Trivium "In The Court Of The Dragon" Record Store Day sharp blast that distills 40

sharp blast that distills 40 years of Metallica into three and a half minutes

" the New Order-y ballad "Oceania" and the shoegaze-candy crunch of "Puppy Luv

Utilizing a palette of woodwind instruments and synthesized

The packaging on this version takes its cue form the original

but this split is literally 20+ years in the making

Trivium "In The Court Of The Dragon" Record Store Day sharp blast that distills 40There's always that one song you aren't expecting when you begin writing a new album, says Trivium's bassist, Paolo Gregoletto, sharing an inside look at the band's songwriting process. "It could be a riff written on the spot in the rehearsal space, a lyric that pairs just right with a melody, or in the case of 'Feast of Fire,' sitting right there in front of us in the middle of a demo that Corey (Beaulieu guitar) brought in. We were well into pre