Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon Trivium

Grammy-nominated band TRIVIUM — Matt Heafy [vocals, guitar], Corey Beaulieu [guitar], Paolo Gregoletto [bass], and Alex Bent [drums] — has announced that it will release its tenth album, titled In The Court of The Dragon, on October 8th via long time label Roadrunner Records. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded in the Fall of 2020 at Full Sail University in Orlando. The band has also shared the new song "Feast of Fire," which is joined by an official music video. The footage was filmed at the band’s HQ — The Hangar in Orlando. It was shot by director John Deeb. "Theres always that one song you arent expecting when you begin writing a new album," says Gregoletto about the song and, in turn, sharing an inside look at the bands song writing process. "It could be a riff written on the spot in the rehearsal space, a lyric that pairs just right with a melody, or in the case of Feast of Fire, sitting right there in front of us in the middle of a demo that Corey brought in. We were well into pre-production at Full Sail when we all decided that something about the demo we had tracked was good but could be even better. Our producer Josh Wilbur even had in his notes: Bridge is special, maybe so special it needs its own song. We tore the song apart and began again on the spot." He continues, "We went into this album knowing we had time to consider everything and anything that came about during this period, and if need be, we could start again if it didn’t feel right given that no touring was on the horizon." The album cover is an original oil painting by French artist Mathieu Nozieres (@mathieunozieres on Instagram) "While the music of In The Court Of The Dragon was taking shape, we knew we needed epic artwork of the type that you might see on the wall of an important museum from a long dead renaissance master," says Heafy. "After extensive research, we found one of the few living artists who is capable of creating artwork like Caravaggio and Gentileschi — painter Mathieu Nozieres. Mathieu took our song title and created an original oil painting on canvas unlike anything we could have ever imagined. Its so staggeringly breathtaking and epic and it looks like what the song and album sounds like." Last month Trivium shared the album’s title track, "In The Court of The Dragon," which featured an epic intro composed and orchestrated by Ihsahn (Emperor) and was accompanied by an official short film music video directed by Ryan Mackfall. Loudwire called out the song as "a skillful blend of dynamics. And blast beats just sound really, really good beneath Matt Heafys soothing clean singing" while Revolver labeled it "epic." Track Listing: 01. X 02. In The Court Of The Dragon 03. Like A Sword Over Damocles 04. Feast Of Fire 05. A Crisis Of Revelation 06. The Shadow Of The Abattoir 07. No Way Back Just Through 08. Fall Into Your Hands 09. From Dawn To Decadence 10. The Phalanx