Improvisational shamisen on strife
My plan was bury me - but that’s a tough key for shamisen - I’ll get it.
Should we have more Japanese instruments in our music? I think so!
#japanese#trivium#shamisen#mattheafy
31 days ago I couldn’t walk.
Here I am today building it all back.
Last October, I herniated a few discs (some may have been chronic/ non pain causing), tore my adductor longus, caused glute medius tendonosis, and potentially tore my hip labrum (although some could have been chronic/ old/ non pain-causing); 10 months later when it finally was better, my left meniscus blew in a freak injury in BJJ (although we’ve learned how that the meniscus was also chronic from an old black ice fall in 2009, the sub pushed it over the edge).
I didn’t let that deter me. 2024 was about rebuilding a broken mind, and 2025 was about rebuilding a broken body.
Thanks to Dr. Levy at Jewett Orlando, getting me in asap before our festival run; thanks to my pal Stephen at OH for connecting us; thanks to my strength and conditioning coach Harry getting me in the best shape before/ during/ after these injuries; and thanks to my nutritionist Jana - dialing in exactly what I needed to fuel myself before/ during/ after - I am feeling great.
I had surgery 12/14 days before our “best show of our career yet” at bloodstock 2025, and I’m finally back deadlifting and squatting. One more month till I make my way back to BJJ.
Don’t let life stop you. Rebuilding is hard - but it’s possible.
I’ll be better than ever by our upcoming final North American tour of the year. See you all then.
TRIVIUM X MACHINE HEAD X SLEEP TOKEN X MALEVOLENCE X EMPEROR
“With a little help from my friends”
BLOODSTOCK 2025
THAT. Was the best Trivium show ever. We had some of our best friends -who are in our favorite bands on the planet - guest with us. We paid tribute to Ozzy, covered Metallica, played a new song, made in waves no longer the outro, played fan favorites from most of our entire career, and had enough fire to roast a heard of beasts.
Thank you Robb, III, Josh, Ihsahn, Bloodstock, the Trivium crew, and most importantly… you!!!
I love what I do.
#trivium #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #machinehead #sleeptoken #malevolence #emperor #bloodstock
BURY ME WITH MY SCREAMS
Full song debuts tonight at 6PM EST only on SIRIUS XM LIQUID METAL CHAOS HOUR!!!
The video and song are out tomorrow. So if you want to hear the metal fruits of our labor first - get it on my Sirius xm show.
This song was fully made by us, in the studio we built for us, for all of you. Enjoy!
Bloodstock headliner this Friday!! We will be playing this live.
We’re so excited to bring you Alternate EP 2. Streaming everywhere on August 22nd!
The EP features fully re-recorded Acoustic versions of:
1. Eternity Leave
2. Breakers
3. Gold Palace Kingdom
4. Closer
5. Labyrinth
6. Mend
7. And Now We Sleep in Endless Ocean
1000+ tickets sold in an hour for Orlando and Quebec!! Nearing 800-1000 for most of the other shows!
Here is a clip from our 10,000 person sold out Montreal/ Laval show last run.
I don’t know who tf wouldn’t love to do this every single night of their lives, everywhere in the world. This is the dream.
In between preparing for this next chapter of our tour - we’re tracking and working some of the best new music we’ve ever done; enjoying time with the families; training lotsa BJJ.
Life is good.