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"The Sin and the Sentence" is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released on October 20, 2017 on the Roadrunner label. The album is the first to feature fifth drummer Alex Bent (formerly of Battlecross and currently of Brain Drill and Dragonlord), who replaced drummer Paul Wandtke. With the release of the album's title track, this album would also mark the return of frontman Matt Heafy's screaming vocals, which were completely absent from the band's previous album Silence in the Snow due to an injury which caused Heafy to blow out his voice.
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The Sin and the Sentence continues their journey into the more melodic side of things, following on from the last couple of albums, with a mixture of harsh and clean vocals. The speed is there, as are those crazy guitar licks and catchy riffs. What Trivium seem to have done with this album is set all of their past sounds up to clash – melodic breaks smashes into crushing rhythms, harsh vocals entwine with clean, pit-destroying thrash storms segue into anthemic stadium rock choruses.
Trivium can’t decide if they’re the nice boys of heavy metal, or a dirty bunch of unwashed scoundrels – so we get both sides of this schizophrenic mix instead, resulting in a wonderfully varied collection of songs. Not just varied from one track to the next, but even within individual songs. The darker, heavier segments are some of the most brutal they’ve done in recent years and the lead guitar work puts many of their peers to shame. A good, solid release from a very dependable, reliable band. Taking the familiar and giving it a good shake.
Reviewed by moshville.co.uk.
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