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Saturday, June 28th 2008
TRIVIUM'S NEW ALBUM "SHOGUN" TO BE RELEASED SEPT 30
New York, NY – Florida metal titans Trivium, who have sold well over
half a million records worldwide since 2005, are proud to announce the
release of Shogun, their third album for Roadrunner Records. Shogun will
be released on September 30.
Critics and metalheads worldwide took notice when Trivium crashed the
metal world in 2005, with the release of the Ascendancy album, landing
them multiple magazine covers across the globe in less than a year and
picking up “Best New Band” accolades almost everywhere they played.
Intent on not delivering a ‘part two’ with their follow-up record,
2006’s The Crusade took a slightly different direction, with cleaner
singing and more varied influences. It retained their stunning signature
guitar work and led to some enviable touring opportunities with bands
such as Metallica and Iron Maiden.
Trivium have changed it up yet again on Shogun, choosing not to record
in the familiar environs of their home state of Florida. Instead the
band headed to Nashville, Tennessee to work with producer Nick
Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Stone Sour). The result is a
monolithic album that crystallizes the band’s sound and showcases
Trivium’s finest elements. Vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy is thrilled
with the album, saying, “We made a cohesive, epic metal album that
combines all of the ingredients of everything we feel we have ever done
‘right’ musically, while adding a new direction that the music called
for. We had so much fun creating this album and hope our fans feel that
energy when they listen.”
Even Slayer’s Kerry King, an undisputed heavy metal god, expressed
excitement about touring with the band this fall on the “Unholy
Alliance: Chapter 3” European tour. He commented to the UK’s Total
Guitar magazine, “I’ll be at the side of the stage watching them. Great
players like that make us want to do better.”
Looks like the metal community is waiting with baited breath for Shogun.