Ascendancy
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Ascendancy
- Artist: Trivium
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- Release Date: March 15, 2005
- Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Trivium has only grown stronger since 2003's Ember to Inferno. That album's mix of classic thrash (early Metallica) with 21st century metalcore rage and progressive metal flourish still roils here. But Ascendancy's fire is more ferocious and its transitions more confident, which means the band is even more dedicated to its clever throwback sound. This is even more impressive when you consider that no one in Trivium is old enough to legally rent a car. The lineup has shifted -- joining vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy and drummer Travis Smith are guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto. But they're a ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do melodic breaks and vicious throat screeds. The verses of "Rain" and "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" blister the brain, while Heafy channels James Hetfield effortlessly in the choruses. "Martyr" is particularly insane, its hurricane solos piled on top of percussion that simply engulfs the rhythm. From a technical standpoint, Trivium is often astounding. It's worth reading along when Heafy's screaming becomes unintelligible. Though his lyrics cover familiar territory -- gloom 'n' doom, emotional pain, revenge -- he gets off great lines like "You ask me 'Oh God why?'/'Cause I'm God, that's f*cking why" and "Disintegration constituents to decompose of the parts." Gregoletto steps up for the intro to "Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" before it transforms into a metalcore rant, "Deceived" is downright melodic (but still totally heavy), and there's a great extended bank of guitar solos in "Drowned and Torn Asunder"'s midsection. Ascendancy aligns real-deal thrash with powerful modern influences. But at all times it's a platform for Trivium's own crazed talent. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi| Ascendances (2006 Album by Alfio Origlio) | |
| Ascendancy [Bonus Track] (2005 Album by Trivium) |
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Ascendancy (album)
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| Studio album by Trivium | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | October 2004 - January 2005, Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, Florida and Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, thrash metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 55:16 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Jason Suecof, Matt Heafy | |||
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Ascendancy is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. Released on March 15, 2005 by Roadrunner Records.
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Background and production
The album was produced by Jason Suecof and frontman, Matt Heafy. The album spawned four singles in "Like Light to the Flies", "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" and "Dying in Your Arms". Music videos for each of the songs were shot; a promotional video was filmed for the song "Rain".
A demo of the song "The Deceived" was included on the re-release of Trivium's debut album Ember to Inferno nearly a year before Ascendancy was released. Likewise, a demo version of "Like Light to the Flies" was included on the MTV compilation album Headbangers Ball Volume 2.[3] Also, a demo of the song "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" was included on the Ember to Inferno re-release and later re-recorded and included as a bonus track on the re-release of Ascendancy.
Sales
In the U.S., Ascendancy peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 4 on the Top Heatseekers charts. In the UK, it peaked at No. 78, and shipped over 100,000 copies, attaining Gold status, without entering the UK top 75.[4]
Reception
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| 411mania | 10.0/10[5] |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics. Brandon Ratliff from 411mania, gave the album a perfect review, saying this about the band, "Watch out for this band twenty years from now. They will be as influential to so many as bands like Sabbath, Slayer, and Metallica were before them. As I said before, this album is in every way perfect, and that’s why I am proud to announce the first album to ever get a perfect score from me. Now go and buy this album. If you like metal at all you will.".[5] In another very positive review, Johnny Loftus of Allmusic had this to say about the album, "Ascendancy aligns real-deal thrash with powerful modern influences. But at all times it's a platform for Trivium's own crazed talent.".[6]
Accolades
In 2005, Ascendancy won the "Album of the Year Award" from Kerrang! magazine.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Matt Heafy, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "The End of Everything" (Instrumental) | Heafy, Jason Suecof | 1:20 | |
| 2. | "Rain" | Heafy, Corey Beaulieu | 4:11 | |
| 3. | "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" | Heafy, Beaulieu, Travis Smith | 4:51 | |
| 4. | "Drowned and Torn Asunder" | Heafy, Beaulieu | 4:17 | |
| 5. | "Ascendancy" | Heafy | 4:25 | |
| 6. | "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" | Heafy, Beaulieu | 5:55 | |
| 7. | "Like Light to the Flies" | Heafy, Beaulieu | 5:40 | |
| 8. | "Dying in Your Arms" | Heafy | 2:53 | |
| 9. | "The Deceived" | Heafy, Beaulieu | 5:11 | |
| 10. | "Suffocating Sight" | Heafy | 3:47 | |
| 11. | "Departure" | Heafy | 5:41 | |
| 12. | "Declaration" | Heafy | 7:00 | |
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55:16 | |||
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| 13. | "Washing Away Me in the Tides" | 3:46 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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59:02 | |||||||||
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| 13. | "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" | 5:10 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Washing Away Me in the Tides" | 3:46 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Master of Puppets" (Metallica cover, lyrics by James Hetfield) | 8:11 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Dying In Your Arms" (video mix) | 3:05 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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75:19 | |||||||||
Notes
- The bonus track "Washing Away Me in the Tides" was included on the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack.[9]
- A demo of the song "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" was included on the Ember to Inferno re-release and later re-recorded and included as a bonus track on the re-release of Ascendancy.
Personnel
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References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny (2005-03-15). "Ascendancy - Trivium". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ascendancy-r733299/review. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo. "Trivium: Ascendancy < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/trivium-ascendancy.shtml. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Headbanger's ball
- ^ Chart Information and Track listing
- ^ a b Ratliff, Brandon (2005-03-30). "Trivium - Ascendancy Review". 411mania.com. http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/749/Trivium-%C3%B1-Ascendancy-Review.htm. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Ascendancy - Trivium". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ascendancy-r733299. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo (2005-06-06). "Trivium: Ascendancy". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/trivium-ascendancy. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ "TRIVIUM: 'Ascendancy' Voted 'Album Of The Year' By KERRANG!". Blabbermouth.net. 2005-12-27. http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46086. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ Underworld: Evolution Soundtrack
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