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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Trivium
| Img = Trivium 02.JPG
| Img_capt = From left to right: Matt Heafy, Travis Smith, Paolo Gregoletto, Corey Beaulieu.
| Img_size = 250
| Landscape = yes
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]]
| Genre = [[Metalcore]], [[thrash metal]]
| Years_active = 2000–present
| Label = [[Lifeforce Records|Lifeforce]], [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.trivium.org/ www.trivium.org]
| Current_members = [[Matt Heafy]]<br>[[Corey Beaulieu]]<br>[[Paolo Gregoletto]]<br>[[Travis Smith (musician)|Travis Smith]]
| Past_members = Brent Young<br>Brad Lewter}}

'''Trivium''' <!-- Note: This article is written in US English, which treats collective nouns as singular. (i.e. Trivium IS a band.) -->is<!-- Please do not change this to "are", it will be reverted back quickly.--> a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from [[Orlando, Florida]] that formed in 2000 and is one of the most notable bands in the [[New Wave of American Heavy Metal]].<ref name="Stylus SACR">{{cite web | url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lamb-of-god/sacrament.htm | title = Lamb of God: ''Sacrament'' | accessdate = 2008-04-04 | first = Cosmo | last = Lee | publisher = ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]''}}</ref> The band comprises vocalist and guitarist [[Matt Heafy]], guitarist [[Corey Beaulieu]], bassist [[Paolo Gregoletto]], and drummer [[Travis Smith (musician)|Travis Smith]].

Since its inception, Trivium has released [[Trivium discography|three studio albums]], nine singles, and is set to release its fourth studio album, entitled ''[[Shogun (album)|Shogun]]'', on [[September 30]], [[2008]]. Signed to [[Roadrunner Records]], the band has attended major music festivals, including [[Ozzfest]] and the [[Download Festival]].

== History ==
=== Formation and ''Ember to Inferno'' (2001 - 2003)===
At his High School talent show at [[Lake Brantley High School]], guitarist [[Matt Heafy]] performed cover versions of [[Metallica]]'s "[[No Leaf Clover]]" and "[[Self Esteem (song)|Self Esteem]]" by [[The Offspring]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}} Vocalist Brad Lewter noticed Heafy and asked him to try out for his band. The pair went over to drummer [[Travis Smith]]'s house where they played Metallica's "[[For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)|For Whom the Bell Tolls]]". Impressed with Heafy's performance, they accepted him into the band known as Trivium. After several shows at bars, Lewter quit the band and Heafy took over his position as the new vocalist for the band.<ref name="Bio">
{{cite web
| title = Official biography
| url = http://www.trivium.org/bio.php
| publisher= Trivium
| accessdate = 2007-03-25}}</ref> In early 2001, Trivium went into the recording studio to record its first high-quality [[demo (music)|demo]] disc.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Trivium biography
| publisher = [[MTV]]
| url = http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/trivium/artist.jhtml
| accessdate = 2007-03-25}}</ref> A copy of the demo was heard by German label [[Lifeforce Records|Lifeforce]], who signed Trivium. The band entered a studio to record its debut album, ''[[Ember to Inferno]]''.<ref name="Bio"/>

As time went on, [[Corey Beaulieu]] became the second lead guitarist. In 2004, [[Paolo Gregoletto]] joined as the band's bassist to replace Brent Young, before a tour with [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]].<ref name=RR>{{cite web
| url= http://www.fourteeng.net/Roadrage.html
| title= Road Rage 2004 review
| accessdate=2007-06-30
| last= Lumpkin
| first= Sharitta
| year= 2004
| publisher= FourteenG}}</ref> ''Ember to Inferno'' was a small success and managed to garner the interest of [[Roadrunner Records]] representatives, who signed Trivium. The members began writing songs for their major label album debut.<ref name="Bio"/>

After Ember to Inferno, Trivium's Matt Heafy decided to experiment with [[post-hardcore]] music, and made a band called "Tomorrow Is Monday".
They have released 1 song, called "Head on Collision with a Rosebush Catching Fire".
As revealed in a recent interview in [[Rock sound]], they wrote, recorded and edited the song in one hour.

=== ''Ascendancy'' (2005)===
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{{listen|filename=Trivium Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr.ogg|title="Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr"|description="Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr" from [[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]], 2005. | format=[[Ogg]]}}{{sample box end}}

In 2004, Trivium recorded its second album, ''[[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]]'', in Audiohammer Studios and Morrisound Recording in [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite album-notes| bandname=Trivium |year=2005 |title=Ascendancy |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]}}</ref> Produced by Heafy and [[Jason Suecof]], the album was released in March 2005. The album debuted at number 151 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number four on the ''[[Top Heatseekers]]'' chart.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web| title=Album chart history |publisher=[[Billboard charts]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=558737&model.vnuAlbumId=798264 |accessdate=2008-03-16}}</ref> [[Allmusic]] reviewer Johnny Loftus stated on ''Ascendancy'', Trivium are a "ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do melodic breaks and vicious throat screeds"<ref>{{cite web| author=Loftus, Johnny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfoxqwsldje |title=''Ascendancy'' overview |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> and Rod Smith of [[Decibel Magazine|''Decibel'' magazine]] praised "Smith’s impeccably articulated beats, bassist Paolo Gregoletto’s contained thunder, and, especially, Heafy and guitarist Corey Beaulieu’s liquid twin leads."<ref>{{cite web| author=Smith, Rod |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/features/dec2005/trivium.aspx |title=Trivium, they are the youth gone wild |publisher[[Decibel Magazine|''Decibel'' magazine]] |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref>

Singles and music videos were released for "[[Like Light to the Flies]]", "[[Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr]]", "[[A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation]]", and "[[Dying in Your Arms]]". The videos for these songs gained rotation on [[MTV2]]'s [[Headbangers Ball]].<ref name="Roadrunner Records">{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Trivium/ |title=Roadrunner Records artists – Trivium |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> In support of the album, Trivium played on numerous tours with well known artists. The band opened for [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], who were one of Heafy's largest influences, among other influences, [[Killswitch Engage]], [[Iced Earth]], and [[Fear Factory]].<ref>{{cite journal| author=J. Bennett |year=2007 |month=December |title=Rebel Meets Rebel – Robb Flynn and Matt Heafy |journal=[[Revolver Magazine]]}}</ref> Trivium played at Road Rage 2005,<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Interview with Road Rage 2005 US bands
| publisher = Metal Underground
|date= [[12 April]] [[2005]]
| url = http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=13069
| accessdate = 2007-06-24}}</ref> [[Ozzfest]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html |title=Ozzfest alumini |publisher=Ozzfest.com |accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> and made an appearance at the [[Download Festival]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69605 |title=Trivium Frontman Is Looking Forward To Touring With Korn |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2007-03-30]] |accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> ''Ascendancy'' was re-released in 2006 with four bonus tracks and a DVD containing all of the band's music videos and live footage.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48344 |title=Trivium: ''Ascendancy'' – Special Edition CD/DVD Package Details Revealed |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref>

=== ''The Crusade'' (2006)===
[[Image:Triviumlivedublin07.jpg|right|thumb|Matt Heafy performing in 2007.]]

In April 2006, after a headlining tour with [[Mendeed]] and [[God Forbid]] as openers, Trivium entered the studio with Suecof and Heafy producing again.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Trivium To Record New Album In April/May
| publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=43991
|date=[[2005-11-09]]
| accessdate = 2008-03-19}}</ref> The band played the Download Festival again, this time on the main stage with [[Korn]] and [[Metallica]]. Trivium released ''[[The Crusade (album)|The Crusade]]'' in October 2006. Debuting at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the album sold over 32,000 copies in its first week of sales.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref>
{{cite web
| title = Trivium's ''The Crusade'' Debuts On ''Billboard'' At #25
| publisher = Metal Underground
| url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=22389
| accessdate = 2008-03-19}}</ref> The album was a critical success, with Andy Greene of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' claiming "Nothing mars a good metal record like so-called harsh vocals"<ref>{{cite web| author=Greene, Andy |date=[[2006-09-29]] |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11852907/review/11925624/the_crusade?source=album_reviews_rssfeed |title=Trivium ''The Crusade'' |publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> and Don Kaye of [[Blabbermouth.net]] stating ''The Crusade'' "is one of the best metal releases of 2006 and quite possibly the heavy music album of the year."<ref>{{cite web| author=Kaye, Don |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=899 |title=CD reviews – ''The Crusade'' |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> On ''The Crusade'', Heafy's vocals changed from a [[metalcore]] scream that was heard on ''Ascendancy'', to more singing on this album. This new singing style, along with the band's [[thrash metal]] music were criticised of sounding too much like [[Metallica]], who was a major influence on the band.<ref>{{cite web| author=Parks, Andrew |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=5300&terms=Trivium&searchtype=2&fragment=True |title=Trivium |publisher=[[Decibel Magazine|''Decibel'' magazine]] |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> Heafy commented on the change:

{{Quote|If anyone is wondering why the screaming is gone it's because the four of us were never into bands that scream and we don't like any of the current bands that scream, so we asked ourselves why we're doing it. This time around I wanted to be a better singer because that's what we wanted to hear, so we dropped the screaming and did a lot of vocal training and vocal work.|Matt Heafy<ref>
{{cite web
| title= Matthew Heafy: "Our Crusade Is To Make Trivium Something Enormous In The World"
| publisher= [[Blabbermouth.net]]
| url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59097
|date=[[2006-09-24]]
| accessdate= 2008-03-19}}</ref>}}

The band supported the album by touring with [[Iron Maiden]], [[Metallica]], a stage on the Black Crusade tour with [[Machine Head]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]], [[DragonForce]] and [[Shadows Fall]], a European headlining tour with [[Annihilator]] and [[Sanctity]] supporting and an opening slot on the [[Family Values Tour]] with [[Korn]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73915 |title=Trivium issues post-European tour update |publsiher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2007-07-20]] |accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68219 |title=Metallica To Record 14 New Songs Starting Next Week; 2008 Release Expected |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2007-03-15]] |accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Family Values 2007: Korn, Evanescence, Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, Trivium Confirmed |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2007-03-26]] |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69410 |accessdate=2008-03-19 }}</ref> Trivium was named the best live band of 2006 at the ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' Golden God Awards<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Golden God Award Winners
| publisher = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''
| url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=44410
| date = [[2006-06-13]]
| accessdate = 2008-03-19}}</ref>

===''Shogun'' (2008)===
Trivium started working on a new album with producer [[Nick Raskulinecz]] in October 2007.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Metal Injection gets exclusive details on upcoming Trivium album
| publisher = Metal Injection
| url = http://metalinjection.net/blog/2008/01/30/metal-injection-gets-exclusive-details-on-upcoming-trivium-album/
| date = [[2008-01-30]]
| accessdate = 2008-03-19}}</ref> Heafy stated he will bring back the screaming that was found on ''Ascendancy''. The band stated they did not choose to work with Suecof again because they already recorded three albums with him and they wanted to explore new ideas.<ref>{{cite journal
| month=February
|year=2008
|author=Wiederhorn, Jon
|title=Brutal 2008 Preview – Trivium
|journal=[[Revolver Magazine]]}}</ref> Currently it has been noted that the album is now in a stage of post production, as recording has ended as of June 2008.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Trivium End Recording and begin post-production
| publisher = Triviumworld
| url = http://www.triviumworld.com/news/news.php?uid=128
| date = [[2008-06-20]]
| accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref>

In an interview with the UK's 'Metal Hammer' magazine in May 2008, Trivium stated that their new album will have {{Quote|More thrash influences, more screaming and more raptors. Possibly more screaming because of the raptors.| Matt Heafy<ref>{{cite journal| month=May |year=2008 |author=Head, Richard |title=Trivium Discuss Upcoming Album |journal=[[Metal Hammer]]}}</ref>}}

"For the first time, we can't look at our songs and say who the riffs sound like," guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy told Revolver magazine about the group's new material. "We're really making our own stuff and our own kind of music and art form, and that's exciting."

In June 2008, Trivium stated that they had named their new album ''[[Shogun (album)|Shogun]]''. This was confirmed by a YouTube video which included the words "September 30, 2008". This implies that the album will be released on this date.

== Band members ==
=== Current members ===
* [[Matt Heafy]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Electric guitar|guitar]] (2000–present)
* [[Corey Beaulieu]] – guitar, [[backing vocals]] (2003–present)
* [[Paolo Gregoletto]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals (2004–present)
* [[Travis Smith (musician)|Travis Smith]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] (2000–present)

=== Former members ===
* Brad Lewter – vocals (2000)
* Jarred Bonaparte – bass, backing vocals (2000–2001)
* Brent Young – bass, backing vocals (2001–2004)

== Discography ==
{{Main|Trivium discography}}

* ''[[Ember to Inferno]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Crusade (album)|The Crusade]]'' (2006)
* [[Shogun (album)|''Shogun'' 将軍]] (2008)

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{commons|Trivium}}
* [http://www.trivium.org/ Official website]
* {{Myspace|trivium|Trivium}}

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