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| 4.5 superb | Brendan Schroer STAFF | August 14th 21 |
In the court of the dragon KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
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| 5.0 classic | SpideryMan | October 8th 21 |
Trivium embraces a high fantasy prog aesthetic. Not too dissimilar from the themes explored on
Shogun, and stumble upon the best songwriting they've ever had. There's a seriously masterful
blend of clean and harsh sections in every song, influences from all over the heavy metal
spectrum spring up and never feel out of place due to great transitions and the odd symphonic
arrangements that compliment riffs that are meant to soar, or polished (but not over produced)
production to make a metalcore smackdown sound more raw.
Matt Heafy has developed a theatrical, but still very relatable, and emotional appraoch to
vocals. You'll never feel a disconnect between yourself and the song due to him overdoing the
"cheese factor" And if you ever felt like he was too nassally/whiny at some point on the older
records he basically sounds like a beefy knight defeating a warlock with the power of his earth
shattering baritenor these days. His vocals truly shine on tracks such as "A Crisis Of
Revelation", "Like A SWOOOORD Over Damocles" The title track, as well as "The Shadow Of The
Abattoir"
Alex bent continues to be a monster behind the kit, constantly hammering out perfect
beats for Cory and Matt, (and Paolo due to his presence being much easier to catch here), he's a
constant source of energy for the band and has to be mentioned.
While the album is significiantly closer to their classic material, echoing but not copying a
great deal Shogun, and Ascendency. The band show a level of maturity when it comes to
songwriting which couldn't have been achieved without the grooving "experimental" side of their
discography testing water.
All of these factors combine to form the most overwhelmingly
cohesive, all-encompassing, definitive vision of Trivium as a unit. It's fucking great and if
we're still judging them by the standards of modern metalcore, they're easily leagues above
their contemporaries here.
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| 2.5 average | SteakByrnes | August 12th 21 |
This album art fucking rules holy shit
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| 4.0 excellent | goonmob | October 8th 21 |
After the last album I wasn't expecting much, but damn this album kicks ass and probably the best Trivium album to date.
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| 4.5 superb | Dmax28 | October 8th 21 |
Seriously makes a strong case for their best album. They don't take their foot off the gas the whole time. And the vocal melodies, guitar solos, energy...its all at a higher level than these guys are usually able to consistently display. This is actually a fairly brutal album.
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| 4.5 superb | branm25 | October 8th 21 |
Trivium have had the best redemption arc. Ever since TSATS they've really solidified themselves as one of the most consistent and competent modern metal bands.
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| 4.5 superb | Ikarus14 | August 16th 21 |
@Tundra: well, I imagine they had a lot of free time on their hands during lockdown. So why the hell not make a new album?
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| 4.0 excellent | ZoddHand | October 9th 21 |
If someone told me Trivium would be at the top of rtheir game 20 years into their career I'd say you rwere lying. In the Court of the Dragon shows Trivium rfinally reaching their true potential. Alex Bent was rthe cherry on top of this band that really helped rthem resurge their career into the premier metal rband they have always wanted to be. Cory and Matt rhit it out of the park as a guitar duo delivering rthe bands best riffs and solos to date. Matt vocally rhas never sounded more comfortable in the band than rhe has now and his phrasing has really improved. rIt's hard to believe this is the same band that rreleased Vengence Falls and Silence in the Snow.
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| 4.5 superb | juanmaunivalle | October 8th 21 |
Is this album the best stuff they have done to date? For me, ITCOTD is way better than WTDMS & rTSATS.
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| 0.0 | Cumium | August 12th 21 |
in the court of the weeb
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| 4.0 excellent | RedRightHand | October 8th 21 |
Lmao at the blowhards that haven't even listened rating 0, way to go guys!
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| 4.5 superb | Mitch | October 4th 21 |
First Trivium album I've enjoyed since Shogun. Matt thankfully keeps his earth-shatteringly rgeneric clean vocals to a minimum, which really helps. I thought I was done with them after rWTDMS, but this pleasantly surprised me. The 2nd half is superb.
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | October 12th 21 |
Am I really going to have to listen to a fucking Trivium album??
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| 4.0 excellent | XSebbyMcMuffinX | October 10th 21 |
I have never particularly been a Trivium fan, finding them overall moderately enjoyable. However, this album fucks.
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| 4.0 excellent | Puckingham | October 8th 21 |
This is like Shogun, without the bloat. Fuck, it might be better than Shogun outright, but gotta give it some time before it gets the bump.
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| 4.5 superb | Malcontent | December 8th 21 |
I wouldn't even consider myself a fan of Trivium, but this absolutely slays. It plays like the best parts of thrash, melodeath, and
power metal: roaring riffs, memorable melodies, soaring guitars and high fantasy concepts - without the bloat, overblown mixing,
bad songwriting, cheese, or generic instrumentation that can easily come with the territory. Coupled with great lyrics, breathtaking
drumming, and a driving, palpable energy running through the entire record, this is an instant classic.
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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. STAFF | October 13th 21 |
Not really my kinda stuff deez dayz, but it does riff and whatnot. some choruses are catchy too.
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| 4.0 excellent | TheAfterman | October 9th 21 |
Wow this is actually good. I liked Sin but found WTDMS dreadfully boring. Sword and Crisis are my favourites so far.
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| 4.5 superb | PTRKoulou | January 10th 24 |
I've never quite felt that Trivium's potential was realized as much as with this one. Years after first listening to this, while I still don't care about No Way Back or From Dawn To Decadence, where Trivium enter their pilot mode, I can still note some moments that are worth my attention, like the cool tremolo picking in the former's prechorus. On the other hand, In the Court Of the Dragon's highlights are perhaps the greatest in their discography, boasting the humongous metal epos Shadow of the Abattoir or the astonishingly tight Crisis of Revelation. The performances, especially in the vocal department are on their absolute peak. Those are no small feats for a band well into their 10th release. Some filler aside, this is, without argument, the most complete Trivium album this far.
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| 4.0 excellent | MaidenUFO | March 8th 22 |
The title track is one of the best metal songs ever written. Heafy is a genius.
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| 0.0 | portraitsofdecay | October 9th 21 |
Is this actually good or are there a bunch of trivium fans on this site?
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| 4.0 excellent | Johnny Maccaroni | October 9th 21 |
Not ready yet to rate this but I couldn't believe my ears. Honestly good.
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| 4.0 excellent | Hawks | March 10th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | November 19th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Verdr | November 5th 23 |
| 3.5 great | blejacq | September 26th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | gfgfg11 | September 6th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | s0nicx | August 21st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Glovoc | June 17th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | P1pari | May 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | TeUz | February 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | PG2001 | February 2nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moses77 | November 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | JP77777 | November 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | boff | October 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | altmjw | October 8th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | kodama | October 7th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brock619 | September 23rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | legunek | September 1st 22 |
| 1.0 awful | remi | August 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wikis | August 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | July 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | July 25th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Bren80 | July 7th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | Source | June 17th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | V3XED | June 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Goup09 | April 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zalr | April 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Donul | April 1st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | March 11th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DylanP92 | February 24th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ishysez | February 18th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Vorpal | February 11th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Dogie | February 11th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TeeDeeM | February 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | bras42 | January 29th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Vusra | January 28th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Iteidem | January 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | January 1st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | epmxcx | December 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | kun072 | December 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | December 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | December 21st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | JTPlays | December 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mythodea | December 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | wingkon | December 16th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Popoh | December 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | December 15th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | cristane | December 13th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | WillOTG | December 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | abaeza | December 10th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | ballout | December 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToT720 | December 2nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | November 22nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | November 19th 21 |
| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | November 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | caitanya | November 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | November 15th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Voszz | November 14th 21 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | November 6th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | November 5th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | skin333 | November 4th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | November 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | November 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | latpac | October 31st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kris/KJ | October 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | October 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | IsaacBG | October 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | JimMead | October 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | ftdiwr | October 25th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | MonkMan | October 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | zuzek | October 23rd 21 |
| 3.0 good | Halez | October 23rd 21 |
| 3.0 good | em17ah | October 22nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | October 21st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Leeb890 | October 20th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | October 20th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Zeist | October 20th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Backlit | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | LOGOS | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marci | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | October 19th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | muevert | October 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Mushan | October 16th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | alcnet | October 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Gorey13 | October 15th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | brunch | October 14th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | pmellis | October 14th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Nishe | October 14th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Abraxas | October 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arctick | October 13th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Veldin | October 13th 21 |
| 2.5 average | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | October 13th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Risodo | October 13th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Onyx | October 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brosuke | October 13th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | coopj | October 13th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Lopan | October 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | sfoat9 | October 13th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | jmal00 | October 12th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | October 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | ptrstr | October 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Djang0 | October 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | October 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | October 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jaxer | October 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Subrick | October 11th 21 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | October 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | October 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | valek | October 10th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Macck | October 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | October 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | October 10th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | jsredna | October 10th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | October 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | October 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poet | October 9th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | stvnbyd | October 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | shem | October 9th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | October 9th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | skeed | October 9th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | SYL | October 8th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | October 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | October 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mesm277 | October 8th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Rollage | October 8th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Zac124 | October 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Suyan | October 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luna | October 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Zakusz | October 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | October 8th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Oobaloo | October 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | thedoom | October 7th 21 |
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