Trivium are without a doubt
the biggest band to grace the rock music scene in the last few years.
Their 2007 UK tour includes spots such as the Ipswich Regent, the
Hammersmith Apollo and many others.
Trivium are not the first big band to play at the Ipswich Regent, in fact bands such as Motorhead have already performed on its stage more than one.
The first thing I noticed having stepped through the front door, was the unbelievable
mix of people attending the
concert. There was a representative for almost
every age group, some of the older generation were clearly attending
with their children, but I did spot several 60 year olds on their own.
Trivium were supported by Sanctity, Gojira and Annihilator. The first to play were Sanctity.
The style of music Sanctity played is definitely best described as heaby thrash. The band hail from west California, and their style is typical of
the music scene over
there.
Sanctity played tracks from their album "Road to Bloodshed" and I have every intention of obtaining a copy of this album at the nearest possible opportunity.
At times it was a little hard to hear what the vocalist was saying between tracks, this was due to a mixture of crowd noise, and the fact that he would growl parts of his sentences. Overall however I was very impressed with this band.
After a short break Gojira came on, once again their style of music was very 'thrashy' and you could clearly see most of the crowd headbanging. Their set was slightly shorter than Sactity's but was well enjoyed by most.
I found that the bass lines played by Gojira were quite addictive, and still stick in my mind today.
After Gojira had played there was another short brake whilst the roadies re-arranged the stage.
During this time I heard some kids commenting that they
had in fact only come to the gig for the next band - Annihilator.
Annihilator seem to have a very loyal fanbase, and I was quite
impressed to see that shortly after they had played people did in fact
leave. Some had clearly bought tickets purely to see them.
I was quite impressed with the music they played, you could clearly hear a Metallica-ish influence in a lot of the tracks. the use of texture throughout their songs was reminiscent of Metallica and Trivium. There was one occassion where the
singer changed to a higher pitch, and this to me ruined
that particular song. The sound system used in the Regent amplified his
high tones to the point of hurting my ears, none-theless it was an
enjoyable set.
After another short break came the band that mo
st had been waiting for, with an impressive light display to
build up the tension, the crowd were chanting "Trivium" long before they even stepped onto the
stage. The first track they played was
"Detonation" form their latest album "The Crusade". This is in fact one
of my favourite songs by Trivium, so for me this was a very good start.
Since I listened to Detonation I have slated it as Triviums next big
hit.
Trivium' stagemanship is very impressive, they know exactly how to play to the crowd.
More impressive than thier stagemanship however is the layout of the stage, on both satge right and left there were podiums. In total T
rivium had 7 vocal mics. The energy they displayed was
highly impressive, the drummer seemed to have unlimited energy, even
jumping up and down whilst hammering out the beat at one point.
Trivium played a good mix of music from all three of their albums, with the old classic "Dying in Your Arms" appearing quite early on in the gig and dedicated to "all you little cuties out there".
The band also commented on how the upper circle was the craziest they had seen, normally the Regent are quite strict from a health and safety point of view. Not this night however, everyone was jumping up and dwon and headbanging. I have to admit I would not have fancied trying to tell people to sit down.
Health and Safety did win over at one point however, the band asked everyone that could to
jump
up and down, but the attendants came and told people to get out of the
aisles. I realise that there is a duty to make sure that no-one gets
hurt, but it is unfortunate that health and safety can spoil peoples
enjoyment.
I was very happy to see that despite all the RnB and Rap music corrupting our Music Charts there is still a wealth of rockers who clearly love the music as much as I did when I was their age.
All in all the gig was fantastic, and most seemed to enjoy themselves. In the row in front of me however were a group of girls that must not have realised who Trivium were. They had clearly come with someone who knew exactly who they were, but these three girls were not enjoying themselves and were clearly very relieved when Trivium announced their last song. I have to admit to being infinitely curious as to how they came to be at the gig, but everyone else seemed to be enjoying themselves so it was only a tiny percentage.
Trivium are not the first big band to play at the Ipswich Regent, in fact bands such as Motorhead have already performed on its stage more than one.
The first thing I noticed having stepped through the front door, was the unbelievable
mix of people attending the
concert. There was a representative for almost
every age group, some of the older generation were clearly attending
with their children, but I did spot several 60 year olds on their own.Trivium were supported by Sanctity, Gojira and Annihilator. The first to play were Sanctity.
The style of music Sanctity played is definitely best described as heaby thrash. The band hail from west California, and their style is typical of
the music scene over
there. Sanctity played tracks from their album "Road to Bloodshed" and I have every intention of obtaining a copy of this album at the nearest possible opportunity.
At times it was a little hard to hear what the vocalist was saying between tracks, this was due to a mixture of crowd noise, and the fact that he would growl parts of his sentences. Overall however I was very impressed with this band.
After a short break Gojira came on, once again their style of music was very 'thrashy' and you could clearly see most of the crowd headbanging. Their set was slightly shorter than Sactity's but was well enjoyed by most.
I found that the bass lines played by Gojira were quite addictive, and still stick in my mind today.
After Gojira had played there was another short brake whilst the roadies re-arranged the stage.
During this time I heard some kids commenting that they
had in fact only come to the gig for the next band - Annihilator.
Annihilator seem to have a very loyal fanbase, and I was quite
impressed to see that shortly after they had played people did in fact
leave. Some had clearly bought tickets purely to see them.I was quite impressed with the music they played, you could clearly hear a Metallica-ish influence in a lot of the tracks. the use of texture throughout their songs was reminiscent of Metallica and Trivium. There was one occassion where the
singer changed to a higher pitch, and this to me ruined
that particular song. The sound system used in the Regent amplified his
high tones to the point of hurting my ears, none-theless it was an
enjoyable set.After another short break came the band that mo
st had been waiting for, with an impressive light display to
build up the tension, the crowd were chanting "Trivium" long before they even stepped onto the
stage. The first track they played was
"Detonation" form their latest album "The Crusade". This is in fact one
of my favourite songs by Trivium, so for me this was a very good start.
Since I listened to Detonation I have slated it as Triviums next big
hit.Trivium' stagemanship is very impressive, they know exactly how to play to the crowd.
More impressive than thier stagemanship however is the layout of the stage, on both satge right and left there were podiums. In total T
rivium had 7 vocal mics. The energy they displayed was
highly impressive, the drummer seemed to have unlimited energy, even
jumping up and down whilst hammering out the beat at one point.Trivium played a good mix of music from all three of their albums, with the old classic "Dying in Your Arms" appearing quite early on in the gig and dedicated to "all you little cuties out there".
The band also commented on how the upper circle was the craziest they had seen, normally the Regent are quite strict from a health and safety point of view. Not this night however, everyone was jumping up and dwon and headbanging. I have to admit I would not have fancied trying to tell people to sit down.
Health and Safety did win over at one point however, the band asked everyone that could to
jump
up and down, but the attendants came and told people to get out of the
aisles. I realise that there is a duty to make sure that no-one gets
hurt, but it is unfortunate that health and safety can spoil peoples
enjoyment.I was very happy to see that despite all the RnB and Rap music corrupting our Music Charts there is still a wealth of rockers who clearly love the music as much as I did when I was their age.
All in all the gig was fantastic, and most seemed to enjoy themselves. In the row in front of me however were a group of girls that must not have realised who Trivium were. They had clearly come with someone who knew exactly who they were, but these three girls were not enjoying themselves and were clearly very relieved when Trivium announced their last song. I have to admit to being infinitely curious as to how they came to be at the gig, but everyone else seemed to be enjoying themselves so it was only a tiny percentage.
