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Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine review – glorious exchange of skull-crushing riffs and deafening roars
The veteran rockers turn back the clock on the dual anniversary of their breakthrough albums, with the south Wales band playing a conquering heroes’ return
Released within months of one another in 2005, Bullet’s The Poison and Trivium’s Ascendancy offered a reset at the end of nu-metal’s reign, fusing thrash, melodeath and galloping NWOBHM while serving up radio-ready hooks that made them crucial gateway texts for a generation of metal-curious kids. During Drowned and Torn Asunder, a winningly naff blow-up version of the demon from Ascendancy’s sleeve hanging behind them Eddie-style, Heafy and guitarist Corey Beaulieu lean into duelling solos that feel like wish-fulfilment, a platonic ideal of metal. Having emerged from a stacked scene in the south Wales valleys, there is a sense of conquering heroes returning during the monstrous All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) and 4 Words (To Choke Upon), which are roared back at the band with eye-popping fervour.
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