Quick spin: ‘In Waves’ by Trivium
Florida noisemakers Trivium aren't afraid to make albums that are BIG: big in scale, big in melody and crushingly, punishingly big in riffage. After years of genre-hopping that included scenic stopovers in prog and emo metal, they've settled on super-shiny, commercial-minded, near-traditional metal for their latest release, "In Waves."
"In Waves" suggests a combination of the band's best disc, its 2005 breakthrough, "Ascendancy," and " . . . And Justice for All"-era Metallica. Trivium clearly has a healthy interest in mainstream success: Nobody sounds this much like one of the world's most successful metal bands by accident — and "In Waves" is, in its growly, pummeling, death- and misery-obsessed way, as accessible a record as they've ever made.
Read full article >>
--
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=e59001b5c6d5b287ac8e328192596742
~
Manage subscription | Powered by rssforward.com
