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The End of Everything
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Rain
- 04:11
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Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr
- 04:51
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Drowned and Torn Asunder
- 04:17
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Ascendancy
- 04:25
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A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation
- 05:55
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Like Light to the Flies
- 05:40
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Dying in Your Arms
- 02:53
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The Deceived
- 05:11
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Suffocating Sight
- 03:47
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Departure
- 05:41
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Declaration
- 07:00
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album review
Trivium has only grown stronger since 2003's Ember to Inferno. That album's mix of classic thrash (early Metallica) with 21st century metalcore rage and progressive metal flourish still roils here. But Ascendancy's fire is more ferocious and its transitions more confident, which means the band is even more dedicated to its clever throwback sound. This is even more impressive when you consider that no one in Trivium is old enough to legally rent a car. The lineup has shifted -- joining vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy and drummer Travis Smith are guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto. But they're a ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do melodic breaks and vicious throat screeds. The verses of "Rain" and "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" blister the brain, while Heafy channels James Hetfield effortlessly in the choruses. "Martyr" is particularly insane, its hurricane solos piled on top of percussion that simply engulfs the rhythm. From a technical standpoint, Trivium is often astounding. It's worth reading along when Heafy's screaming becomes unintelligible. Though his lyrics cover familiar territory -- gloom 'n' doom, emotional pain, revenge -- he gets off great lines like "You ask me 'Oh God why?'/'Cause I'm God, that's f*cking why" and "Disintegration constituents to decompose of the parts." Gregoletto steps up for the intro to "Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" before it transforms into a metalcore rant, "Deceived" is downright melodic (but still totally heavy), and there's a great extended bank of guitar solos in "Drowned and Torn Asunder"'s midsection. Ascendancy aligns real-deal thrash with powerful modern influences. But at all times it's a platform for Trivium's own crazed talent. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
more albums by this artist
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- The Crusade
- Released 2006
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- Ember To Inferno
- Released 2003
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- Ascendancy (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2009
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- Shogun (Special Edition)(Parental Advisory)
- Released 2008
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If you havent herd listen up
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- By insane69drummer
- 10/26/2009 17:33:21
- This album is one of the best i have ever listened to. I have played it many times and can truly appreciate every small musical detail that they put into it. I would say for sure to go out and buy this album or download it if you are a metal fan.So this album rocks and i would definitly recommend listening to it if you havent yet.
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Pull harder...thrash returns
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- By MidDriftDragon
- 7/12/2009 05:01:00
- The genre that I call thrashcore officially began in 2005 with the Trivium's release of "Ascendancy". With elements of 80's style thrash, and the vocal and lyrical work of 2000's metalcore, thrashcore was born with song "The Deceived", "Rain", and the highly fan apperciated "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr". Matt Heafy's screaming on this album created a new song that metal was never prepared for, and his guitar work along with the compliments of Corey Beaulieu that brought back solos that have not been seen in metal all to often at this point this decade. Paolo Gregoletto's work on the bass is amazing and helps personify the work of Matt and Corey. Lastly, Travis Smith's drum work showed the work and the attitude of a thrash/metalcore drummer. This album brought Trivium to the spotlight, even earned them a main stage at Download 2005, a step up from where they were originally signed up to perform.
Rating- 10/10 - 2 out of 2 people
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Great album
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- By DJ2187
- 2/2/2009 03:27:44
- For me, this is probably the best or second best album of all time, competing with the fall of ideals by all that remains. This has everything you could want in music: catchy, yet heavy, vocals, complex guitar with great guitar solos. Each song follows a certain pattern, but remains unique. The best part of the album is that there is not a single song on it that i dislike. Every single song from begging to end sounds great. If the world were as it should be, this would be the most popular album of all time.
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