Trivium - Shogun(Special Edition CD/DVD)
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Artist: TriviumEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Roadrunner Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Kirisute Gomen
- Torn Between Scylla And Charybdis
- Down From The Sky
- Insurrection
- Into The Mouth Of Hell We March
- Throes Of Perdition
- He Who Spawned The Furies
- Of Prometheus And The Crucifix
- The Calamity
- Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven
- Shogun
- Poison, The Knife Or The Noose(bonus track)
- Upon The Shores(bonus track)
- Iron Maiden(bonus track)
- Making Of Shogun
- How To Play Songs From Shogun
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Free Music Review: Into the mouth of innovative metal music we march
Hit: 5 Stars
Trivium's most recent album, "Shogun", shows us how the band is continually developing as musicians and songwriters. Their first two albums were in the metalcore vein, whereas "The Crusade" took things into thrash metal. So how does "Shogun" measure up to their first three albums? Read on to find out.
I would define the sound of "Shogun" as being a cross between the sound on the first two albums paired up with "The Crusade", and to boot, a vast, epic-sounding element that shows Trivium entering a new realm. Matt's screams are back on "Shogun", and here, he sounds more vicious and mighty than ever. However, I would hardly call "Shogun" a metalcore album, as the intensity and honest sound would make any of the bands with sentence-long names run for cover! The songs on "Shogun" are able to combine brutality with pure beauty on a larger-than-life scale, making this a truly unique album.
"Kirisute Gomen" starts off with some slow acoustic guitars before going into a complex and catchy drumline. The rest of the band builds up until the song is fully kickin', starting things off on a fast and intense thrash-metal note. Matt's ferocious screams bring the pre-chorus through. The chorus is slower and more melodic, reminiscent of the Metallica masterpiece "Orion". And the solos? Intense as ever! The band really gets things off with a bang on this first song.
"Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis" is a personal favorite of mine, opening with a hammer-on riff on the high B-string. The verses are in 6/8, giving the song a swaying feel to it, before going into a brutal, scream-driven pre-chorus and a beautiful, slower chorus. This song can definitely be described as "epic".
"Down From The Sky" keeps the consistency of brilliance going, with a slow and beautifully majestic opening, before breaking into a more uptempo feel. This song has such a great, huge-sounding vibe and powerful feel to it, what a song!
"Into The Mouth of Hell We March" is yet another powerful anthem that has one of my favorite choruses on the album and adds to the shape of the sound on the album. More amazing musicianship as always, too.
I can see "Throes of Peridition" as being a huge moshpit song at live shows, with its energetic guitar and drumwork throughout. It also manages to keep the same sense of epic melody as the first four songs, maintaining a consistency.
"Of Prometheus and the Crucifix" is in the key of A-major, and melodically, may be comparable to post-hardcore bands, BUT this song is, of course, much better than those bands, because it still contains the energy and passion that Trivium brings to each song.
"Like Callisto to a Star in Heaven" has my favorite title on the album, and it reflects the mysterious, epic vibe this song produces. Another great song with more great instrumentation.
"Shogun" closes off the original album, and is over 11 minutes long. This song is comparable to the title track off "The Crusade", except with vocals. There's a soft, melodic section here that lasts two-and-a-half minutes, and it really showcases the element of this album's sound. What else is there, you may ask? Oh yes, a blazing-as-ever high-energy guitar solo after that! With a melodic but still powerful section fading out, this epic comes to a close.
The deluxe edition also comes with three bonus tracks, but ironically the band states in the making-of on the 2nd disc, they spent so much energy in making the original album, they didn't think much towards the bonus songs. However, there is a passionate and intense cover of Iron Maiden's "Iron Maiden". "Upon The Shores" is an interesting and unusual song for two reasons: Firstly, it's the first Trivium song that shows Matt performing straight-up death metal vocals in one section, but even more surprisingly, directly after that, the band goes into a slow, mournful-sounding, ballad-styled chorus! A strange contrast indeed, but it makes for some new territory explored.
On the second disc, we get a 50-minute making-of, which is at the same time funny, highly entertaining and really informative. It's amazing that the band is as professional as they are in writing songs and understanding what they're doing, especially considering none of them are even 30 yet. There's also a part on the DVD that shows the riffs for guitarists and bassists, which proved to be a treat for me!
Overall, this might just be Trivium's best album to date, it's all a matter of opinion, really. However, I'm really excited for their next album and I seriously hope they continue in this direction, because "Shogun" is groundbreaking and innovative for modern metal bands, and for everybody interested, as well. Very highly recommended. Thanks for the time, and peace.
Shogun(Special Edition CD/DVD) Poster
Trivium stormed onto the metal scene in 2005 with their critically acclaimed debut album Ascendency and continued their dominance with the follow-up The Crusade. Now the band has unleashed their most cohesive and mature effort, Shogun. The band is poised to continue to knock the metal and hard rock community on its ass with what will definitely be hailed as the metal album of the year by critics and fans alike! This Special Edition includes three bonus tracks and a DVD with a 45-minute making of the album documentary as well as 'how to play' clips teaching fans how to play songs from the new album on guitar and bass.Hard Rock & Metal Music CDs
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