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The Sin and the Sentence is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released on October 20, 2017. The album is the first to feature fifth drummer Alex Bent (formerly of Battlecross and currently of Brain Drill and Dragonlord), who replaced drummer Paul Wandtke. With the release of the album's title track, this album would also mark the return of frontman Matt Heafy's screaming vocals, which were completely absent from the band's previous album Silence in the Snow due to an injury which caused Heafy to blow out his voice.[3] The new drummer Alex Bent has got a lot of positive critics by his work in the album.

Background

Following the release of Silence in the Snow, then drummer Mat Madiro left the band. An established touring drummer Paul Wandtke took Madiro's place in Trivium. In January 2017, rumors began to circulate which suggested that Wandtke would be leaving the band and would be replaced by Alex Bent. After a short time, both parties would confirm Wandtke's departure from the band as well as Bent's involvement with them.[4]

In late July 2017, The band began releasing teasers online with cryptic images, lyrical passages, and video clips, with the accompanying Roman numeral "VIII.I". This would later be confirmed as representing August 1, the release date for a new single, "The Sin and the Sentence", with both the song and accompanying music video featuring Bent on drums.[5] A second series of online teasers by the band would come just a few weeks afterwards, utilizing similar cryptic video clips with accompanying lyrical passages. This lead to the eventual release of a second single, titled "The Heart from Your Hate". The song was first premiered exclusively on Octane on August 23. The next day, the band released both the song and a music video worldwide, as well as the track listing and release date for their eighth album, titled The Sin and the Sentence, on which both singles would be featured.[6]

The song "The Wretchedness Inside" is taken from a demo Heafy ghostwrote for a different band in 2014. The song was never used, so the band re-recorded the song which appeared on The Sin and the Sentence instead.[7]

In an interview with hardDrive, Heafy stated that the working title for the album was "The Revanchist" and that the album was going to have gold and neon colors, however those plans were changed once Heafy's wife, Ashley, presented the band with symbols for each accompanying song. The band then decided to use that artwork instead.[8]

Musical style

In an interview, bassist Paolo Gregoletto stated that new material is more 'extreme' and that the band would return to featuring screaming vocals on the new album,[9] while some songs contain blast beats, something which has not been featured since their 2011 album In Waves. Speaking about the album at the Bandit Rock Q&A session, Paolo Gregoletto said that the album is "the perfect culmination of what we've been doing throughout the years", saying the band found a way how to balance their heavy side with their melodic side.[10]. 7-string guitars are once again being used on The Sin and the Sentence, with the album being referred to as thrash metal,[11]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).[12] groove metal, heavy metal,[13][14] and progressive metal;[15] hearkening back to the sound of Ascendancy, Shogun, Silence in the Snow[16] and In Waves.[17] Paolo also goes on to say this album was not only one the band made for themselves as metal fans, but for loyal fans who have followed the band for years.[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[19]
Metal Hammer[20]
laut.de[21]
Play Music[22]
Wall of Sound[23]
RAMzine[24]
Salute Magazine[25]

Metal Hammer awarded the album four out of five stars, saying the album "the first to meld every previous release into a 'very best of Trivium'" and praised the band that "determined to absorb all of their past and better it, showing once and for all who they are and what Trivium are: quite simply one of the best bands in modern metal."[20] Wall of Sound has given the album a perfect 10/10 stating "a fantastic album and even though the band said it's one they made for them to enjoy, as fans, you are in for a treat as they've taken everything they've learned over the years and just thrown it together strategically to please any (if not all) of their heavier music loving fans."[26] Loudwire gave the album a positive review, noting the album's variety in featuring heavy, aggressive songs and ambitious songs as well as more melodic and accessible tracks, concluding that "Their songwriting and musicianship are as strong as they have ever been, with The Sin and the Sentence delivering a quality listen from beginning to end."[27] Decibel also wrote an editorial in which they recommended that readers "Give the new Trivium album a chance" despite acknowledging that the band's style of metal might not align with many of their readers' preferences, and highlighted the song 'Betrayer', writing "Heroic guitar harmonies! Screaming vocals! Clean-singing choruses that stay in your head for hours! This is what I look for in a Trivium song."[28] AllMusic wrote a positive review, noting that "the band has never sounded more confident, delivering a positively lethal 11-song set that strikes the perfect balance between unhinged and meticulously crafted." They also added that "the addition of Bent, a powerhouse, hammer-of-the-gods-style kit man, and the newfound conviction of vocalist Matt Heafy, seem to have put a charge into the group, and that "The riffage is meaner and leaner, and the songs themselves -- especially the singles "Heart from Your Hate" and the combustible title track -- feel both lived-in and visceral, with highlights arriving via the serpentine, gang-vocal-led "Beyond Oblivion" and the throat-mangling closer "Thrown Into the Fire"." A lot of websites and magazines given 5 out 5 stars and consider the album as the best beside Shogun.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trivium

No.TitleLength
1."The Sin and the Sentence"5:49
2."Beyond Oblivion"5:17
3."Other Worlds"4:50
4."The Heart from Your Hate"4:04
5."Betrayer"5:27
6."The Wretchedness Inside"5:32
7."Endless Night"3:38
8."Sever the Hand"5:26
9."Beauty in the Sorrow"4:31
10."The Revanchist"7:17
11."Thrown into the Fire"5:29
Total length:57:47
Japanese edition[29]
No.TitleLength
12."Pillars of Serpents '17" (re-recorded version)5:03
Total length:62:50

Personnel

Trivium

Production and additional musicians

References

  1. ^ "TRIVIUM Releases Video For New Song 'The Sin And The Sentence'". Blabbermouth.net. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ In the album's cover, appears "The Sin and the Sentence, The Heart from Your Hate and Endless Night".
  3. ^ "TRIVIUM To Release 'The Sin And The Sentence' Album In October; Listen To New Single 'The Heart From Your Hate'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Paul Wandtke Confirms He's Exited TRIVIUM, New Touring Drummer Announced - Metal Injection". Metalinjection.net. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ^ "TRIVIUM Drops Powerful New Song "The Sin And The Sentence" - Metal Injection". Metalinjection.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "TRIVIUM Drops New Song "The Heart From Your Hate," Announces New Album - Metal Injection". Metalinjection.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The Wretchedness Inside". Kiichichaos.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ "0095 - Trivium". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ^ "INTERVIEW: Paolo Gregoletto - Trivium - Distorted Sound Magazine". Distortedsoundmag.com. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. ^ "TRIVIUM: 'The Sin And The Sentence' Is 'The Perfect Culmination Of What We've Been Doing Throughout The Years'". Blabbermouth.net. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence - Single Review - Worship Metal". Worshipmetal.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Trivium - The Sin & The Sentence (Track Review)". Metal Master Kingdom. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Trivium / The Sin And The Sentence (2LP)". Collectomania.ru. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ^ "TRIVIUM To Release 'The Sin And The Sentence' Album In October; Listen To New Single 'The Heart From Your Hate'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence album review". Teamrock.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Trivium Unleash Video for New Track 'The Sin and the Sentence'". Loudwire. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Trivium Premiere New Song, "The Sin and The Sentence" - MetalSucks". Metalsucks.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  18. ^ brownypaul. "Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall feat. Paolo Gregoletto of Trivium". Wall of Sound. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence". Allmusic. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  20. ^ a b Stephen Hill (October 9, 2017). "Metallica – Hardwired...To Self-DestructTrivium - The Sin And The Sentence album review". Teamrock. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  21. ^ http://www.laut.de/Trivium/Alben/The-Sin-And-The-Sentence-107924. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Trivium_The_Sin_And_The_Sentence?id=Bzzinjkad6socexvz3bnsobgzcy. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ https://wallofsoundau.com/2017/10/19/trivium-the-sin-and-the-sentence-album-review/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ http://ramzine.co.uk/reviews/review-trivium-the-sin-and-the-sentence/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ^ http://salutemag.com/review-trivium-lp-sin-sentence/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ Browny Paul. "Trivium - The Sin and The Sentence (Album Review)". Wall of Sound.
  27. ^ Bowar, Chad (October 20, 2017). "TRIVIUM, 'THE SIN AND THE SENTENCE' – ALBUM REVIEW". Loudwire. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  28. ^ Zalucky, J. Andrew (October 20, 2017). "Why You Should Give the New Trivium Album a Chance". Decibel. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  29. ^ "CDJapan : The Sin And The Sentence [Japan Bonus Track] Trivium CD Album". Neowing. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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