Trivium announce new drummer and new songs

Mon, 15 Feb 2010

Towards the end of 2009 Trivium drummer Travis Smith pulled out of the bands US tour to take care of some personal business, stepping in to fill his shoes for the tour was former Trivium drum tech Nick Augusto.

At the beginning of February Trivium announced Nick Augusto as Travis Smith's permanent replacement, “We’re really happy to have our good friend and fellow Floridian Nick Augusto join the Trivium family," Matt Heafy says in a recent interview.

The band have already recorded a new song “Shattering the Skies Above,” which the band are excited about, “I think it’s the best Trivium recording we’ve ever done; it’s raw, full of energy and I think Nick’s drumming really pushed us to a new level.”  

'Shattering the Skies Above' will be available on the Roadrunner Records exclusive Digital EP sountrack for the Playstation 3 video game, 'Gods of War III', Trivium have also recorded a cover of Sepultura's 'Slave New World' both featuring Nick Augusto.

Trivium will be on tour in the New Zealand and Austrailia this month and will tour the UK throughout March 2010.  You can check the tour dates on their Myspace.

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