Band:	Trivium
Album:	Silence In The Snow
Style:	Heavy metal
Release date:	October 02, 2015
Guest review by:	tominator

01. Snøfall
02. Silence In The Snow
03. Blind Leading The Blind
04. Dead And Gone
05. The Ghost That's Haunting You
06. Pull Me From The Void
07. Until The World Goes Cold
08. Rise Above The Tides
09. The Thing That's Killing Me
10. Beneath The Sun
11. Breathe In The Flames
12. Cease All Your Fire [Deluxe edition bonus]
13. The Darkness Of My Mind [Deluxe edition bonus]

I have to be honest, I was quite excited for this album when I heard the tracks that the band released before the official launch of the album ("Silence In The Snow" and "Until The World Goes Cold"), so I bought the record on the day it came out. Now I listened to most of the albums that Trivium has released (mostly because they seem to have a pretty big fanbase), but I have to say that outside of Shogun there aren't many albums by them that are interesting, in my opinion. Most of their albums are forgettable to me. I really thought Silence In The Snow would change that. I really liked the two previously mentioned tracks, but when I listened through the whole album, I realized that outside of "Cease All Your Fire" they were the only tracks that I liked.

This album just sounds so uninspired to me. The lyrics are often really cheesy but try to sound important. Now I'm someone who listens to quite a lot of power metal so I'm used to cheesy lyrics, but usually the bands realize they have cheesy lyrics and don't try to hide that. Here I honestly feel like they take the lyrics way too seriously; at least that's how I perceive them.

The production is excellent. The guitars sound really good, the drums sound powerful. No complaints here. Matt sounds really good on this record. Strong vocals as you've come to expect from him. But the lack of inspiration in the songwriting and most of the riffs are the things that disappoint me the most. The guitar solos are another part that I think feel dull overall, which shouldn't be the case. A guitar solo should excite you but unfortunately that's not the case here.

It's not a terrible album, it's just after I heard those two songs before the album was released, I expected more. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of people that like it. The album is forgettable for me. If I want to go listen to Trivium, it would probably be Shogun or In Waves. Those are way stronger albums. More consistent and overall more pleasant to listen to.

If I had to use one word to describe this record then it would be "generic". The cheesy lyrics, the uninspired guitars, dull solos - that's unfortunately (wow I'm using that word a lot) how I feel about this album. I assume they tried to find a sound to appeal to an even larger audience but I think it failed.

Overall the album goes by quickly but nothing sticks in your head. These are probably the most disappointing records because you expect to at least feel something while listening to the album. This one, though, didn't make me feel anything. Again, it's not bad, it's just dull. If you would like to listen to any of the songs, I can recommend "Silence In The Snow" and "Until The World Goes Cold". The other songs aren't as memorable.