every record. With this record especially I think we've put a stamp on it as what we do as a band, and it stands on its own. We've found our niche: you can tell it's Trivium.' The record he speaks of is their latest album In Waves, a fifty-minute lesson in crushing chuggery, wailing riffs and uniting anthems that could start a circle pit with several times the intensity of Hurricane Bawbag. They stick to their ideals, while at the same time taking a step up from 2008's ambitious Shogun and travelling a fair distance from the '80s metal tribute that was 2006's The Crusade . 'We're pushing ourselves to keep the creative juices flowing instead of going stagnant and playing the same thing all the time.' says the guitarist of this constant shift in sound. 'I think our writing has naturally gotten better. We still do it in the same way; we gather ideas on tour then show them to each other in rehearsal and construct songs from them. We're just more in tune with how we want to approach the overall vibe of an album now.' While the songwriting remains the same for Trivium, change was thrust upon Corey, singer-shredder Matt Heafy and bassist Paolo Gregoletto when founding drummer Travis Smith left the band in 2010 due to personal issues. However, when replacement Nick Augusto planked himself on the drum stool, the other members found him to be the shot of adrenaline they needed to go on. 'Having