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Provided to YouTube by Roadrunner RecordsThe Crusade · TriviumThe Crusade℗ 2006 The All Blacks B.V.Unknown: Colin RichardsonArranger, Producer: Corey Beaulie...
I'm not even normally a Trivium superfan, but this one random instrumental is somehow a goddamn masterpiece.
Their first two are some of my favorite metalcore albums from the era. The Crusade dialed up the thrash metal. Didn't care for much of it.
It didn't sit super well with me either, but I still think it's quite a good effort. I felt like the band was going through an identity crisis at the time, while Metalcore's popularity was starting to wane. I remember thinking that the band was kinda pandering to the old guard with this one; the fans that sneered at core bands, as a thinly veiled push for longevity in the metal scene. This is just my opinion which stems from being a kid following the old-school scene that simultaneously loved Trivium at the time. I highly anticipated this album.
Don't get me wrong. I did and still do enjoy it but in a slightly disappointed way.