trivium uk tour nottingham

Fri.25.Aug.23

• Date: Fri 25th August 2023
• Doors Open: 6:30 pm
• Supported By: Bleed From Within + Orbit Culture
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• Price: £32.50
• Age Limit: 14+

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Various belief systems throughout history exalt the number 10 as divine. 10 years comprise a decade, we traditionally possess 10 fingers and 10 toes, our very decimal system remains based on 10, and so on and so forth. Trivium grasp for collective perfection on their 10 th full-length offering, In The Court of the Dragon [Roadrunner Records]. Following 22 years, over 1 million units moved, hundreds of sold-out shows, and half-a-billion streams, the GRAMMY ® Award-nominated Florida quartet—Matt Heavy [vocals, guitar], Corey Beaulieu [guitar], Paolo Gregoletto [bass], and Alex Bent [drums]—deliver a definitive statement cast in ironclad guitar fireworks, pummeling rhythms, lyrical provocations, and stadium-shaking choruses. It springs from the past, seizes the present, and hints at the future of Trivium—and metal—all at once.

“Getting to album 10 felt momentous,” says Paolo. “Not many bands get this far, so it had to live up to being the 10 th record. We didn’t know if we were going to be able to tour, so it had to still be impressive enough to keep everyone’s attention. It was the sole focus for the last ten months. We had to make sure we met the bar we’ve set for our fans and ourselves.”

“To be 10 records in is an accomplishment in and of itself,” agrees Corey. “To us, this music felt special. We’re the strongest we’ve ever been as friends and as a band. I hope it shows in the songs.”

“I feel like we’re four people who just started a new band with all of the aspirations and dreams in the world,” exclaims Matt. “I’m excited to go to practice. I’m excited to play our music. I’m very happy to be in the band with these three guys. 22 years into this thing, that’s incredible.”

Those 22 years have set the stage for this era. Trivium crafted a classic in the form of Ascendancy . It concluded 2005 as KERRANG! ’s “Album of the Year,” went gold in the UK, and has since surpassed global sales of 500,000 copies. Retrospectively, Metal Hammer cited it in the Top 15 of the “The Greatest Metal Albums of the Century.” They’ve earned six straight Top 25 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 and six Top 3 debuts on the Top Rock Albums Chart. One of many standouts from 2017’s The Sin and The Sentence , the single “Betrayer” garnered a GRAMMY ® Award nod in the category of “Best Metal Performance . ” The quartet reached new heights on 2020’s What The Dead Men Say , appearing everywhere from The New York Times , NPR , Forbes , Billboard , Tech Crunch , and Kotaku to Revolver and Alternative Press . They are the rare band who can incinerate a stage alongside Metallica and Iron Maiden and hold a captive audience of tens of thousands on a Twitch stream.

In the midst of the Global Pandemic, the members safely congregated in order to practice and volley ideas back and forth. During the summer, Alex and his wife moved across the country from California to Florida as Paolo also relocated back home. Once conditions permitted, they returned to the studio in Full Sail University with producer Josh Wilbur [Lamb of God, A Day To Remember] in 2021.

“When I moved, everything changed,” says Alex. “We could easily get on a group text to practice or write virtually anytime. It isn’t like I had to hop on a plane anymore. Everything was so much simpler and smoother. We weren’t working with any time limitations, and everything paid off.”

It most certainly did…Trivium sent shockwaves through heavy metal with the surprise release of the first single and title track “In The Court of The Dragon.” Within a month, the song piled up millions of streams as Guitar World hailed it as “one of the standout metal tracks of the year . ” With its striking renaissance-inspired artwork, enigmatically unnerving fantasy visual, and conflagration of guttural screams, hammering percussion, orchestral intro courtesy of Ihsahn [Emperor], and sweeping hooks, it unlocked a gateway into another realm.

“As far as the meaning goes, there is no right or wrong answer,” grins Matt. “I want people to come up with their own interpretations of everything they hear, see, and experience on In The Court of the Dragon . Of course, I’m obsessed with Scandinavian stories, Vikings, Japanese history, and the tales of Odin, Thor, Ragnarok, and the end of the world, Paolo was like, ‘Why don’t we create our own mythology?’ We’ve definitely used pre-existing myths for inspiration in the past. We created our own myth now.”

Meanwhile, “Feast Of Fire” burns bright with a massive chant hyper-charged by nimble melodic thrash and a smart-bomb precise solo. “To us, ‘Feast Of Fire’ is in the direct lineage of ‘Dying In Your Arms’ , ‘Unti The World Goes Cold’ , and ‘Black’ ,” Matt observes. “We really fleshed it out perfectly with the chorus, and it was meant to feel big.”

Then, there’s “Like A Sword Over Damocles.” A hulking groove gives way to a skyscraping refrain uplifted by thick distortion.

“I had the initial backbone of the song, and I really wanted to do a barnburner,” Corey reveals. “I had researched the concept. It was a cool story about the struggles of being someone in power and always having people question you. What happens when the person who’s questioning you has your job and responsibility? They don’t want it. Paolo built on that idea, and we made our own story. I’m really stoked for everyone to hear it.”

The near eight-minute “Fall Into Your Hands” originated on Matt’s uber popular daily Twitch stream and organically progressed into one of the most epic compositions in the band’s catalog. However, everything culminates on “The Phalanx.” It twists and turns through incendiary leads, heart-wrenching screams, an entrancing melody, and final symphonic comedown.

“Thematically and musically, the song has three acts,” Matt states. “For as conceptual as it is, it also reflects our chemistry in the room. Since we’re so technically proficient at our instruments and I spend hours singing every day on stream, we’re over prepared. For In The Court of the Dragon and What the Dead Men Say , we went in and played without thinking. We default to technical, elaborate, and long ideas, because that’s what we grew up on. It all felt natural.”

In the end, Trivium have inched towards this moment for ten albums and finally arrived like never before as they triumphantly rise In The Court of the Dragon .

“This album has everything,” Matt leaves off. “It has the singing, the screaming, the death metal, the black metal, and the catchy metal. When we have all of those elements together, we’re the happiest. It’s the key to Trivium.”

“This is a new chapter,” Paolo concludes. “We’re crossing into something else. I don’t know what it is, but I’m excited for it. We have a lot left in us, and I want to prove that.” – Rick Florino , August 2021

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Trivium announce 13-date intimate UK tour

Trivium have unveiled their upcoming Goblins And Wizards tour – which they promise to be the “best metal show to hit your town this summer”.

It’s shaping up to be a ridiculously busy year for Trivium ! Fresh from their incredible UK headline tour last month, not to mention recently announcing a massive co-headline run with Beartooth in the U.S. , the band have just confirmed even more shows coming up.

The metal heroes will be crossing the pond once again for what they’re calling the Goblins And Wizards Tour: 13 intimate UK shows at some lesser-visited spots, with Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture as support.

“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped,” says bassist Paolo Gregoletto. “We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one.

“Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

We don’t doubt it. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, February 15, at 10am.

The Goblins And Wizards tour dates look like this:

23 Cambridge Corn Exchange 24 Norwich UEA 25 Nottingham Rock City 26 Oxford O2 Academy 28 Stoke Victoria Hall 29 Liverpool O2 Academy 30 Sheffield O2 Academy 31 Newcastle NX

2 Edinburgh O2 Academy 3 Leeds Stylus 4 Bristol Academy 6 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 7 Southampton O2 Guildhall

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A race into Nottingham started the evening of well. Sat checking ‘X’ for any set times for tonight’s show, I see the first band are on at 18:30, bugger I had previously seen that this was the ‘Doors’ time. I quickly head for the car as its 17:30.

It’s plain sailing to the venue, thankfully, so with minutes to spare, I’m in and set up ready in the pit for the first band on the under card, Swedish Melodic Death Metal band ORBIT CULTURE . I confess to being unfamiliar with these boys, but I’m sure with their Swedish heritage they won’t disappoint.

Formed in 2013, in Eksjö the band line up is Niklas Karlsson on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Richard Hansson on lead guitar, Fredrik Lennartsson on bass and hidden in the corner Christopher Wallerstedt on the kit. With four studio albums and 3 E.P.’s already under their belt, they kick of a smoke-filled set with ‘UNDERWATER MARCH’, a musical theme from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, by way of an intro.

The smoke is thick and lit with a dark blue back light. This gives way to the blistering onslaught of ‘NORTH STAR OF NIJA released on the 2020 album NIJA. It’s a smorgasbord of dropped tuned riffs and growled vocals that slam in to your very soul, hard! The growled vocal gives way to a clean one but not for long as the thundering drums, with spectacular foot work crush.

The crowd are far more aware of the band than I am, I shamefully admit, as those who have come along early doors are fist pumping along to the ridiculous speed of Wallerstedt’s fast feet. The filthy melodic phases are smothered with a Viking growl that befits the mighty Ragnar himself. A thunderous opening to the night that gets a huge reception from the partisan crowd.

the title track to the new album, ‘DESCENT’ quickly follows, it’s more of the same percussive slams and growling vocals and guitars that fizz along, riffing a repetitive lick that breaks down into a concussive onslaught that thrusts the air out of your lungs and squeezes the very being out of your soul. The set so far has been one of brutal beauty.

We get the second of four visits to this, the latest album ‘Descent’ with ‘FROM THE INSIDE’. The harsh lighting continues as we get solid reds and blues and then a wall of blinding white light from behind. The theatrical middle 8 allows for a slow worded passage which finishes with a scream worthy of any Harpie.

The growl and clean vocals juxtapose comfortably as a piercing guitar lick assaults the senses before dirty riffs and thundering drums round this out. Staying with the same album the kicking continues with ‘ALIENATED’. The fast feet and slammed snare blast beats build this one and before you know it the dark dropped tunning’s sandwich the frayed voice of Karlsson.

He’s doing a great job; I’m loving the feel of this band. The crowd seem to agree as they are bouncing as one. Rock City is sold out and it seems everyone has turned up for early doors, this is great for the undercard, they get to play to a decent crowd.

This has the obvious effect of them playing out of their skins. The crowd are reacting accordingly, each feeding off the other, it’s a great atmosphere. ‘STRANGLER’ from the 2021, 6 song E.P. ‘SHAMEN’ continues with the brutality. Its simple intro riff lays down the carnage ahead, the frayed vocal rips in hard followed by a clean voice.

The passages are simple but hard hitting as it plods along like a weary pair of legs trudging into the abyss. A filthy slower passage gives the song an added dynamic. The crowd switch from fist pumping to heads whirling as the guitar soars over the growling filth.

The song dies suddenly and the crowd erupts. There are calls for songs but Karlsson apologises but says it’s a hell of a night, a hell of a crowd and they can’t wait to be back. They finish the set with the brutally honest, explosive ‘VULTURES OF NORTH, again from the new long player.

Dark and filthy riffage and stupid fast feet bolster the frayed chants. Heads are down and hair is spinning. The lights are pulsing as the columns of smoke are billowing from either side of the stage. Looking at the balcony, the crowd up there are all nodding like the Churchill dog on a cobbled road. It’s a thundering finish to the set, full of nods to ancient Norse mythology, hard hitting and memorable. I enjoyed that a lot.

As usual it’s all hands-on deck for a quick change over. Before we get to the headliner we have another band, and one I’m pleased to say I’ve seen and enjoyed before. From north of the border and proud of it we have ‘ BLEED FROM WITHIN ’. This is a 5piece formed in Glasgow in 2005. It features Scott Kennedy on Growled, Frayed vocals, Ali Richardson on drums, Dave Provan on bass, who alas is absent as he was when I saw them in June.

On lead guitar is Craig ‘Goonzi’ Gowans and on clean vocals and rhythm guitar is new boy Steven ‘Snev’ Jones. Having been around for a few years it’ll be of no surprise that they six studio albums along with half as many, E.P.’s. The latest album ‘SHRINE’ being released in 2022.

The house PA releases the dulcet tones of ‘SKYE’, the 55 second intro to the latest album SHRINE, as the band make their way on stage to huge crowd applause. They waste no time in getting down to business with a set that comprises a brutal collection from the last to albums.

Title track, ‘SHRINE’ kicks of the thundering brutality. Kennedy is instantly on the risers howling at the crowd as he stamps his feet. The concussive kick drum is shattering the peace, confetti falls from the overhead lighting, from a previous party night. ‘Goonzi’ is windmilling his hair as the clean vocal from ‘Snev’ adds a moment of tranquillity only for it to be brutalised with the finesse of an attack of rampant zombies.

The dual harmony riffs of ‘SOVEREIGN’ take over as the guitars show their dexterity with some filthy dark playing. The mental feet of Richardson are working like he’s got a good dose of Saint Vitus’s Dance going on behind the kit. ‘LEVITATE’ starts nice and peacefully, but you know damn well it’s all going to go to that dark place, yip on queue Kennedy’s growl hits you square in the jaw.

No excuse me or warning, just whack, like a wet fish across the cheeks. Pitch squeals scream out over the dirty frayed vocal. The clean passages, like I said previously, give the sound a proper ying and yang effect. Gowans scorching solo, again rips a refreshing hole in the dirt and filth of the doomed filled passages.

With banter flying back and forth Kennedy isn’t shy in telling the crowd to “shut the f&$k up” when they start jeering at the mention of Scotland. It’s a fun moment that leads into ‘PATHFINDER’ from 2020’s album, FRACTURE. The doom-laden riff has the cockroaches scurrying for cover, as heads are slamming along to the concussive barrage being laid down.

Jones on stage left is smiling as he tears into his nasty riffs, as Kennedy takes to the risers again, and grins at the crowd before dropping down and growling like a possessed demon. ‘KILLING TIME’ follows, a fast and furious number that slams like a runaway dodgem car. The threatening vocal is furious as it screams into your bones. Surfers have been coming over the top steadily now, the security making sure they get on their feet and are away, the odd one stops to check their pockets, a bit late now chaps. The band get a great response when this one stops.

Once again Kennedy speaks to the crowd about the metal community being one, he says “he’s fed up with watching crap going down and gigs and calls for everyone to look out for each other”.

‘I AM DAMNATION’ continues the set, it’s the final song from the new album. Screamed vocals start the brutal onslaught of dropped tuned riffs and thundering drums. Hair is spinning as the song builds, Jones and Kennedy fight with the vocal styles before Kennedy takes over and delivers a frayed vocal of immense proportions. He poses on the riser arched back and the lights flashing around him as he screams skyward, all hell has let loose as drums and guitar slam and drone around him.

The final song of the night is from 2020, ‘THE END OF ALL WE KNOW’ is furious as it builds, screaming guitar and fast feet deliver an intro that is sliced apart with the screamed vocal from Kennedy. He’s on form and powering along before he gives the signal and the band stop dead. He’s up on the security barrier, there’s a man down in the pit and he’s spotted it.

With a bit of help he’s gotten to his feet and helped from the hall, with no one knowing what has happened, Kennedy shouts out to the carer to go meet them at the Merch stand. having, previously mentioning about looking out for each other he’s shown that he stands behind his preaching’s. Good man.

Sadly, the set is finished. Nowadays with early curfews and the like the band can’t finish the song. The set has been one of sheer musical brutality, fast, thunderous with a great melody and clean vocal, every bit as good as the June show, except we didn’t get Kennedy’s foray into the crowd, to be carried around by the fans.

Another quick turn around and we are set for lift off of the main act tonight, Matt Heafy and the boys of TRIVIUM , back in the UK for the second time this year. I caught them in Birmingham back in January, what a stunning show that was too.

Formed last Century, doesn’t that sound a long time ago, in 1999. As an eighth grader, Heafy was invited to try out as lead guitar in a friend’s garage band, it was called ‘TRIVIUM’ (a three-way junction in Latin). After auditioning a Metallica tune, Heafy was in and the band was born. As is usual, members come and go, and with the departure of Lewter in 2000, Heafy took on the vocal duties.

The band have been Gregoletto who joined on bass guitar and Beaulieu on guitar since 2004, there have been numerous drummer until Alex Bent joined on in 2016 so he is the, relative, new boy on the block so to speak.

With that sorted the band have produced an impressive 10 studio albums since 2003. The latest being ‘In the Court of The Dragon’ released in the October of 2021. Of which the 1:28 long, ‘X’ is now being played as the band walk on track. The crowd, a capacity one at that, has erupted as the band take to their instruments. In comparison to the O2 in January, when I last photographed them, Rock City is a small intimate venue. It’s as if the band are amongst the crowd. With its lower stage height, half of the height of the O2, it’s a great venue for band connection.

Heafy is dressed in the same Japanese dragon emblazoned jacket and another bright pair of sneakers, he’s also let his hair grow since the year start UK tour. His striking looks beam out across the stage, as, he hangs his black signature 7 string Epiphone Les Paul guitar in place, The band waste no time in getting down to business with the rip snorting opener, ‘IN THE COURT OF THE DRAGON’ the title track from the 2021 long payer.

This is an abusive song that lets you know that the band are on it and enjoying life. The red eyes on the dragons at either side of the stage glare at the crowd as Heafy patrols the stage, his vocals abusive and destructive as he does so. He pulls the shapes as he stands, his tongue hanging down to his chin as he does so in a Gene Simmons sort of stance, btw I’d say it would give Gene’s a good licking! A trade mark look that he proceeds to perform at every opportunity through-out the night.

In fact, a friend from Record Collector Magazine, Emmie, remarked that the tour should have been called the ‘Lizards and Wizards’ tour due to it. The ‘Goblins and Wizards’ title has raised an eyebrow from the band, Heafy mentions it with a shrug and a WTF sort of gesture.

With a quick greeting we get the first of several tracks from 2008’s banging album ‘Shogun’, this first track is ‘DOWN FROM THE SKY’ and comes across with the subtly of the pending nuclear holocaust that it was written about.

The search for new ideas for the band led them to change producers, this was the first with Nick Raskulinecz. Heafy’s screaming vocals are more dominant than on the previous album ‘The Crusade’. This thundering track smashes along with the power of an H bomb. The screaming guitars work well against the frayed Heafy vocal. The melodic phases bring a calm before the storm.

A great addition to the set. Talking of The Crusade the next track is from that album, ‘BECOMING THE DRAGON’ about Japanese mythological tale of Koi being transformed into dragons after swimming up the Dragons Gate waterfall. With its Metallica style it’s a thumper of a track full of fast feet and dirty riffs. The cleaner vocal the direct opposite to what we’ve heard so far and what Trivium have become better known for.

The barrage continues with one of the better-known songs from 2013’s ‘VENGENCE FALLS’. The thunderous feet smash into your chest as ‘STRIFE’ kicks ass. The solid bass rumbles across the venue as Heafy belts out this great tune.

The soaring lead breaks from Corey Beaulieu scream across the faces of those on the front line, a quality tune that received critical acclaim from some but proved controversial amongst the hardened fans with its heavy rock orientated grooves. Normality is resumed with the pummelling of ‘PULL HARDER ON THE STRINGS OF YOUR MARTYR’ from 2005’s ASCENDANCY, the sophomore album. This was the first album to feature current guitarist Beaulieu and bass player Paolo Gregoletto. Kerrang awarded it album of the year in 2005.

A jump back to ‘SHOGUN’ and its Japanese, Greek Mythology influences. With it, Heafy howls out the opening to ‘KIRISUTE GOMEN’ It’s a brutal six and a half minutes of time changes and melodic/frayed filthy gut-wrenching nastiness. The fast fingers are put to work as the guitars pull and push the song along.

The even present brutality from Alex Bent is punishing in both speed and ferocity. We continue with Greek mythology theme with ‘TORN BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS’ a scorching tale of choosing between a 6 headed monster or a giant whirlpool. The concussive barrage, the light and shade depict the turmoil of having to choose your ultimate demise.

There is again, Metallica influences, only better, the frayed vocal takes the band to a level, that IMHO, Metallica haven’t attained since before the black album. I know that’s a can of worms but I believe the Cliff Burton era to be amongst their best.

Back to Heafy and his face pulling and tongue lashings. The crowd are on their toes, as they sail over the barrier, the security picking out the surfers and make sure they land intact. Heafy’s eyes are darting around as he watch’s no doubt proud of what he and the band are delivering. I would be, it’s fantastic.

The heat in the hall has risen exponentially as the set proceeds, hot sweaty metal heads are slamming their heads around as 2020’s ‘CATASTOPHE’ crushes all in the line of fire. Dealing with crisis that humanity brings on itself it is befitting with what’s happening in the world at the moment, with it seemingly only minutes away from a melt-down.

Heafy’s song writing is as ever on point. The bands musical interpretation of each of the songs themes is masterful. The band are solid, tight and killing it.

Looking at the recent set lists we get one of two changes that have been present so far on the tour. Tonight, is the third night, Cambridge and Norwich being the previous nights. ‘LIKE CALLISTO TO A STAR IN HEAVEN’ a rape themed song steeped in Greek Mythology means it another from SHOGUN. For those unawares, Callisto, a nymph, is raped by Zeus and eventually ends up as the Big Dipper, The Plough or Ursa Major in the night sky.

The brutal onslaught from the stage has the crowd’s heads bobbing once again, Churchill the dog would be proud of them. A jump to 2006 and the third album, CRUSADE. It follows with the tale of Andrea Yates and the murder of her five children, entitled ‘ENTERANCE OF THE CONFLAGATION’. The vocal is almost Poulsen and Volbeat- esque as it slams out, it’s an album that turned its back on the screamed vocals in a majority of its listings, but which returns for the future long player releases.

Another return to SHOGUN hits us next and the second change from the previous night’s setlist, ‘OF PROMETHEUS AND THE CRUCIFIX’, the god of fire and his gift of fire to humanity. Its full of soaring melodies and clean vocals, Heafy’s delivery is ‘fire’ as the band thunders around that voice, soaring, nasty riffs bring the frayed vocal out.

Beaulieu rips a scorching run as Heafy pouts, Gregoletto is standing at his five-string bass, rumbling out a tsunami of lows that are trouser rippling in fierceness. His weapon of choice looks huge against his diminutive figure, he’s clad, in a denim cut, emblazoned with a great selection of patches. His bass is secure in a stand, making his movements a bit restrictive.

It doesn’t stop Heafy squeezing between him and the dragon on stage left as he tries to repeatedly lick the bar over to the left. My god that tongue is tasting the air constantly, like a serpent searching out its next victim. The clean vocal of 2017’s ‘THE HEART FROM YOUR HATE’ brings the fury down to calmer level, this was released as the second single from the album THE SIN AND SENTENCE. Its more melodic theme and lyrical content helped cement the band as one of the best in modern metal according to Metal Hammer.

Bedlam ensues with the time changes of ‘A GUNSHOT TO THE HEAD OF TREPIDATION’ released back in 2005. The guitar harmonies sizzle as the footwork from Bent’s kick drums smash into your senses. The crowd join in with the repeated ‘Hey’ ‘Hey’s’ as the song slams out to a triumphant finish.

No TRIVIUM show is complete without ‘IN WAVES’ and tonight’s no exception, ‘CAPSIZING THE SEA’ is played over the house PA as the band take a moment before hitting it hard with the final track of the night. The dark, brooding and claustrophobic atmosphere is built before Heafy screams his lungs out with this hard-hitting song about suicide and battling with the damage it leaves to those left behind.

The not wanting to pull everybody down adds to the turmoil that is already being dealt with, or not. The screams and musical passages deliver the confusion and helplessness being felt. The crowd are on fire to this concussive battering. Churchill is in the room once more, as the heads are nodding with a fury that matches the confused furiosity being delivered in spades. The quieter passages allow for time to process what’s happening before your hit hard with the run for the hills and the held last notes of the song and night.

TRIVIUM have delivered yet another clever solid set of stunning content. They are a band that never disappoint, their level of musicianship, song writing and the themes of said songs are relatable and ultimately believable. The growls, screams call them what you will, never reach the point of being too much. Their placement in the songs seem well thought out and fit with the lyrical atmosphere of each one. Heafy is a talent to behold, and that tongue!! Hello girls!

Catch them on the tour, its stunning but be warned Rock City was sold out and for good reason, TRIVIUM are the real deal!

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Trivium will return to the UK at some of their smallest headline shows in years - and are bringing Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture with them

Trivium have shared details of their Goblins And Wizards summer tour.

The Floridian metal heavyweights will be hitting the road from August 23 to play at a handful of intimate venues across the UK, including ones that the band haven’t performed in over 15 years. Meanwhile, Trivium will be making stops in Norwich, Oxford, Stoke, Liverpool and more before signing off on September 7 for a show at Southampton’s Guildhall.

Joining the band as special guests will be Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.

Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto says: “Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one. 

“Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!"

Check out Trivium’s Goblins And Wizards tour dates below.

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Trivium @ Rock City, Nottingham – 25 August 2023

Critically acclaimed Floridian metallers Trivium are back in the UK on their ‘Goblins And Wizards’ summer tour, where they will play some of their smallest headline shows in over 15 years.

If truth be told, it wasn’t until I wrapped my ears around the tenth studio album: ‘In the Court of the Dragon’ in 2021, that I found myself really wanting to see Trivium. After missing January’s ‘Dead Men & Dragons’ headlining run, which saw the band perform their biggest UK shows to date, I’m out to break my duck at the more intimate, albeit rammed to the rafters, Rock City.

The explosive combination of ‘In the Court of the Dragon’ and ‘Down From the Sky’ is an electrifying introduction to Matt Heafy and Co. When not delivering his mix of screaming and melodic vocals, the connection between the guitarist/frontman and his fans is very clear. Darting around with uncontainable energy, he relishes the swell before him, enjoying numerous interactions, beaming with ecstatic enthusiasm, and sticking his tongue out at every opportunity.

Trivium produce high-speed, visceral music which can only command an equally intense reaction. Sure enough ‘Becoming the Dragon’ and ‘Strife’ has the entire crowd in motion, igniting a mosh pit in the heart of Rock City. Following on is the brutally sensational ‘Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr’, from the 2005 album ‘Ascendancy’. This demonstrates – not for the first or last time – some seriously potent solo performances from both Heafy and Cory Beaulieu.

It turns out that the set opener is the only track to be played from the most recent album. I’m a little disappointed, but it’s nothing out of the ordinary for a band who have existed for nearly quarter of a century, and with such an extensive back catalogue. Honouring the 15th anniversary of ‘Shogun’, the setlist predominantly focuses on that album. Being a fan favourite, the beautifully titled ‘Kirisute Gomen’, ‘Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis’, ‘Like Callisto to a Star in Heaven’ and ‘Of Prometheus and the Crucifix’ all go down an absolute storm.

With his bass on a stand, Paolo Gregoletto has been looking almost statuesque, but that’s pretty understandable when you realise the guy underwent emergency hernia surgery only a few weeks ago. Still, his bass lines are badass, they are heavy and technically on point, as is the relentless drum work of Alex Bent. To finish a truly memorable night in Nottingham’s “Metal City” comes the exquisite pairing of ‘The Heart From Your Hate’ and ‘A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation’.

With mounting anticipation the instrumental interlude ‘Capsizing the Sea’ has the venue on the brink of eruption. Then the band are back to explode into a blistering version of ‘In Waves’, the title of their 2011 album. Or, to be precise: “IN WAAAVESSS!” which every capable voice in the house does its best to scream along with. Unfortunately, it is only a single track encore, and before we know it Trivium are on their way, leaving us exhilarated and heading for the door.

While I might have arrived late to the Trivium party, I’m aware of the indelible imprint they’ve left on contemporary metal. A journey that’s seen them evolve in songcraft and musical prowess across ten albums, they continue to push boundaries. With their live show, I got everything that I could ask for – four extraordinarily gifted musicians, pouring 100% of themselves into their performance. And what’s more, the house was left in awe.

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Trivium will begin their intimate UK Summer 2023 tour in August at Cambridge Corn Exchange, running through to the Guildhall in Southampton in early September.

Trivium will begin their intimate UK Summer 2023 tour in August at Cambridge Corn Exchange, running through to the Guildhall in Southampton in early September. The Goblins and Wizards tour includes venues the band has not visited for over 15 years.

“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005,” Paolo Gregoletto said, “we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one.”

Special guests are Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.

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News: Trivium Announce Intimate UK Summer 2023 Tour

Trivium Announce Intimate UK Summer 2023 Tour

Goblins And Wizards Tour Includes Venues Not Visited For Over 15 Years

Special Guests Are Bleed From Within And Orbit Culture

Unstoppable metal powerhouses TRIVIUM – Matthew K. Heafy (vocals/guitars), Corey Beaulieu (guitars), Paolo Gregoletto (bass), and drummer Alex Bent – are thrilled to announce their return to the UK this summer, for the Goblins and Wizards Tour – a baker’s dozen of intimate shows including venues the band haven’t played in over 15 years!

Fresh from their colossal sold out UK run this January, expect these tickets to go like proverbial hot cakes! Special guests will be none other than widely-tipped metal squad BLEED FROM WITHIN , with ORBIT CULTURE firing everyone up first for the summer’s hottest metal extravaganza.

Paolo Gregoletto declares, “ Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one. 

Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

Goblins and Wizards dates are as follows:

Wed 23rd Aug – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange

Thu 24th Aug – NORWICH UEA

Fri 25th Aug – NOTTINGHAM Rock City

Sat 26th Aug – OXFORD O2 Academy

Mon 28th Aug – STOKE Victoria Hall

Tue 29th Aug – LIVERPOOL O2 Academy

Wed 30th Aug – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy

Thu 31st Aug – NEWCASTLE NX

Sat 2nd Sep – EDINBURGH O2 Academy

Sun 3rd Sep – LEEDS Stylus

Mon 4th Sep – BRISTOL Academy

Wed 6th Sep – FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall

Thu 7th Sep – SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 15th February, at 10am GMT, with limited pre-sales via O2 (on Monday 13th Feb at 10am GMT) and Live Nation (on Tuesday 14th Feb at 10am GMT). Order tickets here or at https://www.trivium.org/tour .

On release in October 2021, TRIVIUM ‘s tenth album, In The Court Of The Dragon crashed in at #1 in the UK’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart (#20 in the UK Top 100 Albums chart). A vinyl edition followed in January 2022. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. 

Press hailed In The Court Of The Dragon yet another colossal triumph for the band, with Upset awarding it a full 5* rating, declaring “This is Trivium at the very top of their game. Pure unadulterated metal, this is gargantuan music for the biggest of all stages.” Powerplay (9/10) called it, “A truly fearless album…. stylish, inventive, and brutal as hell.” Metal Hammer (9/10) stated, “It’s hard to see who can compete with Trivium right now. In terms of a band playing contemporary, modern heavy metal, Trivium have been the best for some time. They still are, and In The Court Of The Dragon is a f*cking awesome heavy metal album.” “One of 2021’s most compelling pure metal releases,” raved Kerrang! concluding, “These are songs that are built to be played from the largest stages, and deserve to be.” 

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Fresh from their colossal sold out UK run this January, expect these tickets to go like proverbial hot cakes! Special guests will be none other than widely-tipped metal squad Bleed From Within , with Orbit Culture firing everyone up first for the summer’s hottest metal extravaganza.

Paolo Gregoletto declares: “Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one. Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed”!

Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 15th February, at 10am GMT, with limited pre-sales via O2 (on Monday 13th Feb at 10am GMT) and Live Nation (on Tuesday 14th Feb at 10am GMT). Order tickets here .

UK Tour Dates 2023: 23 August – Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange 24 August – Norwich, UK – UEA 25 August – Nottingham, UK – Rock City 26 August – Oxford, UK – O2 Academy 28 August – Stoke, UK – Victoria Hall 29 August – Liverpool UK – O2 Academy 30 August – Sheffield, UK – O2 Academy 31 August – Newcastle, UK – NX 2 September – Edinburgh, UK – O2 Academy 3 September – Leeds, UK – Stylus 4 September – Bristol, UK – Academy 6 September – Folkestone, UK – Leas Cliff Hall 7 September – Southampton, UK – 02 Guildhall

North American Tour Dates 2023: 5/1: Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater 5/3: Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center 5/8: Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe 5/9: Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks 5/10: Huntington, NY – The Paramount 5/12: Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 5/13: New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall 5/14: Portland, ME – State Theatre 5/16: Richmond, VA – The National 5/17: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz 5/18: Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville* 5/20: Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues 5/21: Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore 5/23: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 5/24: Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works 5/25: Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival** 5/26: Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre 5/27: Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival* 5/28: Corbin, KY – Corbin Arena 5/30: Omaha, NE – The Admiral 5/31: Clive, IA – Horizon Event Center 6/2: East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt 6/3: Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater 6/4: Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater 6/6: Austin, TX – Emo’s 6/7: Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum 6/9: Tempe, AZ – Marquee 6/10: Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl 6/11: Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium 6/12: San Francisco, CA – Warfield 6/14: Spokane, WA – The Podium 6/15: Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater * (Trivium only) ** (Beartooth only)

On release in October 2021, Trivium’s tenth album, “In the Court of the Dragon” crashed in at #1 in the UK’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart (#20 in the UK Top 100 Albums chart). A vinyl edition followed in January 2022. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.

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Trivium announce intimate UK ‘Goblins and Wizards’ tour

The heavy metallers are returning to some cities they haven't played in over 15 years

Trivium have announced they will be returning to the UK this summer for an intimate tour.

The news comes just weeks after the Floridian heavy metallers last visited the UK for their ‘Dead Men & Dragons’ tour, which included a date at London’s 5,000 capacity Eventim Apollo .

Now, Trivium have confirmed that they will be returning in the summer for 13 intimate shows, some in locations that they haven’t visited for 15 years. Support will come from Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.

“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one,” said bassist Paolo Gregoletto.

“Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

Gregoletto later confirmed on his Twitter that the new tour dates will be the last shows on the band’s ‘In The Court Of The Dragon’ cycle. The band’s most recent album was released in October 2021.

These UK dates are the last for the cycle. Sets will be a bit longer since it’s only 3 bands. Rock n’ Roll — Paolo Gregoletto (@TriviumPaolo) February 13, 2023

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AUGUST 23 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange 24 – Norwich, UEA 25 – Nottingham, Rock City 26 – Oxford, O2 Academy 28 – Stoke, Victoria Hall 29 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 30 – Sheffield, O2 Academy 31 – Newcastle, NX

SEPTEMBER 2 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy 3 – Leeds, Stylus 4 – Bristol, O2 Academy 6 – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall 7 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall 

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Trivium are currently on their second European tour of the year and will reach the UK this month for the ‘Goblins and Wizards Tour’. Hitting venues the band hasn’t played in 15 years, the band have announced an exciting opportunity to tie in with the 15 th anniversary of Shogun.

With the 15 th anniversary of Shogun , the band will be treating fans each night of the headline tour to a special Shogun mini-set with various songs in rotation. Shogun features hits such as ‘Kirisute Gomen’ and ‘Down From The Sky’ as well as the title track which is an 11-minute epic containing everything you want from a metal song.

Tickets for the upcoming tour are selling quick with some shows having already sold out. Trivium are bringing Scottish metal outfit Bleed From Within as well as Sweden’s Orbit Culture along for the tour which is looking like the biggest metal tour of the summer.

‘Goblins and Wizards Tour’ UK dates:

Wed 23rd Aug – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange

Thu 24th Aug – NORWICH UEA

Fri 25th Aug – NOTTINGHAM Rock City  SOLD OUT

Sat 26th Aug – OXFORD O2 Academy  SOLD OUT

Mon 28th Aug – STOKE Victoria Hall

Tue 29th Aug – LIVERPOOL O2 Academy

Wed 30th Aug – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy

Thu 31st Aug – NEWCASTLE NX

Sat 2nd Sep – EDINBURGH O2 Academy

Sun 3rd Sep – LEEDS Stylus  SOLD OUT

Mon 4th Sep – BRISTOL Academy  SOLD OUT

Wed 6th Sep – FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall

Thu 7th Sep – SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall

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Trivium announce intimate UK tour

TRIVIUM  have announced a headlining UK tour!

Set for August and September this year, the tour will see the American metal giants touring across the UK in intimate venues they haven’t played in over 15 years. The tour comes on the back of January’s headlining run which saw the band perform some of their biggest UK shows to date.

Support for the tour comes from  BLEED FROM WITHIN  and  ORBIT CULTURE . Tickets for the tour will be available from Wednesday, February 15th and can be purchased here .

Speaking about the tour, bassist Paolo Gregoletto says, “since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old IRON MAIDEN and MOTÖRHEAD posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one. BLEED FROM WITHIN  and ORBIT CULTURE are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

Tour dates are as follows: 

Wed 23rd Aug – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange Thu 24th Aug – NORWICH UEA Fri 25th Aug – NOTTINGHAM Rock City Sat 26th Aug – OXFORD O2 Academy Mon 28th Aug – STOKE Victoria Hall Tue 29th Aug – LIVERPOOL O2 Academy Wed 30th Aug – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Thu 31st Aug – NEWCASTLE NX Sat 2nd Sep – EDINBURGH O2 Academy Sun 3rd Sep – LEEDS Stylus Mon 4th Sep – BRISTOL Academy Wed 6th Sep – FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall Thu 7th Sep – SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall

For more information on TRIVIUM like their official page on  Facebook . 

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MUSIC NEWS: Trivium Announce Intimate UK Tour Dates

Trivium have announced the Goblins and Wizards tour which will see them play thirteen intimate shows across the UK. Support for the shows will be coming from Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.

“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one, ” says bassist Paolo Gregoletto . “Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

The Goblins and Wizards tour dates are as followed:

August 2023 Wed 23rd – CAMBRIDGE – Corn Exchange Thu 24th – NORWICH – UEA Fri 25th – NOTTINGHAM – Rock City Sat 26th – OXFORD – O2 Academy Mon 28th – STOKE – Victoria Hall Tue 29th – LIVERPOOL – O2 Academy Wed 30th – SHEFFIELD – O2 Academy Thu 31st – NEWCASTLE – NX

September 2023 Sat 2nd – EDINBURGH – O2 Academy Sun 3rd – LEEDS – Stylus Mon 4th – BRISTOL – Academy Wed 6th – FOLKESTONE – Leas Cliff Hall Thu 7th – SOUTHAMPTON – O2 Guildhall

Tickets for the shows go on general sale from 10am on Wednesday 15th February, available HERE .

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Trivium Announce ‘Goblins And Wizards’ UK Tour

Unstoppable metal powerhouses Trivium – Matthew K. Heafy (vocals/guitars), Corey Beaulieu (guitars), Paolo Gregoletto (bass), and drummer Alex Bent – are thrilled to announce their return to the UK this summer, for the Goblins and Wizards Tour – a baker’s dozen of intimate shows including venues the band haven’t played in over 15 years!

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Fresh from their colossal sold out UK run this January, expect these tickets to go like proverbial hot cakes! Special guests will be none other than widely-tipped metal squad Bleed From Within, with Orbit Culture firing everyone up first for the summer’s hottest metal extravaganza.

Paolo Gregoletto declares, “Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped. We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one.

Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture are two of our favourite new bands and we are honoured to have them join us. This is going to be the biggest and best metal show to hit your town this summer guaranteed!”

Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 15 February, at 10am GMT, with limited pre-sales via O2 (on Monday 13 Feb at 10am GMT) and Live Nation (on Tuesday 14 Feb at 10am GMT). Order tickets via Trivium’s official website.

The ‘Goblins and Wizards’ tour dates are as follows:

Wed 23rd Aug – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange Thu 24th Aug – NORWICH UEA Fri 25th Aug – NOTTINGHAM Rock City Sat 26th Aug – OXFORD O2 Academy Mon 28th Aug – STOKE Victoria Hall Tue 29th Aug – LIVERPOOL O2 Academy Wed 30th Aug – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Thu 31st Aug – NEWCASTLE NX Sat 2nd Sep – EDINBURGH O2 Academy Sun 3rd Sep – LEEDS Stylus Mon 4th Sep – BRISTOL Academy Wed 6th Sep – FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall Thu 7th Sep – SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall.

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