Trivium - Silence In The Snow - guest review
Trivium - Silence In The Snow - guest review
Tracklist
01. Snøfall02. 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]
Guest review by
TonsureOvDoom July 18, 2025
Listening to Trivium is like listening to a band that sounds heavy, but is not heavy: like there is another band underneath, trying to be the ultimate heavy metal all-arounder. Most of Trivium's albums consist of songs squeezing in too many riffs, too many vocal styles, too many time changes and too many progressions.
From the debut Ember To Inferno to most recently In The Court Of The Dragon, the band have tried stubbornly to make music in a wide range of metal styles and make them fit into what they wish to present as "Trivium". In bowing to all directions, they end up showing their ass in other direction, thusly making it possible to sound first coherent, then bland, back to coherent, injecting incoherent parts of riffs, back to bland, often within a single song. All albums have the same weakness of overdoing each song in length also. You could easily cut 0.5-2 minutes from the tracks and their initial idea would still remain intact, and in most cases sound more refined even. Every Trivium album has 1-3 standout bangers. Rating the albums seems meaningless, since every album has the exact same weak and strong points, and repeats the same "problem" I just described.
I think Silence In The Snow is their best album in presenting them in their most honest form, taking a step back from trying to do too much and concentrating in presenting a more "song and melody" Trivium. When Heafy is not doing all he can muster in his lungs, every song sounds balanced and intact. It sounds like the band that truly is underneath the so-called Trivium cover. But is it a great album? Well, it's a good one. Silence In The Snow suffers from streched-out song writing here and there. It's still something you'd occasionally want to pull in.
What's most weird to me is that I never feel they are a heavy band. It's a band that in principle you'd really like to see them be a great band; the individual musicianship, skills, and work ethic are extremely high, and they give 100% to the band, to fans, to shows. However, unless they change something radically, revolutionary in their mindset and approach to song writing, they will always stay in the musical cage of their own making.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by TonsureOvDoom | July 18, 2025
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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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. Read more ›› |
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Interesting and thoughtful review! I'm glad to see someone else appreciate this record. It's not my favorite of theirs and I don't have the same gripe you do with some of their other releases, but I really enjoyed this one. I wouldn't be mad if they returned to this sound in the future, because I think they did the super polished modern metal sound well. I love Heafy's screams, but his clean vocals really took a big leap forward here.
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Thank you for commenting. Trivium is a band I often see myself as "wanting" to like them, but my ear, tastes and mind never align with. I still respect the band and give thumbs up for making a career. If I'd create my dream metal band on paper, Heafy would be on the shortlist.
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