Following up on their 2009 promise to return to Pensacola(after Trivium was well received as part of Slipknot's "All Hope is Gone Tour" 2009),Trivium headlined a one-off show with local self dubbed swamp metal outfit Parabellum providing opening support for what was to be a raucous night of entertainment for all present.
There was a local band Rainey's Revenge, but being the judgmental prick that I can be sometimes, I looked at their name and decided they weren't worth my time(Sorry RR). Parabellum kicked things off for all intents and purposes and despite being a band that I have seen play on NUMEROUS occasions, they delivered a set list packed with riffs reminiscent of Sabbath. Parabellum is capable of trudging along with the signature doom funeral march pace while at the same time having the ability to play some catchy southern rock and blues influenced stylings which keeps them from getting boring. The local crowd was quite receptive to their local brothers just as they should always be, because Pensacola can do alot worse than Parabellum(not that parabellum is bad, at all) and they usually do(the scene kids run rampant, skinny jeans and bandannas hanging out of pockets galore) so it was quite nice to seem such a nice crowd for the opening act as well and not just for the headliner. (7/10)
Trivium then took the stage much to the delight of the couple of hundred people who gathered at the Vinyl music hall that night in downtown Pensacola. Opening with the title track from their latest release "In Waves," Trivium clearly played a show to appease the die hard fans fans, filling their set list with a ton of tracks from their fan favorite "Ascendancy." "Pull Harder" and "Gunshot" have never sounded better thanks to Matt's vastly improved screaming and gutterals in the live setting giving these songs extra gusto that they have never had before. The new single "Black" was also a highlight of the night as the band clearly enjoyed themselves the whole night and expressed as much throughout the evening. Trivium truly get's better every time that I see them live and with this being my 4th time seeing them and also considering their immense talent to begin with they truly are a must-see every time for me, this is a band that you should make an effort to catch next time around.(9/10)
If you would like to check out the other pictures that I took that evening, you can go here.
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