Trivium - Ascendancy
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MetallicaSoilwork
Diecast
In Flames
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Roadrunner RecordsTracklist
1. The End Of Everything2. Rain
3. Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr
4. Drowned And Torn Asunder
5. Ascendancy
6. A Gunshsot To The Head Of Trepidation
7. Like Light To The Flies
8. Dying In Your Arms
9. The Deceived
10. Suffocating Sight
11. Departure
12. Declaration
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It’s always a scary time going from an indie label to a major label. This is the case for both fans and artists alike. The fans worry about a band selling out and becoming cliché. The band obviously is excited to make the album they always wanted. I’d say half the time it works out for the better and the other half go the other way.
That being said, Trivium’s debut on Roadrunner is one that fell on the better side of the tracks. Once past the obligatory symphony intro track (which I’m not a fan of) the shredding starts and doesn’t let up until the 8th track in. The lead off single, “Pull Harder on the Stings of Your Martyr” is more than just another metalcore yell-off. They incorporate thrashing metal riffage a la early Metallica and confidently embrace a melodic vocal style. The back half of the album is a tight pocket of furious metal as well, picking up the pace instead of tapering off. "The Decieved and Suffocating Light" delves into the pure heaviness you tasted earlier in the album with "Rain". Heafy finds his menacing scream adding punctuation to the already crushing guitar work.
I thought it was appropriate to give the solos in this album a paragraph because, well, they’re pretty bad ass. The previously mentioned song showcases a good, lengthy solo. However, the true gem lies in “Like Light to Flies.” The solo rips through a good third of the song. If you listen to only one song by this band, this would have to be the one. Everything comes together for one hell of a song. There’s few who can pull off a 1:16 solo, but Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy make it look easy.
Roadrunner has always been a sort of two-sided label. Way back in the day they were all metal. They wouldn’t think of touching anything remotely pop. Then a band called Nickelback joined their roster and they threw that notion out of the window. Ever since then, I’ve sort of held a grudge against RR. They’ve definitely stepped it up over the last couple years by putting out a ripping old school Machine Head album, Chimaira’s sophomore opus, and now, the near perfect debut from Trivium--Ascendancy.
--Jared Mehle
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