Trivium first formed in 2000 in Orlando Florida, since then they have released 4 studio albums with “shogun” being their latest. Riding on the success of ascendancy & the crusade Trivium continue to pound out a lethal assault of new wave american heavy metal that even rock gods Metallica would be proud of. The album follows a Japanese theme & concentrates mainly on the legends of the once powerful samurai. The tracks themselves feel more at place than ever before & its clear Trivium as a band are more confident than ever, tracks like “torn between scylla & charybdis” & “into the flames of hell we march” really show how strong their lyrics are with their huge engorging solos. One that will appeal to the fans would have to be “insurrection” as its sonically breathtaking & it goes right back to the days of early Trivium while “down from the sky” will appeal to anyone & is very radio friendly - no doubt it will be their next major single. I have to say Trivium never used to do anything for me & I felt they were just following the formula of a lot of other bands but with shogun they have formed their own sound with more mature lyrics/harder hooks & gripping riffige, they have a lot of completion at the moment with the likes of Metallica & Slipknot all releasing new material but with this album at least they have a fighting chance.
Tracklisting
1. Kirisute Gomen
2. Torn Between Scylla And Charybdis
3. Down From The Sky
4. Insurrection
5. Into The Mouth Of Hell We March
6. Throes Of Perdition
7. He Who Spawned The Furies
8. Of Prometheus And The Crucifix
9. The Calamity
10. Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven
11. Shogun
12. Poison, The Knife Or The Noose (bonus track)
13. Upon The Shores (bonus track)
14. Iron Maiden (bonus track)
