Re-recording an entire album after discovering a major technical problem might sound nightmarish, but that’s exactly what happened to Matt Heafy and Trivium while recording their landmark album, Ascendancy.
A costly tuning problem
In a recent interview with Metal Hammer (via Total Guitar), Matt Heafy revealed that after recording the entireAscendancy in drop Db, the band discovered a critical problem: all the guitars were slightly out of tune.
“I remember arriving at the studio and seeing Jason [Suecof, producteur] with his head in his hands. He kept saying, ‘Oh no, no, no!’ The whole album was slightly out of tune because the guitar wouldn’t hold its tuning. So we took everything out, turned the guitar up a half step, and re-recorded the entire album.”
Despite this misfortune, Heafy and his comrades persevered, and the efforts paid off. Since its release in 2005, Ascendancy has become a cornerstone of modern Metal. The album not only reached high positions on the Rock and Metal charts in the United Kingdom, but it also marked the band’s entry onto the Billboard 200 in the United States.
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A big European tour
Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine will join forces for the tour Poisoned Ascendency in 2025, a tribute to their albums Ascendancy et The Poison released in 2005. European fans will be able to see them on stage, notably in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg:
- February 5: Zurich, The Hall, Switzerland
- February 7: Paris, Le Zénith, France
- February 9: Antwerp, Lotto Arena, Belgium
- February 23: Luxembourg, Rockhal, Luxembourg
