Ascendancy (album)

Infobox Album|
Name = Ascendancy


Type = Album
Artist = Trivium
Released = March 15, 2005
Recorded = Audiohammer Studios (Sanford, Florida);
Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
Length = 55:16
Label = Roadrunner
Producer = Jason Suecof
Matt Heafy [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6823734/a/Ascendancy.htm]
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bt6cmpb09f6o link]
* "Hit Parader" Rating|4|5
* "Kerrang!" Rating|5|5
Last album = "Ember to Inferno"
(2003)
This album = "Ascendancy"
(2005)
Next album = "The Crusade"
(2006)
*|
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = album


Lower caption = Special Edition album cover Singles
Name = Ascendancy
Type = Studio
single 1 = Like Light to the Flies
single 1 date = 2005
single 2 = Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr
single 2 date = 2005
single 3 = A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation
single 3 date = 2005
single 4 = Dying in Your Arms
single 4 date = 2005

"Ascendancy" (2005) is the second full length album by metalcore band Trivium. It was released on March 152005 through Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Jason Suecof and vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy. The album spawned four singles in "Like Light to the Flies", "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" and "Dying in Your Arms". Music videos for each of the songs were shot; a promotional video was filmed for the song "Rain".

A demo of the song "The Deceived" was included on the re-release of Trivium's debut album "Ember to Inferno" nearly a year before "Ascendancy" was released. Likewise, a demo version of "Like Light to the Flies" was included on the MTV compilation album "Headbangers Ball Volume 2". [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002W30DU Headbanger's ball] ] Also, a demo of the song "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" was included on the "Ember to Inferno" re-release and later re-recorded and included as a bonus track on the re-release of "Ascendancy".

International versions of the album featured "Washing Away Me in the Tides" as a bonus track; the song was later included on the "" (2006) soundtrack. [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CEV4XQ Underworld: Evolution Soundtrack] ]

Reception

Trivium's "Ascendancy" peaked at #151 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 on the US Top Heatseekers charts. In the UK it peaked at #78, and shipped over 100,000 copies - attaining Gold status, without entering the UK top 75. [ [http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,41857.sm Chart Information and Track listing] ] .This album was also rated 52 on Guitar World's list of 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.

Track listing

Matt Heafy is credited on all songs.

#"The End of Everything" - 1:20 (Jason Suecof)
#"Rain" - 4:11 (Corey Beaulieu)
#"Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" - 4:51 (Beaulieu, Travis Smith)
#"Drowned and Torn Asunder" - 4:17 (Beaulieu)
#"Ascendancy" - 4:25
#"A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" - 5:55 (Beaulieu)
#"Like Light to the Flies" - 5:40 (Beaulieu)
#"Dying in Your Arms" - 2:53
#"The Deceived" - 5:11 (Beaulieu)
#"Suffocating Sight" - 3:47
#"Departure" - 5:41
#"Declaration" - 7:00

="Ascendancy" UK Special Edition [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48344 Information on UK special edition] ] =

"Ascendancy" was re-released with a bonus song and a DVD.

13. "Washing Away Me in the Tides" – 3:46

="Ascendancy" re-release [ [http://www.trivium-u.com/home.php?start_from=60&ucat=&archive=&subaction=&id=& Information on re-release] ] =

"Ascendancy" was re-released on May 9, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. It comes with four bonus tracks added as well as a DVD. The bonus tracks are as follows:

13. "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" – 5:10
14. "Washing Away Me in the Tides" (Included on UK special edition) – 3:46
15. "Master of Puppets" (Metallica cover) – 8:11
16. "Dying in Your Arms" (Video mix) – 3:05

The included DVD includes the music videos for the songs "Like Light to the Flies", "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation", "Dying in Your Arms" and "Rain". The DVD will also include the live videos of each of the aforementioned songs performed at the London Astoria in London, England on September 182005, which was also included on the UK's re-release in early Feb 2006.

Performance line-up

*Matt Heafy - Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar
*Corey Beaulieu - Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
*Paolo Gregoletto - Bass, Backing Vocals
*Travis Smith - Drums

Credits [ [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3181651,00.html Some credits listed here] ]

* Produced by Jason Suecof and Matt Heafy
* Mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap
* Recorded at Audiohammer Studios (Sanford, Florida) and Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
* Engineered by Jason Suecof
* Assistant engineers: Jeff Weed and Aaron Cailier
* Mixed and mastered at Backstage Production (Derbyshire, England)
* All music written by Matt Heafy except: :*"Rain", "Drowned and Torn Asunder", "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation", "Like Light to the Flies" and "The Deceived" written by Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu :*"Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" written by Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu and Paul Wood:*"The End of Everything" written by Matt Heafy and Jason Suecof
* All lyrics written by Matt Heafy
* Gang vocals on "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" by Chad Sunderland, Gizz Butt, Andy Sneap, Matt Heafy and Travis Smith
* All back-up vocals screaming/singing on album performed by Corey Beaulieu and Paolo Gregoletto
* Chad Sunderland and Gizz Butt appear courtesy SPV Records
* A&R: Monte Coomer and Mike Gitter
* Management: Justin E. Arcangel for Dark Angel Management, LLC
* Booking: Josh Kline and Tim Borror for Face the Music Touring
* Road crew: Brian Mock and Ryan "Ralph" Germann
* Legal: Roberts and Ritholz, LLP
* Art direction and design by Paul A. Romano for workhardened
* Original concept by Matt Heafy
* Band photography by Josh Rothstein

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