On October 14,2022 Trivium slayed Nashville, Tennessee during the Deadmen and Dragons tour. This show took place at the Marathon Music Works venue, located in the heart of Nashville. Supporting acts included Between the Buried and Me, Whitechapel, and Khemmis. Although it has only been five months since Trivium has performed in Nashville, the last being in May for the Metal Tour of the Year, fans packed the venue awaiting the chance to see them again.
First band of the night was doom metal band Khemmis. Formed in 2012 in Denver, Colorado, Khemmis chose their name after an ancient city in Egypt. This was defiantly a great choice for a opening band for this tour, they had the crowds undivided attention from start to finish. Although all the fans had not arrived yet, the ones who were there seemed to thoroughly enjoy their thirty minute set. This 4 piece band had very high energy, with vocalist Phil Pendergast jumping around nearly the whole set, all while playing guitar as well. Some of their songs included “Avernal Gate,” “Sigil,” and “Isolation.” The band closed out their set with the song “A Conversation with Death” which seemed to be a fan favorite.
Second band of the night was Tennessee’s own Whitechapel. Formed in 2006, this deathcore band formed in Knoxville, Tennessee, and chose the name Whitechapel after the district of London where Jack the Ripper once lived. This six piece band has released 8 albums, and 14 music videos, and is most known for their song “The Saw is the Law.” Vocalist, Phil Bozeman, absolutely wow’ed the crowd with his intense screams, and stage presence. Once Whitechapel came on the energy was intense, crowd surfers began rushing the barricade and keeping security hard at work. Not to mention the mosh pit was absolutely insane Nashville was giving Whitechapel the energy they deserved. This six piece band has previously stated that some of their influences include Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, Pantera, Hatebreed, and Napalm Death, but with their unique sound they have managed to take all of those bands and transform it into one of their own. Whitechapel played seven songs, which included “Lost Boy,” “Orphan,” and “This is Exile” they closed out with the song “Doom Woods.” From the first note to the last, Whitechapel took Nashville by storm, and with over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners and growing daily its safe to say they aren’t stopping anytime soon.
Up next was progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. Formed in 2000, Between the Buried and Me originated in Raleigh, North Carolina and is commonly known as the abbreviation “BTBAM.” This 5 piece band has produced ten studio albums, and is most known for their ability to quickly switch from thrash metal to keyboard melodies, as well as vocalists Tommy Giles Rogers Jr wide range of vocals. BTBAM previously stated one of their biggest musical influences was Counting Crows, ironically enough they chose the name Between the Buried and Me based off a section of lyrics in the Counting Crows song “Ghost Train.” This five piece band has produced ten studio albums, as well as multiple music videos. Some of the songs they played on this tour included “ Sun of Nothing,” “Extremophile” and closed out with the song “The Future is Behind Us.” The crowd wasn’t as rowdy during this set, but seemed to be enjoying the show with multiple fans screaming the lyrics loud enough for the band to hear. Nevertheless, the fans seemed to be very pleased with the performance, and the anticipation was rising for Trivium.
The crowd was packing in as Trivium was about to grace Nashville with their presence, and fans began chanting their name. Formed in 1999, this heavy metal band originated in Orlando, Florida. Trivium has sold over 1 million albums worldwide, and was even nominated for a Grammy for song “Betrayer” as the “Best Metal Performance.” This four piece band is most known for their insane riffs, dual guitar harmonies, breakdowns, as well as wonderful crowd interaction during the entire set. Vocalist, Matt Heafy, combines his amazing singing voice, with intense screams and growls which makes for an amazing show. During the show Matt stopped multiple times to speak to the crowd, thank them for coming out and supporting live music, as well as challenging this Nashville crowd to beat Alberta, Canada as the most insane crowd of the tour, a challenge that Nashville was willing to accept. Trivium has released ten studio albums, and endless music videos. They performed for approximately 1.5 hours, and the set list included a variety of songs, some that include “What the Dead Men Say,” “Chaos Reigns,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Heart From Your Hate,” and they closed out with the song “In Waves.” Once Trivium began performing the mosh pits went wild, some of which even had small children, that everyone in the pit was allowing to have the best time and keeping them safe. Before the set was complete, Trivium crowned Nashville as the most intense crowd of the tour this far, something that Music City made nearly impossible for another city to take over. Although Trivium has visited Nashville two times in 2022, we greatly anticipate the next time they come to town. The Deadmen and Dragons tour began October 2, 2022 in Boise, Idaho and ends November 10,2022 in Los Angeles, California. There is still time to get tickets to this iconic tour click HERE for more details.
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