Stream nieuwe track Trivium

Trivium's "Shattering The Skies Above" is een van de nummers die op de soundtrack EP van de Playstation3 computergame God of War III zal staan. De EP is getiteld "God of War: Blood & Metal", en zal begin maart verkrijgbaar zijn.

De EP bevat nummers van Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, Opeth en Taking Dawn. "Shattering The Skies Above" is het eerste nummer met Trivium's nieuwe drummer Nick Augusto, die recentelijk Travis Smith heeft vervangen achter de Trivium-trommels.




"God of War: Blood & Metal" track listing:

01. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - "My Obsession"
02. TRIVIUM - "Shattering The Skies Above"
03. DREAM THEATER - "Raw Dog"
04. TAKING DAWN - "This Is Madness"
05. OPETH - "The Throat Of Winter"
06. MUTINY WITHIN - "The End"

Trivium's Matt Heafy over het nummer: "When we were initially asked to write an original song for the game, we were slightly perplexed since we've never actually written a track for something other than a TRIVIUM record, but we answered the call as we are fans of the game.

"Writing the song was a fun experience. We started piecing riffs together on tour and then we really put time into the song when we got home and had the chance to go into the practice space to work on our ideas as a group.

"This new song captures a certain energy we've been trying to harness on record as well, as it will show all our fans worldwide where TRIVIUM is heading musically in the future."

Bassist Paolo Gregoletto voegt toe: "The first main riff I came up with on the SLIPKNOT tour we did in the U.S. in February 2009. I was having trouble coming up with anything that followed it well. Once I heard we had the chance to be a part of the game's EP, I really wanted to give this riff a chance to be in the song. We started collaborating on the riffs, structure, and started jamming it at rehearsals. Everyone keeps asking what it sounds like, more like 'Shogun' or 'Ascendancy', and the only way I can really describe it is as being very intense and energetic."

Bron: Roadrunner Records