Trivium

Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto was interviewed when the band played Newcastle, England on their UK tour with In Flames, Ghost and Rise to Remain. He discusses touring life, the members of In Flames' propensity for backstage nudity, the band's sonic evolution, and much more.

If you haven't finished your holiday shopping, allow us to recommend picking up some of the best-reviewed albums of 2011. We've got special deals on the deluxe editions of multiple Roadrunner titles available now - and we'll even gift wrap them if you want! Click here to pick up the CD/DVD deluxe editions of Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events; Trivium's In Waves; Lenny Kravitz's Black and White America; Black Stone Cherry's Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea; and/or a special bundle, including the CD/DVD special edition of Machine Head's Unto the Locust and a T-shirt!.

Trivium's Matt Heafy sent us the following in response to our request for a top ten list; here it is, in full. Top Ten Turmoil, Twenty Twelve My bandmates and I typically prefer to opt out of "top tens." The "top ten albums list" is usually a subject of heavy criticism (and justifiably so) from all angles. One argument against the creation of "a list" is that all contents contained will be subjected to intense scrutiny from multiple parties from multiple stances who will be reading the top ten list. Colorful, classic reactions from the punters will include commentary like: "This list isn't metal enough.

We hope you've enjoyed reading all the Top 10 lists we've been posting on our dedicated page, but one stood out for us and demanded special attention. Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is so passionate about what he loves, and offered such great write-ups of every record, that we had to spotlight his Top Ten here.

The UK's Kerrang Radio has come out with a list of the 25 Best Album Covers of 2011, and three Roadrunner titles were represented - with Trivium's In Waves taking the top spot! The compilers called the In Waves art "bleak, surreal and visually arresting," and said, "it's hard to think of a more powerful sleeve this year." Machine Head's Unto the Locust came in at #9, and was described as "straight from a horror movie." Meanwhile, Opeth's Heritage, which took the #25 spot, was called out for being "packed with symbolism.".

Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu was interviewed by Metal-Trails.com when the band played Germany with In Flames. It's a long interview (nearly 25 minutes), and the discussion covers a lot of ground, including the new album In Waves and its commercial reception, bands the group's toured with in the past and where they hope to go in the future, and much more.

When they were in our offices recently, Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto shot a track-by-track commentary on their latest album, In Waves. We handed it off to our friends at Roadrunner UK, who in turn gave it to Metal Hammer.

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy, guitarist Corey Beaulieu, and bassist Paolo Gregoletto are interviewed all the time—we've posted multiple videos of those guys chatting with journalists all over the country and the world. But interviews with drummer Nick Augusto are much harder to come by, which makes this conversation with SoundShock.com, backstage at Brixton Academy in London, something special.

With the release of their latest album, In Waves, Trivium have gone out of their way to expand the parameters of metal's visual style. This extends from their new logo to the enigmatic black-and-white image on the In Waves cover, and even to their merch.

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy is a well-known foodie; he runs his own food blog, and tries to find something interesting to eat no matter where the band goes on tour. (Japan.) So naturally, when he found out that two members of In Flames, the band Trivium's currently touring Europe with, co-own a restaurant, 2112, in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was only a matter of time before he got there.