The answer is yes but not a resounding yes.
The overall gig was fair, with Trivium being average. Their new drummer (Nick Augusto) failed to make a massive impression. He defiantly did not have same presence as Travis Smith.
The vocals were not the best and at times could be described as wayward. Overall not a grate sound, I have heard better when I have seen Trivium before, for example with Slayer on the Unholy Alliance Tour.
Is Matt Heafy is trying to look like Kirt Hammett? The bum fluff on his chin suggests he might be.
Perhaps the most telling at the fact is that gig did not sell out. Talking to the touts outside, they could not get rid of their tickets for a third of the face value. It seems that some of the tickets were sold off last minute in the local area, just to get people in. This lead to people going that did not really understand the form for a metal gig. Hence the atmosphere was less than fantastic.
I think that Trivium would have benefited from different support, in particular someone other than Chimaira. Time to mix it up a little bit?
Reading this you may feel I have been a little harsh, but then I compare this to seeing Machine Head a few weeks ago. By this yard stick Trivium have a long way to go. After the gig was all said and done, I was walking back home feeling to I did enjoy myself and it was defiantly better than spending a night in town.
Manchester Academy @
- Manchester @
- Sat 13 Mar 2010 @
Favourite moment: When Trivium played Pull Harder - always quality @
Setlist: Included Dying in your Arms, which I have not seen them play live before, amongst all the classics. @
Opening act(s): Rise to Remain, Whitechapel & Chimaira @