"Built to Fall" is the second single of American heavy metal band Trivium's fifth studio album, '' In Waves''. This song was released on August 16, 2011. It is the second single to feature drummer

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. The album featured a sound closer to '' Ascendancy'' than '' The Crusade'' and ''

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'' and features a more

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sound than thrash metal. It reached 31 on the UK Rock Chart.

Music video

The song's video was directed by Ramon Boutviseth (

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, All That Remains) and shows the band separated in a strange "swamp like cave". There is no performance in the video. It is a continuation of a series of videos from where the previous single In Waves left off, like its predecessor the end of the video leaves off with a message stating "To be continued" as the series was planned to continue after this video's release but didn't go ahead for unknown reasons. Along with the rest of the songs from the album a live performance of the song from Chapman Studios was released.

Personnel

Matt Heafy Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for heavy metal band Trivium. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Corey Beaulieu – lead guitar, backing vocals * Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals *

– drums, percussion

References

External links

Official music video
{{authority control Trivium (band) songs 2011 singles 2011 songs Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by Corey Beaulieu Songs written by Paolo Gregoletto Songs written by Matt Heafy