Trivium leader's 'All Stars' contribution

Explosive riff lords Trivium are all set to blow the roof off 15 of the UK’s rock venues when they return in September for a headlining tour. With album sales increasing for the last 7 weeks in a row - the fastest selling Roadrunner debut since Slipknot’s ‘Slipknot’ - tickets are gonna fly! All That Remains will be main support.

Witness the demolition at the following dates & locations:

10 September - Cockpit, Leeds
11 September - Zodiac, Oxford
12 September - Concorde, Brighton
13 September - TJs, Newport
15 September - Academy 3, Manchester
16 September - King Tuts, Glagow
17 September - Sugarmill, Stoke
18 September - Mean Fiddler, London
19 September - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
20 September - Arts Centre, Colchester
22 September - Limelight, Belfast
23 September - Music Centre, Belfast
24 September - Academy 2, Liverpool
25 September - Rock City, Nottingham
27 September - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Tickets are on sale now for £10 regionally, £12 London from all usual box offices and online from www.getlive.co.uk. You can also book through the 24-hour credit card hotline on 0870 400 0688. Book early and don’t miss out!

Since returning home after their Main Stage eye-opening set at the Download Festival, Trivium have been busy shooting a new video for next single ‘A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation’. Featuring many of their fans, some of whom traveled 12 hours to take part, expect it to hit TV screens later this month.

Most recently, Matt Heafy (vocals/guitar) has been hard at work on the Roadrunner All Stars project, spending the last couple of weeks in a Florida studio laying down tracks. Heafy will also sing on one of Dino Cazares’ (ex-Fear Factory) All Star compositions. The line-up for Heafy’s songs looks as follows:

'Southern Rock Stoner Metal Song'
Jesse Leach (Seemless, ex-Killswitch Engage) - Vocals
Mike D’Antonio (Killswitch Engage) - Bass
Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) - Drums
Josh Rand (StoneSour) - Guitar
Matt Heafy (Trivium) - Guitar

'Punk Song'
Jerry Only (Misfits) - Bass/Vocals
Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino) - Drums
Matt Heafy (Trivium) - Guitar

'Black Metal Song'
Mike Smith (Suffocation) - Drums
Sean Malone (Cynic) - Bass
Josh Silver (Type O Negative) - Keys
Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) - Guitar
Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) - Vocals
Matt Heafy (Trivium) - Guitar

'Metal Song'

King Diamond (King Diamond) - Vocals
Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) - Guitars
Mike D’Antonio (Killswitch Engage) - Bass
Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino) - Drums

Praise for ‘Ascendancy’

“Complete with orchestral intros, dual-guitar harmonies, and lightning speed fretwork this is power incarnate”. – Kerrang!

“Trivium breathe new life into genres you thought had nowhere left to go… truly amazing!” – Metal Hammer

“More fretboard shredding than you can shake a burning plectrum at.” – Terrorizer

“To put it simply, it rocks. And then some.” – Rip & Burn

“Truly a stunning album.” - Powerplay

“'Ascendancy' is absurdly good… you must hear.” – Total Guitar

“Executed brilliantly, these Flordians are truly a class act… they could well be set for great things.” – Rocksound

Praise for Trivium

“Trivium rock with skill and conviction, emerging as one of 2005’s best new metal bands.” – Guitarist

“Trivium are set to attract metalheads like flame to moths.” – Big Cheese

“The hottest metal band of 2005. Trivium are f**king awesome.” – Kerrang!

“Trivium are the future of mainstream metal.” – Rocksound

“Full-on onslaught of contemporary metal. They’re gonna be huge.” – Classic Rock

“One of the most exciting major label debuts we’re likely to see in 2005.” – Total Guitar
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That was a week ago but now the Floridian Metal Titans Trivium have had to book larger venus. The band's September tour announcement has been augmented by upgrading 4 of their shows to larger venues due to overwhelming public demand. With some venues selling over 25% of capacity in the very first afternoon tickets went on sale, it’d be wise not to hang about picking up tickets!

EBay hopefuls are already listing tickets for £70!

The revised dates and details of how to get tickets follow:

15 September - MANCHESTER Academy 2, Manchester
16 September - Garage, Glasgow

18 September - Astoria, London

25 September - Rock City (upstairs), Nothingham

Tickets are on sale now for £10 regionally, £12 London. You can buy online from www.getlive.co.uk, www.aloud.com, www.gigandtours.com, www.ticketweb.co.uk, and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Please try another ticketing site if the show you are interested in is not listed on the website you try.

You can also book through the 24-hour credit card hotline on 0870 400 0688.