Trivium Announce 10th Studio Album 'In The Court Of The Dragon', Share New Song Feast Of Fire
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
Trivium have announced their 10th studio album.
'In The Court Of The Dragon' is due out on October 8 via Roadrunner Records and features the recently shared title track along with new single Feast Of Fire.
Displaying all the Florida metallers' hallmarks, the new cut deals in mammoth, heavy guitar melodies and anthemic, angsty vocals from frontman Matt Heafy. It comes teamed with a video shot at the band's HQ — The Hangar in Orlando — with director John Deeb.
Produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded during the autumn of 2020 at Full Sail University in Florida, the LP follows their 2020 full-length 'What Dead Men Say'. Bassist Paolo Gregoletto said:
"There's always that one song you aren't expecting when you begin writing a new album. 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 [Beaulieu - guitarist] 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 added: "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."
Commenting further on the new song, he revealed:
"I had the words Feast Of Fire written in my running list of notes for lyric ideas that I try to amass before we record. Something about the phrase stuck out to me. It felt like the missing piece of the story we were trying to tell with this album, a climactic moment, and a real centrepiece for the narrative.
"After all these years I'm still blown away at how a song can really appear out of thin air and take the album to a place you weren’t expecting. Those are the moments we are always looking for when making a record."
Head below to view the record's tracklist and stunning artwork, an oil painting by French artist Mathieu Nozieres.
Trivium will hit the road in North America later in August with Megadeth, Lamb Of God and Hatebreed. Following that, they also have UK and European shows in the diary for this winter.
'In The Court Of The Dragon' tracklist:
1. X
2. In The Court Of The Dragon
3. Like A Sword Over Damocles
4. Feast Of Fire
5. A Crisis Of Revelation
6. The Shadow Of The Abattoir
7. No Way Back Just Through
8. Fall Into Your Hands
9. From Dawn To Decadence
10. The Phalanx
Trivium Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu November 11 2021 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Fri November 12 2021 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Sat November 13 2021 - MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sun November 14 2021 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Tue November 16 2021 - SAARBRUCKEN Saarlandhalle (Germany)
Thu November 18 2021 - LEIPZIG Haus Auensee (Germany)
Fri November 19 2021 - DUSSELDORF Mitsubishi Electric HALLE (Germany)
Sat November 20 2021 - ZURICH Halle 622 (Switzerland)
Sun November 21 2021 - MILAN Alcatraz (Italy)
Tue November 23 2021 - LYON Transbordeur (France)
Thu November 25 2021 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz (Spain)
Fri November 26 2021 - MADRID Sala Riviera (Spain)
Sat November 27 2021 - LISBON Sala Tejo (Portugal)
Sun November 28 2021 - BILBAO Santana 27 (Spain)
Tue November 30 2021 - PARIS Olympia (France)
Thu December 02 2021 - TILBURG 013 (Netherlands)
Fri December 03 2021 - FRANKFURT Jahrhunderthalle (Germany)
Sat December 04 2021 - ERFURT GMBH (Germany)
Sun December 05 2021 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Tue December 07 2021 - COPENHAGEN Amager Bio (Denmark)
Wed December 08 2021 - STOCKHOLM Fallan (Sweden)
Fri December 10 2021 - HAMBURG Sporthalle (Germany)
Sat December 11 2021 - LUDWIGSBURG MHP Arena (Germany)
Mon December 13 2021 - WARSAW Stodola (Poland)
Tue December 14 2021 - BUDAPEST Barba Negra (Hungary)
Wed December 15 2021 - VIENNA Gasometer (Austria)
Fri December 17 2021 - BERLIN Verti Music Hall (Germany)
Sat December 18 2021 - MUNICH Zenith (Germany)
Sun December 19 2021 - PRAGUE Forum Karlin (Czech Republic)
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