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In Waves (Special Edition)

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With 2011’s In Waves Trivium hark back to their sophomore outing Ascendancy by mixing some early Metallica-inspired thrash-metal with progressive metal arrangements and the white-knuckled rage of modern metalcore. In Waves is also the first Trivium recording to feature the drumming of Nick Augusto who joined the Orlando, Florida quartet shortly after the departure of Travis Smith. The album’s intro “Capsizing the Sea” builds a hulking foundation with Augusto’s drums sounding like the mechanical blasts of a nail-gun before bleeding into the pummeling title-track. Both “Black” and “Built to Fall” prove to be album standouts that weld nouveau thrash to a more melodic accessibility which fans of post Cliff Burton-era Metallica are sure to appreciate. The guitar work on the former stretches into Slayer territory and then unleashes some impressive harmonic double-leads. Bonus track “Drowning In Slow Motion” is an epic assault of death-metal glory that effortlessly segues into melodic metalcore. “Ensnare the Sun,” only a minute and 22 seconds long, hints at a psychedelic direction. “Slave New World” closes with brutal bombast.

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In Waves

Trivium’s fifth album In Waves is their first album with new drummer Nick Augusto, and their first to be produced by Colin Richardson. Nick’s style of drumming fits the band well so there is no need to worry about Travis’s absence. Additionally, the general standard of production is brilliant and even the quality of the lyrics has improved.

At first, I was a little worried that the album mightn’t be all that good, as I wasn’t too keen on the pre-released tracks like the more radio friendly ‘In Waves,’ and ‘Built To Fall,’ or the heavier, more mid-album type tracks ‘Dusk Dismantled,’ and ‘Inception Of The End,’ all of which were objectively good songs but all seemed to be missing something.

That many tracks should be indicative of the album’s quality as a whole, so I didn’t get my hopes up. They did all grow on me however, and definitely make even more sense within the context of the album as a whole, so if you weren’t keen on those tracks either, don’t let it put you off listening to the whole album.

As a general rule, the songs are shorter than they were on the previous album Shogun, and a little more straight-forward in terms of composition and structure but this is not necessarily true of every single track. The best way to describe In Waves would be a mixture of radio friendly songs and Ascendancy type songs; when you get right down to it, its another regular Trivium album. No grand departure really.

Every Trivium album so far has had some alteration to the style of the vocals, some harder, some softer and some mixed. In Waves could be described as more mixed, but with some additional styles not heard on a Trivium album before too.

Overall; when you get past the vocal styles, the track lengths, the line up, the production and the albums historical context, at the end of the day the album will stand or fall on whether or not the songs are any good. In Waves has a lot of good songs on it, and for that reason alone you should pick up a copy.

So to summarize, In Waves is a well written and well produced album, perhaps no the single best release in the band’s career by leagues and leagues, but ultimately a strong release that long time Trivium fans should definitely add to their collection.

Worried but not for long

I got into trivium just after shogun was released, i saw them live at the koko in 2010 and i have been in love with them ever since! I have all of their albums and they all are amazing, i have been looking forward to this album for ages and when i was downloading it this morning i was so nervous, what if it didnt live up to my expectations? Or god forbid it sucked, but when i listened to it for the 1st time it blew my mind! I kicked myself for doubting them i love this album its my favourite one. So if you like trivium you wont be dissapointed. I look forward to seeing them live in december, hopefully ill see you there :) thanks for reading x

Mr

Awesome..much heavier than i think!!

Biography

Formed: 2000 in Orlando, FL

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Hailing from central Florida, Trivium formed in 2000 and quickly built a buzz around Orlando's metal community with a blend of metalcore, thrash, and progressive metal flourish. Having secured a contract with the German imprint Lifeforce, the band issued its debut album, Ember to Inferno, in October 2003 with a lineup that included vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy, drummer Travis Smith, and bassist Brent Young. The debut was well received, and Trivium signed with Roadrunner Records for their next effort....
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  • £9.99
  • Genres: Rock, Music
  • Released: 03 August 2011
  • ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.

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