Trivium hold a special place in my appreciation of metal music. They get a lot of crap from older metalheads that don't like their look, or the screaming, or some of their music videos, but I experienced hearing them before seeing them.
I recall hearing a few singles from their third album, The Crusade, and I just enjoyed the lead playing and fast riffing they employed - as a 16 year old getting into that kind of music it was all new to my ears.
Trivium have moved on a great deal since the sound of their first three albums - their fourth, Shogun, was a display of technical playing, longer songs and liberal use of 7 string guitars.
In Waves, sees a huge step up in the vocal performance from frontman Matthew Heafy, a change in drummer triggering more blast beats and grindcore elements into the rhythm section as well as shorter songs that prove to be very catchy.
As far as consistent songwriting goes Trivium have put out their most consistent album with In Waves.
This song really showcases Trivium's new direction - Heafy's screams are more controlled and better enunciated, the guitar riffs have more of a groove to them (something I prefer to hear over the thrash-inclined riffs of albums past), and the guitar solos sit better as part of the song rather than sounding like an exercise in technicality.
Overall this song is such a powerful statement to make to kick of the album, but it sucks you into what I consider to be Trivium's best album to date.
As for the video - it is worth watching all of it.
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