Children of Bodom/Trivium live in Tempe
By
CrpnDeth,
Staff Photographer/Writer
Friday, December 2, 2005 @ 2:28 PM
11-28-05 at the Marquee Theate
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One of the break out bands of 2005’s Ozzfest is Trivium. They are definitely
taking advantage of the Ozzfest exposure as they have just finished one tour,
are currently touring with Children of Bodom, and once this tour ends, they will
be back with In Flames. The young, highly energetic band performed as a
seasoned quartet, even though Ascendancy is only their second album (not
counting their recorded demos ).
Trivium formed in 2000 after the
band's original singer saw Matt Heafy perform the Offspring's "Self Esteem" with
a drummer at his high school talent show. The band members chose the name
Trivium - which is Latin for the intersection between the three schools of
learning: grammar, rhetoric and logic - because they liked the way it implied an
open-mindedness to different styles, and summed up their musical aesthetic.
After going through various lineups, the band finally found guitarist Corey
Beaulieu, who compliments Heafy's precision playing with solid riffs that help
anchor the songs. Numerous bass players came and went before Paolo Gregoletto,
who has jammed with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain, was brought in just in
time for the tour with Machine Head. Feeling so strongly about the group, their
music and their dedication to their craft, Paolo left another group to be a part
of Trivium.
When Trivium hit the stage
Monday night, they exploded. The packed crowd at the Marquee Theater in
Tempe
was ready and waiting. Trivium helped draw a younger crowd for headliners
Children of Bodom, and the energy they brought was definitely felt on stage by
the band. Riff after riff, chant after chant, the crowd’s favorable reaction
to Trivium grew. The band took great delight in watching the number of bodies
increasingly taking part in crowd surfing. Around the time of the final hammer
of ‘Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation’ and ‘Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your
Martyr’ the hardcore Bodom fans finally took notice. Those at the front
continue to go off while those waiting strictly for Bodom seemed to have
awakened.
Rumblings in the press have
stated that if Trivium continues its frenzied popularity growth and maintains
their hunger, they might take the throne from those has-beens in
San Francisco. Their new album, due out early
next year, could prove interesting. While participating in so many tours back
to back, the guys should be careful about overexposure (remember
LinkinPark?).
Trivium set list in no particular order: The End Of
Everything (Intro) / Rain / Like Light To The Flies / Drowned & Torn Asunder /
Ascendancy / Suffocating Sight / The Deceived / A Gunshot To The Head Of
Trepidation / Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr
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Next up was Children of Bodom.
The band’s name originates from
a 45-year-old Finnish murder mystery (one of the most notorious mass murders in
Scandinavian history) which took place near the band's home region. Back in
1960, four teenagers went camping near Bodominjärvi (LakeBodom).
They were brutally stabbed leaving only one of them, a boy called Nils
Gustafsson, barely alive. The triple murder was never solved.
In early 2005, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) declared the
case was solved based on some new analysis on the blood stains. The
trial started on August 4, 2005. On October 7, 2005 Gustafsson was freed of all
charges.
After a brief break following
Trivium’s performance, a break barely long enough to wipe the sweat from your
head and grab an overpriced beer, Children of Bodom was welcomed to chants of “Bodom!
Bodom! Bodom!” before the they could even take the stage. They wasted no time
launching in to Living Dead Beat, which is from the new release, Are
You Dead Yet? Following songs included Sixpounder, Silent Night Bodom
Night, Hate Me – each offering a solid, flawless performance. There were
over the top solos including some duals where Alexi and Janna stood
side-by-side. There were the appreciative "Fuck yeah!" yells to the crowd and
the pit retained its energy previously ignited by Trivium. All in all, Children
of Bodom fans – both old and new – left satisfied and sweaty.
The band only has a short time left in the states for this
tour before heading back across the seas. You should definitely see them if
there is a show near you. Remaining dates:
02.12.2005 SAN ANTONIO; TX /
White Rabbit 03.12.2005 HOUSTON; TX /
Meridian 05.12.2005 TAMPA; FL / Masquerade 06.12.2005
ATLANTA; GA / Masquerade 08.12.2005
WASHINGTON; DC / 9:30 Club 09.12.2005
PHILADELPHIA; PA / Trocadero 10.12.2005
WORCHESTER; MA / Palladium 11.12.2005 MONTREAL;
QU / Medley 12.12.2005 TORONTO; ON / Opera
House 14.12.2005 NEW YORK; NY /
IrvingPlaza
Children of Bodom setlist in no particular order: Living
Dead Beat, In Your Face, Are You Dead Yet?, Sixpounder, Angels Don’t Kill,
Needled 24/7, Chokehold, Hate Me, Bodom After Midnight, Follow the Reaper,
Everytime I Die, Silent Night Bodom Night, Downfall, Hate Crew Deathroll
trevor12 - 12/15/2005 10:37:02 AM Actually Manson fucking sucks. Trivium has more talent in their little fingers than Manson's entire band combined. I would sell my tickets if they dropped Trivium and added Mnemic.
dancypants - 12/15/2005 8:03:27 AM I try to listen to children of bosoms, but I'm not really into the whole nu metal thing.
MANSONfreak69 - 12/14/2005 9:59:08 PM I have been listening to CoB since "Hatebreeder" were the fuck have you guys been??
Trivium fucking sucks, can not stand them and I wish they would drop off the IN FLAMES tour along with ZAO (Crap) and MNEMIC should be on the bill instead.
Blobber - 12/14/2005 6:30:24 PM Maybe he screams becuase he cannot fucking sing. Tone deaf? Lots of folks can't sing. Maybe that's cool with his bandmates?
artx - 12/13/2005 4:12:00 PM i fucking missed it! nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
The_Space_Lord - 12/12/2005 8:28:15 PM Trivium rock ass but the video for "A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation" really gets stupid 3/4 of the way through.
trevor12 - 12/12/2005 10:43:39 AM "pussified scream"....what an amazing handle you have on the English language. Whether you like the singing or not, if you don't recognize the talent in their guitarists, then you have no credibility in my book.
powergroove - 12/11/2005 10:35:17 AM triviums "singing is fucking gayer than their pussified screams.
Baby_Raper - 12/10/2005 12:48:07 PM Children of Bodom is cool and Trivium is ok, but i agree with alot of people who say the singers style in Trivium has got to go but the sound of the band is cool, i've seen a few post at KNAC.COM and i couldn't agree more.
LoveBuzz - 12/9/2005 12:32:33 PM i was referring to Trivium in my post below.
LoveBuzz - 12/9/2005 12:31:25 PM i dig their music but the singing is FUCKING HORRIBLE. why cant the singer just sing and not scream like a fucking idiot??
trevor12 - 12/7/2005 2:17:01 PM I can't stop listening to Trivium's Ascendency album, it is that good. It's so great that there are new bands coming out that really can play their guitars. Can't wait to see them with In Flames in early '06. Sounds like I need to give COB a listen.
Totems - 12/6/2005 8:17:21 AM Vic, Trivium lay it down if you get past the singing you will like them.
magor - 12/5/2005 9:33:11 PM Well, if you like COB, especially for their ability to combine melody with fantastic solos, and breakneck arrangements in general then you should like DragonForce. I checked them out using the link provided by KNAC.com on KNAC..'s home page, and if anything, they are even more insane. The songs are sung though rather than crowed black metal style or roared death metal style, I think this is why some categorize them as power metal, but they truly have taken the soloing to the next level. Sort of like swing jazz or flamenco meeting metal, in addition to the stock blues and classically inspired neoclassical licks traditionally used in metal.
Blobber - 12/5/2005 8:42:55 PM It's Korn with a few 4-second "solos".
