For example, in shogun it sounded more a combiantion of melody with harsh metal. In ascendancy the band only focused on being harsh..whta do you think?

=Nicola9 said:For example, in shogun it sounded more a combiantion of melody with harsh metal. In ascendancy the band only focused on being harsh..whta do you think?

They have, they're first album seemed almost 80's metal influenced. Which was great, then they SLOWLY changed their style. And i emphasize slowly because it wasn't a change over one album. the biggest change was from the first to second album in my opinion.

and what do you think od the third album: "The Crusade"?

The Crusade was meh for me
It had a few good songs but I like Ascendancy and Shogun the best

=Nicola9 said:and what do you think od the third album: "The Crusade"?

I , honestly think that "The Crusade" wasnt a good album. First of all, because it wasnt a reflection of the anterior album: "Ascendancy".I understand that we must always improve our skills every day , but changing the vocals very fast.. is not a good option to maintain your bands identity and your fans preference.Second of all, not only the vocals has changed, but also the "way they play their music"(I dont know how to explain it musically, due to my lack of knowledge of guitars blah blah blah blah...)I REALLY believe that the "screaming part" is relevant in a metal band ,since Trivium began its career that way. Now this is my opinion...Im not forcing anyone to believe me , but that is how I thought about the third album.

Crusade is one of my favorites... Actually if I had to place them in order I'd say I can't do it...LOL
They are all very different and I like the combination of screaming and varied vocal styles within the one song.
I think Matt has an awesome metal voice no matter what style he's singing.
Change is good from one album to the next... Shows they have lots of good creative ideas.
You'd get a bit bored if one album was too similar to the previous.... Unless ofcourse it was a twin disc released at the same time...lol

Everyone has different tastes Nicola and as strange as it sounds, we all listen out for different things in songs and focus on the bits which 'do it" for us. For example you may be listening to the kick drum patterns combined with the cymbal work or you may focus on the harmonising between the guitars, or you may just be concentrating on the vocals and the rest is just background music.. REALLY LOUD....LOL

I can listen to the same song over and over again but focus on different points each time and it just highlights the awsomeness of every detail and how it all goes together to keep us starving for more..

Cheers,
Manny

=KLOEBguitar said:they're first album seemed almost 80's metal influenced.

That's why they are so awesome, because they can play in whaterver way they want

=Nicola9 said:I , honestly think that "The Crusade" wasnt a good album. First of all, because it wasnt a reflection of the anterior album: "Ascendancy".I understand that we must always improve our skills every day , but changing the vocals very fast.. is not a good option to maintain your bands identity and your fans preference.Second of all, not only the vocals has changed, but also the "way they play their music"(I dont know how to explain it musically, due to my lack of knowledge of guitars blah blah blah blah...)I REALLY believe that the "screaming part" is relevant in a metal band ,since Trivium began its career that way. Now this is my opinion...Im not forcing anyone to believe me , but that is how I thought about the third album.