American heavy metal band formed in Orlando, Florida; fronted by Matt Heafy; debuted with Ember to Inferno and reached wider recognition with Ascendancy (2005).

Formed in 1999 in Orlando, Florida. Debut album Ember to Inferno (self-released), breakthrough with Ascendancy (2005, Roadrunner Records). Frontman Matt Heafy is a consistent focal point in reviews; the band has shifted stylistically between metalcore and thrash-influenced heavy metal across albums.

DeBaser reviews for Trivium show a divided reception: Ascendancy and The Crusade are frequently praised while Shogun is divisive. Recurring themes: comparisons to Metallica, debate over metalcore vs thrash identity, and frequent commentary on Matt Heafy’s vocals. Reviewers note strong musicianship but disagree on songwriting and emotional depth.

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 Heafy Metal. This is what Trivium are, the little band that is so loved/hated and that some want to properly define as Thrash/Heavy Metal (!), while others associate them with a genre (certainly more suited to them) called Metalcore.

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 Trivium are no longer negligible but a true musical phenomenon: they are immediately dubbed the "new Metallica," even though it would be reductive to describe Ascendancy as merely a Thrash album.

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 You are the passenger. At the wheel is an inexperienced young man. He’s going full speed.

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 This album is a watershed in Trivium’s career, from this moment they stand at a crossroads, which will lead them either to be enshrined in the hall of fame of metal or to be remembered as a mere passing phenomenon that mimicked the giants of the past.

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