Trivium - Shogun

Johno please? · 29 Sep 2008 at 18:22

Anyone here got it? Opinions?

I wasn't a fan of The Crusade, only heard a few songs so far but this seems pretty good.

Chris1712 · 29 Sep 2008 at 18:24

Not liking as much as their previous yet, but will carry on trying!

Carzy · 29 Sep 2008 at 18:29

Seriously can't believe Trivium are still around...especially considering they are just a Metallica tribute band now.

Johno please? · 29 Sep 2008 at 19:27

Chris1712 said:
Not liking as much as their previous yet, but will carry on trying!

Its a lot better than The Crusade imo.

Down From The Sky
Kirisute Gomen
Into The Mouth Of Hell We March
Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven

my favs so far.

Robosapien · 29 Sep 2008 at 20:12

Checked out two songs quickly.
Sounds to me like they've gone for the same direction as Machine Head...
First impression less cheesy, but also less catchy and quite a lot slower - nah, they're not doing it for me.

Need another Pull Harder/Rain/Gunshot really...(even though I hated them due to that video for Gunshot, put me totally off, only picked it up after)

platypus · 30 Sep 2008 at 15:46

Thats nice.

Johno please? · 30 Sep 2008 at 17:00

Robosapien said:
Checked out two songs quickly.
Sounds to me like they've gone for the same direction as Machine Head...

Thats a good thing then tbh.

I still think its a pretty heavy album overall.

platypus said:
Thats nice.

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[noodle] · 30 Sep 2008 at 17:13

I bought it yesterday, and have listened to it a few times.
It's kind of a mix of Ascendancy and the Crusade, and overall it's quite a good album. Kirisute Gomen and Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis are probably my favourites right now. Shogun (the song) is immense, but a bit drawn out at parts.
It's not as good as Ascendancy, but it's an improvement on the Crusade.

Robosapien · 30 Sep 2008 at 18:33

[noodle];12606480 said:
I bought it yesterday, and have listened to it a few times.
It's kind of a mix of Ascendancy and the Crusade, and overall it's quite a good album. Kirisute Gomen and Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis are probably my favourites right now. Shogun (the song) is immense, but a bit drawn out at parts.
It's not as good as Ascendancy, but it's an improvement on the Crusade.

I only really like the first half of Ascendancy, discounting the title track...
Hate Like light to flies, dying in your arms.
If they could match those first few songs they'd be onto a winner in my opinion.

Johno please? · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:56

Robosapien said:
I only really like the first half of Ascendancy, discounting the title track...
Hate Like light to flies, dying in your arms.
If they could match those first few songs they'd be onto a winner in my opinion.

Listnened to the new one 3times now, there's easily as many great songs on this one as there was on Ascendancy I reckon, if not more.

Catchy, melodic and heavy, thats what I like yargh.

Dracata · 30 Sep 2008 at 21:42

Meh.

Ascendancy (Minus "dying in your arms") was an excellent album, everything since has been pish.

The Badger · 4 Oct 2008 at 09:45

Dying in your arms was an awsome song

but overall Ascendancy was a great album. Not listened to there new one yet.

MooMoo444 · 6 Oct 2008 at 10:40

Is it more screaming down the mic making no coherent sense?

Paul11 · 17 Oct 2008 at 12:45

really loving this album

fairly new to trivium but might grab some of their older stuff now

any recommends?

spikey57 · 17 Oct 2008 at 12:49

Paulus said:
really loving this album

fairly new to trivium but might grab some of their older stuff now

any recommends?

Ascendancy

Ember to Inferno

I'd avoid The Crusade to be honest probably worth a download to listen to first then purchase if you like it...it's not the best, probably the worst of all they're albums.

Shogun is a return to form IMO.