"In Waves" is the first single from American heavy metal band

Trivium The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The trivium is implicit in ''De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii'' ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the ...

's fifth studio album by the same name. This song was released on May 21, 2011. It is the first single to feature drummer

Nick Augusto Nick Augusto (born August 4, 1986) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of heavy metal band Trivium, in which he played from 2009 until 2014. He was the former touring drummer for Light the Torch from 2016 to 2017. Career ...

, and it has a different sound than Trivium's previous singles. It reached 31 on the

UK Rock Chart The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart are record charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 40 most popular singles and albums in the rock and heavy metal genres. The ...

Music video

The song's video was directed by Ramon Boutviseth (

Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...

, All That Remains) and shows the band exploring a strange "swamp like" place. There is no performance in the video and it is extended to seven minutes. It is the first of a series of videos followed by the next single

Built to Fall "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 Nick Augusto. The album featured a sound closer t ...

from the same album. 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, guitars *

Corey Beaulieu Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is the guitarist of American heavy metal band Trivium. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals. Biography Personal life Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Beaulieu i ...

– guitars, backing vocals *

Paolo Gregoletto Paolo Francesco Gregoletto (born September 14, 1985) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as the bassist of the heavy metal band Trivium. Music career Trivium Gregoletto joined Trivium on September 5, 2004 when Matt Heafy, ...

– bass guitar, 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 Matt Heafy Songs written by Corey Beaulieu Songs written by Paolo Gregoletto