Trivium Albums Ranked

Trivium is a great example for progressing. Since their first album Ember to Inferno, band improved themselves and prooved that they can take the "metalcore influenced heavy metal" a step forward. Band showed that they are more than a metalcore band with some of their riffs being progressive. Clean and heavy vocal transitions are child's play for the band thanks to Heafy's and Beaulieu's double vocal techniques.

Band wasn't so lucky about finding a consistent drummer. Before their latest record "The Sin and the Sentence", Alex Bent joined the band and changed their music completely. Hope that Bent would stay. That dude is a killer drummer!

It's time for us to rank all eight studio albums by Trivium. Let's check it out!

8-) The Crusade (2006)

Sorry, die hard fans, I had to place The Crusade here. According to Loudwire, The Crusade was Trivium following Metallica's steps. I'm a hardcore Metallica fan but no guys, it wasn't a complete and consistent record. They were going top of their career with Ascendancy, I really don't know why they wanted to try something different. Their passion for 80's metal didn't come up with a good result. Change is good but not like this. Sorry.

Highlights: "This World Can't Tear Us Apart", "Anthem (We Are Fire)"

7-) Vengeance Falls (2013)

Trivium decided to hire David Draiman from Disturbed as a producer! That was a huge deal but unfortunately didn't satisfy the expectations. Had to admit, album started so good that we all felt that butt-kicking. "Brave This Storm" and "Strife" was the strongest songs on the album. Especially Strife was their best song for a long time. Title track and "No Way To Heal" has strong beginnings that pulls you into in no time. Of course, Vengeance Falls is not a bad record. Fun to listen but not as memorable as their previous ones.

Highlights: "Brave This Storm", "Strife", "No Way to Heal"

6-) Silence In The Snow (2016)

Well, this one, I believe, very underrated. Just because there was no heavy vocals, doesn't mean it's bad. This album contains very good and improved vocal performance by Matt Heafy; title track and "The Thing That's Killing Me" are good examples for this.

Band tried something different and it got mixed results. It was always hard to please die hard metal fans. They want exactly what they want, nothing less. Trivium fans expacting something like Shogun, literally since it's released. For me, I'm happy for this album released by the band. It's straight heavy metal record. It has strong "band your fucking heads" moments (just go check out 'Until the World Goes Cold'). Even sometimes riffs sounded same, Silence in the Snow is a record that should be appreciated.  

Highlights: "Silence in the Snow", "Dead and Gone", "Until the World Goes Cold"

5-) Ember To Inferno (2003)

This one started it all. Very first record by Trivium. Straight blast of metalcore combined with thrash metal elements. Heafy's impressive vocals feels like a pro but he was just seventeen years old when this one released. Pretty impressive, right?

Production of this album maybe weaker than later records, well it's something we shouldn't find strange. Sometimes weaker and raw production creates the atmosphere. Ember to Inferno is a good effort especially for this fact. Also, production is weaker but this doesn't mean that it's making the listener uncomfortable. It's just weaker than the other records. Bass tone and drums in this album absolutely killers. Vocal mixing is a strong one too.

Highlights: "Ember to Inferno", "To Burn the Eye", "Pillars of Serpents

4-) In Waves (2011)

Heafy's haircut brought so much heaviness! This is not like 'Ascendancy' kind of heavy, this is something different. Ascendancy and Shogun had something old school. In Waves is modern heaviness. Also, it's a strong decisive element for next records.

Have to admit, In Waves has some filler songs, for me. Especially, "Drowning in Slow Motion". I really couldn't connect with that song. It's like they tried to do something so heavy but they don't have a good melody. Well, give the devil his due. Filler songs doesn't mean that In Waves don't have brilliant moments. It has lots of it. In fact, we should take a moment and appreciate the beginning of the title track. With combining with "Capsizing the Sea", title track has best intro the band had ever done.

In Waves defined Trivium's way forward and also shaped modern metalcore bands. This is a really important record.

Highlights: "In Waves", "Caustic Are the Ties That Bind", "Forsake Not the Dream", "Shattering the Skies Above"

3-) Ascendancy (2005)

After Ember to Inferno, band was sure that they can capable to do better. So, they recorded Ascendancy. Ascendancy was not just better than the first record, it was better much more metal records that released that year. Ascendancy was one of the best example of new wave metal music. It's been 13 years, it still contain it's heaviness and modern pieces. They were ambitious, that's for sure. They tried more of catch riffs and melodies, more improved vocal transitions had been recorded. Ascendancy is the record that you can bang your head from beginning to end.

Highlights: "Pull Harder the Strings of Your Martyr", "Ascendancy", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation", "Like Light to Flies"

2-) The Sin and the Sentence (2017)

This is the album that Alex Bent recorded the drums. Why did I especially told that fact? Because, it's the most defining fact for this album. Of course, if I don't mention any other improved things about the band, it would be unfair. The Sin and the Sentence is completely step forward for every member of the band. It also has progressive metal elements. Guitar solos, riffs, vocals and that goddamn drums! Just watch his tutorials for the songs. Yes, he did tutorials because songs were so fucking hard. With Bent's expressive drumming, band found themselves a newer and better path to follow. Previous album "Silence in the Snow" had some bad reviews and for some of the fans it's worst album by Trivium. Well, I don't agree with them, as you see above. Bu I totally agree the fact that The Sin and the Sentence is way more improved and impressive record than Silence in the Snow.

Trivium got bigger and bigger everyday and with this album, they made us believe that they will define so many future projects by other young bands. Also, for their next record, we all have highest hopes!

Highlights: "The Sin and the Sentence", "Beyond Oblivion", "The Revanchist", "Thrown Into the Fire"

1-) Shogun (2008)

So, I praised The Sin and the Sentence that much and placed Shogun in number one. Well, this maybe weird but I had to. Trivium is Shogun, Shogun is Trivium. That's cliche but true. Best sound they have ever had. Shogun has strong heavy and thrash metal elements with Heafy's strong vocals. This album contains best vocal performances by Heafy. Songs like "Kirisute Gomen" and "Down From the Sky" prooves my point very well. 

Technique that they had used with this record is phenomenal. What they recorded after, totally based on this one. I wish Matt's vocals still be like that. You can hear Hetfield influences with a little cracked voice and believe me this is so friggin' cool. 

Top of their discography and one of the very best of new wave heavy metal. This is a milestone for the band. 

Highlights: "Kirisute Gomen", "Down From the Sky", "Throes of Perdition", "Shogun"