium got a Grammy nomination in 2019.
My personal top 3 Trivium songs are:
3. Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis
2. He Who Spawned the Furies
1. Dying in Your Arms
I added your top three to start, and will come back to this comment once I've heard those. Thank you. :)
@@BetterEveryDayUA-cam I appreciate that. You're welcome. 😊
One curveball is the radio/music video mix of Dying in Your Arms. The few screams that are on the album version were changed to clean vocals and there were bells added to the beginning. It sounds incredible and most people definitely seem to prefer that mix. It feels so good to listen to.
The Sin and The Sentence!!!
The lineup for Trivium on this album, 'Shogun' is:
Matt Heafy - Vocals, Guitar
Corey Beaulieu - Guitar
Paolo Gregoletto - Bass Guitar
Travis Smith - Drums
Matt and Corey trade off lead guitar roles generally, and they duel a lot. The main solo on this song was Matt, and the short lick in the back of the last pre-chorus was Corey. In a lot of songs, especially on this album, there are two or more solos, some of them lasting several minutes. This was the 3rd single from 'Shogun', and the music video is the only one to feature Matt's legendary Dean MKH Rising Sun guitar, the guitar symbolic of this era.
This song is pretty much just a little taste of the guitar work they can do. I'd recommend Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis or Shogun next. Two of the most well put together songs they have imo. And yeah the vocal style does take some time to get used to, I'm sure it'll grow on you soon.
Save "Shogun"
+1 "Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis," especially with a good lyric video.
@@jayb7775 Good lyric videos are hard to come by. The picture video would be perfect if not for one typo. I usually go for the lyric in description ones for that reason.
I'd definitely say to save Shogun, too. Doing it so early always feels like it gives people too many expectations afterwards. Trivium don't have a lot of long songs. It can't be surpassed in scale. For that reason, it really seems like it would be beneficial to hear further along as kind of a "You thought this band was badass already? Check this out! 😎" song. It elevates the stakes after they've already been made high. It's the jewel of Trivium's discography, whether people prefer other songs or not.
Ascendancy is my favorite. Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr and Like Light to the Flies are great ones
As others have said, check out the latest 2 albums. Matt, the lead singer improved his singing a lot lately. He still has his harsh screams, but he also does a lot more clean vocals. I would recommend either Catastrophist or Amongst the Shadows and the Stones.
Cheers from Romania.
UNTIL THE END ....A7x
3:30 You're kinda right and it was stated by Matt Heafy in an interview that the sound direction of the band when they started was a mix between Metallica and Pantera.
Check out the newest albums - The Sin and the Sentence, and What the dead men say. All members have really evolved over the years. Their new drummer is next level as well. Start with 'Catastrophist'
Check out The Sin and the Sentence by Trivium
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Please do one of Trivum’s new songs, catastrophist or what the dead men say
The bible says that everything has it's season. And I'm sure that this band will have it's season in our lives. While this song was a technical master piece, I too struggles with the screaming. Mostly because without written lyrics, I wouldn't be able to follow the thread of the theme. Having said that, the music itself wad out of this world. Just what the Dr. ordered for a day like this. (Miserable, dull overcast, damp and heavy air. Well, it is here). If you react to Trivium again, I look forward to it. TTFN.
You'd probably be into their albums The Crusade and Silence in the Snow. Both have minimal growls. Some other songs on Shogun are also pretty easy to get into. Insurrection, Of Prometheus and the Crucifix, and He Who Spawned the Furies limit the growls a lot. They seem more up your alley.
@@chrismeadows4216 Thank you. I'm not against the growls, I just struggle to understand them.
@@grahamnash9794 With Trivium, it can be a big struggle. Sometimes the low growls are really hard to distinguish, and the lyric videos can be hard to come by for a lot of songs. There are some videos with the lyrics in the descriptions, but not for every song.
Check out bullet for my valentine songs!
A CHASM GROWWWWWS
Gotta stop every 30 seconds or so huh!
They are influenced alot by Metallica, they third album is pure trash metal
Same with bullet for my valentine