The four members of Florida-based metal phenomenon Trivium have shaken the world of heavy metal since their inception in 2000 – yet this group of regular kids from Orlando had to work harder than most to achieve recognition. The group formed at a high school talent contest and, after performing a number of low-key gigs at parties and small venues over two years, the quartet honed their metallic skills, playing thrash metal classics in rehearsal while gradually developing their own sound on the road.
The hard hours in dank basements paid off when Heafy was awarded ’Best Metal Guitarist Award’ at the Orlando Metal Awards. Soon, Trivium recorded their first demo which in turn saw their wares seized upon by the German hardcore/metalcore label Lifeforce. The four-piece dispatched their songs with such mature craft and flashy interplay that there was no chance they would remain on an independent label for long. Roadrunner records were the lucky company to receive a signed contract and they helped push Trivium beyond underground status, making their second album Ascendancy a worldwide bestseller.
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Joe Shooman has written words on music, entertainment, sport, news and crisps for many national newspapers and magazines over the years, and worked in radio as a presenter, producer and reporter. He is contributor to the legendary Viz comic and is the author of numerous books on musicians, punk, Internet culture and more. He once was sacked from his newspaper column for hiding rude messages about his team’s rivals in the text. He lives on the smudgy border, and contrary to popular rumours, does not like to move it, move it.
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