Ember to Inferno

Ember to Inferno
Studio album by Trivium
Released	October 14, 2003
Recorded	June – July 2003
Genre	Thrash metal metalcore alternative metal
Length	48:58
Label	Lifeforce
Producer	Jason Suecof Trivium
Trivium chronology
Trivium (Demo EP) (2003) Ember to Inferno (2003) Ascendancy (2005)
Alternative cover
Ab-Initio

Ember to Inferno is the debut album from American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released on October 14, 2003 on Lifeforce Records.

Background

This album is the final release by the band with former bassist Brent Young. Frontman Matt Heafy was 17 years old when the album was written and recorded.

Corey Beaulieu toured in support of the album, but did not play on the album according to the re-release booklet.

The 2004 reissue of the album includes early versions of "The Deceived" and "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies". Both songs were re-recorded for Ascendancy, with the latter appearing only on the 2006 special edition. "Demon" is taken from the Trivium EP.

"Inception: the Bleeding Skies" is "A View of Burning Empires" played in reverse.

On December 2, 2014 it was announced by Matt Heafy on Twitter that Ember to Inferno would be re-released again with new artwork along with the band's early demo EPs. The re-release was officially revealed on October 14, 2016, via Trivium's Facebook page. It was released on December 2, 2016, two years after the initial announcement by Heafy. The re-release is dubbed Ab Initio, Latin for "From the Beginning".

"Pillars of Serpents" was re-recorded by Trivium for their 2017 album The Sin and the Sentence. Titled "Pillars of Serpents '17", it was included as a bonus track exclusively on the Japanese edition of the album.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Sputnikmusic	2.0/5

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Heafy. All musical arrangement by Heafy and Travis Smith

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inception: the Bleeding Skies" (instrumental)	0:35
2.	"Pillars of Serpents"	4:35
3.	"If I Could Collapse the Masses"	4:42
4.	"Fugue (A Revelation)"	4:21
5.	"Requiem"	4:53
6.	"Ember to Inferno"	4:11
7.	"Ashes" (instrumental)	0:53
8.	"To Burn the Eye"	7:01
9.	"Falling to Grey"	5:37
10.	"My Hatred"	4:34
11.	"When All Light Dies"	6:23
12.	"A View of Burning Empires" (instrumental)	1:48
Total length:		48:58

2004 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" (2004 Demo)	5:41
14.	"The Deceived" (2004 Demo)	6:00
15.	"Demon (Originally featured on Trivium EP)"	3:27
Total length:		64:06

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Storm"	6:05
14.	"Sworn"	4:29
Total length:		59:32

Ab Initio

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pain"	7:18
2.	"Thrust"	5:38
3.	"Lake of Fire"	6:14
4.	"To Burn the Eye"	6:59
5.	"Requiem"	5:01
6.	"Fugue"	4:29
7.	"My Hatred"	4:51
8.	"The Storm"	6:03
9.	"Sworn"	4:27
10.	"Demon"	3:29
11.	"Like Light to the Flies" (Heafy, Corey Beaulieu)	5:37
12.	"Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies"	5:42
13.	"The Deceived" (Heafy, Beaulieu)	5:48

Personnel

Trivium

• Matt Heafy – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Brent Young – bass
• Travis Smith – drums
• Corey Beaulieu – lead guitar on tracks 13, 14

Additional musicians

• Jason Suecof – keyboards, lead guitar, choir vocals
• Alex V. – lead guitar
• George Moore – acoustic guitar
• Icky – acoustic guitar

Production

• Jason Suecof – producer, mixing, engineer
• Matt Heafy – producer
• Travis Smith – producer
• Brent Young – producer
• Tom Morris – mastering

Charts

Ab Initio

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	85
UK Rock Album Chart	15