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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are many words to describe this album, my favourite one being AMAZING; this album is a fusion of Trivium's old sound and a new more mature Metallica-esque sound, which I must say, they pull off very well.
The main thing I have to say about this album - the songs don't half stick in your head. I love the fact that I'm sat in Maths at College and all I can think of is...woah-oh-woah-oh... and it's like yeah...maths is boring but this album has to be good!
I'm not kidding, try it out and you'll see!
I was originally skeptical about this album because I liked their old sound, but my friend let me listen to this album on its release day and I had to buy a copy. It's amazing, quick paced but heartbreaking in its own way. This album is an amazing blend of musical talent but still with the anthemic qualities that make it as unforgettable as either of its predecessors, aswell as Metallica's Black Album.
A brilliant effort from the Floridian Metal outfit.
The main thing I have to say about this album - the songs don't half stick in your head. I love the fact that I'm sat in Maths at College and all I can think of is...woah-oh-woah-oh... and it's like yeah...maths is boring but this album has to be good!
I'm not kidding, try it out and you'll see!
I was originally skeptical about this album because I liked their old sound, but my friend let me listen to this album on its release day and I had to buy a copy. It's amazing, quick paced but heartbreaking in its own way. This album is an amazing blend of musical talent but still with the anthemic qualities that make it as unforgettable as either of its predecessors, aswell as Metallica's Black Album.
A brilliant effort from the Floridian Metal outfit.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The dust has settled on 'The Crusade' now, with over six months passed since its release. Having taken a quick look at the overall rating for this CD, however, I have to say I was quite stunned at it being almost 5 stars. So, here's my two cents on Trivium's 3rd album, take it or leave it.
What started off as a band with great technical chops and confidence quickly spiralled to stratospheric proportions just 2 years ago as 'Ascendancy' caught the metal world's attention back in 2005. Less than 18 months after its release and despite massive amounts of touring, Trivium found time to write and record 'The Crusade'. The hubbub was there, the adverts were in place at your local HMV, and it seemed like this was an album all metalheads needed to know about, and acquire, of course. And thanks to Roadrunner being so efficient on the marketing front, it sold like hotcakes. But that doesnt disguise the fact that this is, in fact, Trivium's least consistent album yet.
'The Crusade' does a few things right, for sure. The guitar work seems far more varied than previous works, and with Matt Heafy ditching the screaming vocals almost altogether his strong James Hetfieldian vocals come to the fore, giving the band a more traditional edge. In the HEAVY deparment, 'To The Rats' thrashes about with all the pace and poise of a classic Testament number; 'Entrance of the Conflagration' serves as their best homage to traditional metal and 'Unrepentant' shows some furious welding of a honed melodic edge with tight but restrained riffing.
But on the other side of this album, the band seemed to have branched off and tried to write songs with a bit more variety to them, which is certainly commendable considering 'Ascendancy' and its fast-speed-fits-all mentality. But unfortunately, most of the time it just doesnt pay off. 'The Rising' in particular is an aimless dull affair, with riffing so tedious its more creepy than sleazy. The album's token 'ballad', if you can call it that, entitled 'This World Can't Tear Us Apart' is as dour as it's title suggests and lyrically it plays like any tried and tested progressive-love song you've ever heard. These moments are all the more frustrating when pitted against the face-melting might of album opener 'Ignition', and the delicious melodic vocal hooks found on various tracks. But unfortunately for everyone of them there's an 'Anthem', with its shudderingly embarassing chanting sounding like it's come from the tail end of a Motley Crue outtake, and Heafy trying far too hard to sound like Hetfield.
With 'The Crusade', it seems Trivium have tried to do two things; refine their thunderously heavy moments and expand their song writing palette. On the former they have definitely succeeded, but on the latter I think they've failed this time around. They can certainly be commended for trying something different with around half of these songs, but that 'something different' will hopefully be majorly tweaked and improved upon come album number 4, or I prophesise some serious problems ahead for these young metal titans.
What started off as a band with great technical chops and confidence quickly spiralled to stratospheric proportions just 2 years ago as 'Ascendancy' caught the metal world's attention back in 2005. Less than 18 months after its release and despite massive amounts of touring, Trivium found time to write and record 'The Crusade'. The hubbub was there, the adverts were in place at your local HMV, and it seemed like this was an album all metalheads needed to know about, and acquire, of course. And thanks to Roadrunner being so efficient on the marketing front, it sold like hotcakes. But that doesnt disguise the fact that this is, in fact, Trivium's least consistent album yet.
'The Crusade' does a few things right, for sure. The guitar work seems far more varied than previous works, and with Matt Heafy ditching the screaming vocals almost altogether his strong James Hetfieldian vocals come to the fore, giving the band a more traditional edge. In the HEAVY deparment, 'To The Rats' thrashes about with all the pace and poise of a classic Testament number; 'Entrance of the Conflagration' serves as their best homage to traditional metal and 'Unrepentant' shows some furious welding of a honed melodic edge with tight but restrained riffing.
But on the other side of this album, the band seemed to have branched off and tried to write songs with a bit more variety to them, which is certainly commendable considering 'Ascendancy' and its fast-speed-fits-all mentality. But unfortunately, most of the time it just doesnt pay off. 'The Rising' in particular is an aimless dull affair, with riffing so tedious its more creepy than sleazy. The album's token 'ballad', if you can call it that, entitled 'This World Can't Tear Us Apart' is as dour as it's title suggests and lyrically it plays like any tried and tested progressive-love song you've ever heard. These moments are all the more frustrating when pitted against the face-melting might of album opener 'Ignition', and the delicious melodic vocal hooks found on various tracks. But unfortunately for everyone of them there's an 'Anthem', with its shudderingly embarassing chanting sounding like it's come from the tail end of a Motley Crue outtake, and Heafy trying far too hard to sound like Hetfield.
With 'The Crusade', it seems Trivium have tried to do two things; refine their thunderously heavy moments and expand their song writing palette. On the former they have definitely succeeded, but on the latter I think they've failed this time around. They can certainly be commended for trying something different with around half of these songs, but that 'something different' will hopefully be majorly tweaked and improved upon come album number 4, or I prophesise some serious problems ahead for these young metal titans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all they are not trying to be Testament or Metallica, they are Trivium.. This album has had vairied reviews, this one however is simple.. This is a great album, track after track.. If you have never heard of Trivium but like good music/songs then buy this album you will not be dissapointed.. If you have heard of Trivium and you like their previous material then you will already own this album (and most probably love it) If you have heard of the name, dont judge them untill you hear this album start to finish.. This album is not just riff after solo after solo, the new vocal style is extreamly listenable.. it also deals with social issues and talking points.. I reccomend this album to anyone who likes rock/metal and pretty much anyone else.. The stand out tracks on the album are, pretty much all of them.. Enjoy
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Great deal
Once more a big deal. I would definitely make more businesses in the future. Great price and great product.Amazing deal.
Published 4 months ago by Fernando Silva
Trivium The Crusade CD
I bought this CD (Trivium - The Crusade), as I had already their Ascendency Album, which blew me away. Read more
Published 14 months ago by catdog
The worst Trivium Album!!!!!!
Really is a disapointment after Acendency, which is epic! as is thir first studio album Ember to inferno. Read more
Published 18 months ago by PaddyW106
Fine album
Trivium's third studio album The Crusade may have divided fan opinion when it was released due to the band moving away from metal core influences and relying more heavily on their... Read more
Published on 29 April 2010 by Gentlegiantprog
Metal goodness
Having never listened to Trivium before I was impressed! Similarly sounding to Metallica in places but original enough to make it a good album. Read more
Published on 29 May 2009 by C. Booler
Terrible lyrics
I was never a massive Trivium fan, but thought that Ascendancy was a very good album.
I bought this one as I also kinda liked the first two singles, which looking back was... Read more
I bought this one as I also kinda liked the first two singles, which looking back was... Read more
Published on 18 July 2008 by Ms. C. B. Mead
McTallican't
This band kept being recommended to me by Amazon and when this album was released it sounded right up my street. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2008 by J. Fowler
Amazing Trivium try something new and it works.
I love this album the songs are brilliant, the lyrics are good, the vocals are excellent, the guitar work is awesome, the drumming is really awesome. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2008 by MrMetalheadO'Hagan
Trivium have still got 'it'
For all those thinking that this album is a 'Metallica rip-off' listen to it! I'm sorry but Trivium don't sound like Metallica. Read more
Published on 3 April 2008 by Nath
superb
I was a fan of ascendancy, it had amazing original music that hasn't been heard in years, but although the screaming vocals suit the band, it was a bit much on pretty much every... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by C. L. Emson
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