The Sin and the Sentence [LP]

by Trivium

Overview

The Florida-based decibel pushers continue their sonic metamorphosis from thrash-blasted metalcore to melody-driven (almost) trad-metal on The Sin and the Sentence, their eighth full-length effort and first studio outing with touring drummer Alex Bent. If 2015's Silence in the Snow marked Trivium's deep dive into arena rock, then The Sin and the Sentence is the free fall; a perfectly formed horned hand framed by a smoldering wall of pyrotechnics. It may have taken eight albums to get there, but the band has never sounded more confident, delivering a positively lethal 11-song set that strikes the perfect balance between unhinged and meticulously crafted. The addition of Bent, a powerhouse, hammer-of-the-gods-style kit man, and the newfound conviction of vocalist Matt Heafy, seem to have put a charge into the group. The riffage is meaner and leaner, and the songs themselves -- especially the singles "Heart from Your Hate" and the combustible title track -- feel both lived-in and visceral, with highlights arriving via the serpentine, gang-vocal-led "Beyond Oblivion" and the throat-mangling closer "Thrown Into the Fire." Produced with significant sonic heft by Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, All That Remains), The Sin and the Sentence is the perfect distillation of Trivium's myriad attempts at bending the genre to their will. It's vintage Metallica by way of System of a Down, with enough Maiden-esque melodies percolating underneath to please even the most ardent old-school headbanger, but what's most impressive is that, despite all of the obvious influences, it finally sounds like them. The band's detractors jumped ship years ago, but for those who have stuck around for the long haul, The Sin and the Sentence is here to pay some dividends. [The Sin and the Sentence was also released on LP.] ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2017
Label:	Roadrunner Records
UPC:	0016861744618

Tracks

1. The Sin and the Sentence
2. Beyond Oblivion
3. Other Worlds
4. The Heart from Your Hate
5. Betrayer
6. The Wretchedness Inside
7. Endless Night
8. Sever the Hand
9. Beauty in the Sorrow
10. The Revanchrist
11. Thrown Into the Fire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trivium   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elijah Rojas   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Brandon Diaz   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Corey Beaulieu   Guitar
Paolo Gregoletto   Guitar (Bass)
Daniel Rodriguez   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Josh Wilbur   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Matt Heafy   Guitar,Vocals
Josh Brooks   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mike Miller   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jon Paul Douglass   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Too Late the Hero   Vocals,Vocal Group
Alex Bent   Drums
Thomas Oliveira   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kevin Martincowski   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Carrion   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Gerardo Carrero   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Corey Beaulieu   Composer,Group Member
Paolo Gregoletto   Composer,Group Member
Josh Wilbur   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Matt Heafy   Composer,Group Member
Josh Brooks   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Dave Rath   A&R
Nick Rowe   Engineer
Jon Paul Douglass   Photography,Videography,Art Direction,Documentation
Lana Migliore   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kevin Billingslea   Engineer,Recording
Alex Bent   Group Member
Ashley Heafy   Design,Cover Art,Packaging,Art Direction