The Crusade (EX)

Rating

Album: The Crusade (EX)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ignition	More Info...
2)	Detonation	More Info...
3)	Entrance Of The Conflagration	More Info...
4)	Anthem (We Are The Fire)	More Info...
5)	Unrepentant	More Info...
6)	And Sadness Will Sear	More Info...
7)	Becoming The Dragon	More Info...
8)	To The Rats	More Info...
9)	This World Can't Tear Us Apart	More Info...
10)	Tread The Floods	More Info...
11)	Contempt Breeds Contamination	More Info...
12)	The Rising	More Info...
13)	The Crusade	More Info...

Album: The Crusade (EX)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ignition	More Info...
2)	Detonation	More Info...
3)	Entrance Of The Conflagration	More Info...
4)	Anthem (We Are The Fire)	More Info...
5)	Unrepentant	More Info...
6)	And Sadness Will Sear	More Info...
7)	Becoming The Dragon	More Info...
8)	To The Rats	More Info...
9)	This World Can't Tear Us Apart	More Info...
10)	Tread The Floods	More Info...
11)	Contempt Breeds Contamination	More Info...
12)	The Rising	More Info...
13)	The Crusade	More Info...

Performer Notes

Trivium: Matt Heafy, Travis Smith, Corey Beaulieu, Paolo Gregoletto.
Personnel: Matt Heafy (vocals, guitar); Corey Beaulieu (guitar); Travis Smith (drums).
Audio Mixers: Colin Richardson; Matt Hyde .
Recording information: Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL; Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL.
Photographer: Daragh McDonagh.
Unknown Contributor Role: Rita Haney.
Trivium brought the heavy music scene to its knees with the brilliance of 2005's ASCENDENCY. Aggressive touring helped them to build a rabid following and honed the band's already fierce chops. The progression of CRUSADE showcases a young group poised to inherit the coveted metal music crown from the very artists that inspired them to play. With the collaboration of co-producer and engineer Jason Suecof, the band pushes their thrashy verse/hooky chorus stylings to even greater melodic heights. Strong vocals, syncopated rhythms, and shredding solos capture lightning in a bottle in the ambitious spirit of a modern-day amalgam of early Metallica and Testament.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.133) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[O]n biting speed-metal tracks like 'Ignition' and 'Detonation,' they seem like one of the few contemporary metal bands that matter."

Alternative Press (p.196) - "Trivium plays metal as if it were arcane wizardry, mastered only through years of toiling over multitudes of dusty old Metallica picture discs and cassettes of obscure '80s Bay Area techno-thrash bands."

CMJ (p.23) - "Mixing intricate thrash with melodic, almost Swedish-sounding choruses, THE CRUSADE is a war Trivium might just win."

Kerrang (Magazine) (pp.54-55) - "There are some stunning moments -- 'Entrance Of The Conflagration' unleashes a face-battering cavalcade of pummeling riff rancor..."