Trivium is back with the release of their latest album, Vengeance Falls! The album was released on 10/9/2013, via Roadrunner Records, and has received quite mixed reviews from the metal community. Trivium has always been one of my favorite bands, because of the incredible amount of energy that they are able to bring to the table, consisting of lead singer Matt Heafy’s amazing vocal range and ability along with fast pace, hard-hitting, and technical instrumentals. They are also one of the most consistent bands, always putting in hard work into their albums and bringing stunning intensity in the music, whether it’s metalcore, heavy metal, or a mix between the two genres. My favorite album by them, not surprisingly, is Shogun, but I absolutely loved In Waves and Ascendancy as well. Does Vengeance Falls keep up with the quality and technicality from previous Trivium releases? I believe Vengeance Falls to be another awesome addition into the Trivium discography, but I feel like the band did not innovate enough, and there were too many aspects of the album that were reminiscent of their previous works.
Many songs on this album stand out, but the album overall had a repetitive element to it that made many of the tracks sound lackluster at times. The first single of the album, “Strife”, was first released on 8/20, and I wasn’t too hot about the song at first. I thought that it lacked the awesome harsh vocals from Matt Heafy, but the track grew on me later on. I loved the melody of the track, and the chorus was exceptionally catchy. However, just like “Strife”, harsh vocals are toned down throughout the entire album, and are replaced by softer, more melodic clean vocals. This is a little disappointing, as many fans feel like Matt’s screamed vocals bolster the tracks and adds a new layer of energy and dynamic to them. Instrumentals are still like typical Trivium: fast paced and technical, both in the drums and the guitars department. However, many of the guitar riffs and solos feel like they were just another rendition of those performed in Shogun, and it did not seem like the band has created something new altogether. That’s not to put down the band by any means, and many of the solos on the album are still epic and outstanding, most notably being the solo from “Incineration: The Broken World”. The frequent tempo changes in the album are somewhat enjoyable, although questionable at times. Sometimes, the mood of the tracks can feel like it’s going everywhere, when the song switches pace from slow to fast and fast to slow too often. However, those tracks that stand out were able to find a good balance between heaviness and loud guitar chugging with softer, melodic riffs. My favorite tracks on this album are “Brave this Storm”, “Strife”, “To Believe”, “Incineration: The Broken World”, and “Vengeance Falls”. Many other tracks sound a little dry and unanimated, and they just did not deliver the classic Trivium energy and vibe.
Lyrical work on the album is a bit of a letdown compared to previous releases, such as Shogun and In Waves. Although the lyrics are still fairly well written and meaningful, they’re inferior from those of Shogun. On their previous albums, Trivium were able to write lines that completely blow the listener away, and I feel like I wasn’t particularly impacted by the lyrics on this album. However, I do like that most of the tracks adhere to a central theme: struggles in humanity and how evilness has corrupted us. My favorite line comes from the opening track, “Brave this Storm”, “The waves keep crashing over, they pummel me over and over, I don’t think I can ever brave this storm.”
Like I said before, Trivium has already established their signature sound, and in Vengeance Falls, they have delivered their signature sound, except maybe the harsh vocals being toned down a little. However, this was amazing in 2008, when Shogun was released, but now in 2013, I feel like it’s time for a different formula. They are going to have to keep innovating to prove that they are able to develop as a band, and continue to synthesize new material to keep the tracks fresh and dynamic. Although this album is awesome in many aspects, I feel like it is not the best work Trivium could have done, and I hope to see them comeback with even more groundbreaking material in their next release. With that said, I still highly recommend this album for any fans of metalcore or heavy metal, and I think this is a much better album than Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold. Thank you for reading this review, and please leave a comment what you thought about the album! Stayed tuned on LegionCore, as I hope to review New Demons by I See Stars soon.
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