Trivium - The Crusade
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Free Music Notes for The Crusade
Free Music Review: This is not Ascendancy!
Hit: 4 Stars
Ascendancy is in my top 10 all time favorite CDs. I saw The Crusade was coming out and I was pumped. When I first listened to it I was disappointed because The Crusade is very different than Ascendancy. Once I got over the fact that I wasn't getting Ascendancy II, it is in constant rotation on my iPod. You are getting 13 solid metal songs with a mixture of thrash metal, signature melodic Trivium vocals and guitar solos that seemed to have vanished from today's music.
Standout songs: Ignition, Tread the Floods, Contempt Breeds Contamination, The Rising
Definately a must buy for Trivium fans, if you like Killswitch Engage and All That Remains you will definately dig this album.
Free Music Review: WOW! So disappointing, not what I expected
Hit: 1 Stars
I never heard Trivium before, I bought all 3 albums at the same time based on the recommendation of my friend. I listened to them in order, and I was blown away by the first two albums, simply amazing. I was excited when I got to this one, but WTH i didn't even think it was the same band. Some reviewers called the people that were disappointed, Metalcore losers. Well guess what, thats what the first two albums were, so writing a review and saying this wasn't a complete departure and a weaksauce effort is wrong. The drums are hurtin, guitar riffs unoriginal, the lyrics a wretchedly simple, and the hardcore is GONE! This sounds like Nuclear Assault, Megadeath, Metallica, and Anthrax mashed together. Not that there is anything worng with that. I am 31 and grew up with those bands. But that era is OVER. I was done with it years ago when bands like Pantera stomped that sound into the dirt. The new wave of american metal is bands like Lamb of God, Hatebreed, A Dozen Furies, Killswitch, and the old Trivium etc. If you are 15 and missed the 80's and early 90's, this sound should be something new for you. If not, there is nothing new and original here for you.Free Music Review: Very Good, But There's Room for Improvement
Hit: 4 Stars
First, the quality of the sound is great (guitar, drums, bass, ..etc). Second, the lyrical content is mature and thought provoking. An added enhancement is that the vocals are not in the "cookie-monster" grunting "wuff-wuff" style (I can actually understand what they're saying). Third, the speed and time signature changes are very impressive. Fourth, guitar solos are varied, fluid, and not over the top virtuosity. That's what Trivium did well on this release. What they didn't have is good melody or great musical-hooks. Tracks 1-4 have some good hooks, the instrumental track is very melodic, but the remaining tracks are just rythmic riffing. Sometimes the vocals tone don't match the rythmic tone, i.e. it sounds like they use a lot of diminshed scales in their riffing, which is difficult to sing over.
Other impressions: This release reminded me of Metallica and Testament when it came to riffing and vocals and Iron Maiden in some parts when it came to twin guitars and some solos. That's not a bad sound or influence at all! However, the latter bands, with the exception of most of Testament's work, have good melodic structures in their music.
For those reasons above, I'm taking away one star for melodic content. I think this is a great band, and I enjoy that they're not afraid to introduce guitar virtuosity when other new metal acts shy away from that. They do have talent, and I think they'll definitely improve more with time. Good luck, Trivium.
Free Music Review: kinda grows on you
Hit: 5 Stars
I gotta admit...I was a little disappointed when I first listened to it...but after a few tries it really started to grow on me...while I wouldn't say it's as good as Ascendancy...hardly anything is...but I'd say it's right up there...I absolutely love it and it's one that will always be on my playlistFree Music Review: The new " early" Metallica!
Hit: 3 Stars
Does anyone read marvel comics ? The ultimate line of comics from Marvel is really just a retelling of all the old characters stories as if they were updated for the new millenium . Well Triviums new album is sorta like that. Imagine if you had a time machine and could go back in time , kidnap Metallica when they were first getting started , and bring them to say , the year 2006. Their name would be Trivium and the name of their album would be "The crusade". Now thats not necessarily a bad thing , if your Metallica. But these guys are F*&#$N Trivium!!! I'm all for reinvention , don't get me wrong. But at least come up with something of your own. It sounds like these guys were just trying to pay homage to earlier Metallica. Good homage, Bad Trivium . Their old sound was righteous ,and their lyrics were as thought provoking as any to come out of the last decade of music. This would have been a great pet project . But as a follow up to Ascendancy, i don't think so. These guys are young and have many years worth of awesome music under their belts just waiting to come out. Lets just hope some of thet talent comes out on their next album. Just don't attempt to rush greatness on the next one . It'll come naturally, with time.