Exclusive Interview - Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)

This past Saturday in Detroit, Durf and I were able to sit down and catch up with Corey Beaulieu, lead guitarist of Trivium, for a little chat before their show playing alongside Devildriver. Topics included the current tour, future tours, the new album, and what kind of sound Trivium strives for. Be sure to check out this and more after the break!

Trivium - Vengeance Falls

There’s a fine line in determining whether the changes in a band’s sound over the course of their career are indicative of actual positive growth. Sounding different then what you became known for does not automatically equate to quality. Yet, on the flip side, it doesn’t automatically disqualify it from having some merit either. In the case of Trivium’s sixth full-length album, Vengeance Falls, the latter is supported and then some. While they take a definitive direction with the more mainstream side of Matt Heafy’s vocals, Vengeance Falls manages to also encapsulate the kind of heaviness you would hope for, and not to mention some of their strongest songwriting since Shogun.