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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = In Waves
| Type = studio
| name = In Waves
| Artist = [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]
| type = studio
| Cover =
| artist = [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]
| cover = Triviuminwavescover.jpg
| Released = August 8, 2011
| Recorded = 2010
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|8|2}}
| Genre = [[Metalcore]], [[thrash metal]]
| Length = ?
| recorded = 2011
| studio = {{ubl|Paint It Black Studios, [[Altamonte Springs, Florida]]<ref name=Allmusic/>|Audiohammer Studios, [[Sanford, Florida]]<ref name=Allmusic/>}}
| Label = [[Lifeforce Records|Lifeforce]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[metalcore]]}}
| Producer = ?
| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=21}}<br />{{Duration|m=67|s=33}} (extended version)
| Last album = ''[[Shogun (Trivium album)|Shogun]]''<br>(2008)
| label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| This album = '''''In Waves'''''<br />(2011)
| producer =
}}
* [[Colin Richardson]]
* Martyn "Ginge" Ford
| chronology = [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] studio album
| prev_title = [[Shogun (Trivium album)|Shogun]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Vengeance Falls]]
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = In Waves
| type = studio
| single1 = [[In Waves (song)|In Waves]]
| single1date = May 21, 2011
| single2 = [[Built to Fall]]
| single2date = August 16, 2011
| single3 = [[Black (Trivium song)|Black]]
| single3date = January 23, 2012
| single4 = Watch the World Burn
| single4date = November 16, 2012
}}
}}


'''''In Waves''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]. It was released worldwide during August 2011 through [[Roadrunner Records]] and was produced by [[Colin Richardson]] and Martyn "Ginge" Ford.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/trivium-name-new-album-2/ |title=Trivium Name New Album and Release Date |publisher=Metalhammer.co.uk |access-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722092309/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/trivium-name-new-album-2/ |archive-date=July 22, 2013 }}</ref>


==Background and promotion==
'''''In Waves''''' is the fifth studio album from American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]. It will released on August 8, 2011 on [[Roadrunner Records]].
It is the first album to feature second drummer Nick Augusto and the first without original drummer Travis Smith. The first single from the band, "In Waves", was released on May 21, 2011, to Trivium World members. Following this on June 6, 2011, Matt Heafy stated on his Twitter that the album would be named after the aforementioned song. The single was most recently released onto the US [[iTunes Store]] & Zune Marketplace on June 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TriviumOfficial/posts/210946182277874 |title=Trivium - In Waves Single released on US iTunes |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>


On June 17, the music video for "In Waves" was released.
==Background==
This album features the debut of the new drummer [[Nick Augusto]] after previous drummer [[Travis Smith]] departed in 2010. It has a similar sound to the first two albums ''[[Ember to Inferno]]'' and ''[[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]]''


On June 19, Trivium performed "In Waves", "Black" and "Dusk Dismantled" at their show in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It was the first time "In Waves" was played live and the first time "Black" and "Dusk Dismantled" had been heard by fans.
The first single '''''In Waves''''' which is the same name as the album was released on May 21 2011. Matt Heafy anounced the name of the album on his Twitter page on June 6 2011 and anounced the new albums release on August 8 2011. They played multiple trailers on YouTube to give out hints on what the new album is. On the trailer when Matt Heafy plays the acoustic guitar, there are a list of songs that were revealed but only 9 could be seen clearly.


On June 26, Paolo told his Twitter followers to tweet to Roadrunner Records to release the song "Dusk Dismantled". On June 28, the song was released exclusively to TriviumWorld members with an announcement that it'll be released to the official Trivium YouTube page on June 29.
==Track listing==


On July 9, Trivium played "Inception of the End" live for the first time at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in San Bernardino, CA. Not only was it the first time the song had been played live, but it was also the first time the song had been heard by fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/trivium/2011/san-manuel-amphitheater-san-bernardino-ca-3bd358f8.html |title=Trivium Concert Setlist at San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino on July 9, 2011 |publisher=setlist.fm |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> On July 13, Trivium released "Inception of the End" with the song premiering on HotTopic.com.
1. ''From All Our Yesterdays''
On July 21, both "Black" and "Built to Fall" premiered on various radio stations including their hometown station WJRR.com and 98online.com.


On their 2011 run on the Mayhem Festival tour, Matt Heafy stated that "Built to Fall" would be their first radio single, and the live debut of "Caustic Are the Ties That Bind" was played in San Francisco supporting [[Dream Theater]].
2. ''Grey''


The music video for "Built to Fall" is released on the October 28, 2011, after a series of image and video teasers released over [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]], while TriviumWorld members could view the video two days earlier.
3. ''Black''


A lyric video for "Black" has been released in January 2012.
4. ''Built to Fall''


On November 16, 2012, a music video for the single "Watch the World Burn" was released. It features various amounts of live and backstage footage while touring for ''In Waves''. It also features footage from the live recording at Chapman Studios, which was directed by Ramon Boutviseth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/154607-trivium-release-video-watch-world-burn.html |title=Trivium release video for 'Watch the World Burn' - #AltSounds |access-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111234853/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/154607-trivium-release-video-watch-world-burn.html |archive-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref>
5. ''In Waves'' - 5:03


==Composition==
6. ''Watch the World Burn''
The album featured a sound closer to ''[[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]]'' than ''[[The Crusade (album)|The Crusade]]'' and ''[[Shogun (Trivium album)|Shogun]]'' and features their more [[traditional heavy metal]] and [[metalcore]]<ref name="popmatters"/><ref name="revolver"/><ref name="metalunderground.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=5281|title=Trivium - 'In Waves' CD Review|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> sound than [[thrash metal]].<ref name="recordheaven.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.recordheaven.net/index.cfm?iID=128864|title=TRIVIUM In Waves|website=www.recordheaven.net|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> Nick Augusto's drum work features [[blast beat]]s in tracks "Inception of the End", "Forsake Not the Dream", "Chaos Reigns" and "Shattering the Skies Above".


==Critical reception==
7. ''Inception''
{{Music ratings
| MC = 66/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-waves |title=In Waves Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-waves-r2224930/review |title=In Waves - Trivium |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[BBC Music]]
| rev2score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/26hf/ |title=Music - Review of Trivium - In Waves |publisher=BBC |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CoS">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/08/album-review-trivium-in-waves/|title=Album Review: Trivium - In Waves|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|first=Mike|last=Madden|date=August 17, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="thomson1">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/04/trivium-in-waves-review | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jamie | last=Thomson | title=Trivium: In Waves – review | date=August 4, 2011}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Kerrang">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-waves/trivium/critic-reviews|title=In Waves Reviews|publisher=[[Kerrang]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Loudwire]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/trivium-in-waves-album-review/|title=Trivium, 'In Waves' – Album Review|website=Loudwire|date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[MusicOMH]]
| rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="musicOMH">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/trivium-3_0811.htm|title=Trivium - In Waves|publisher=[[MusicOMH]]|first=Sam|last=Shepherd|access-date=May 10, 2012|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610085504/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/trivium-in-waves|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev8score = 4/10<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/146087-trivium-in-waves-special-edition/|title=Trivium: In Waves (Special Edition)|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|first=Brice|last=Ezell|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="Q Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-waves/trivium/critic-reviews|title=In Waves Reviews|publisher=[[Q Magazine]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
| rev10score = 3/5<ref name="revolver">{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-trivium-in-waves.html |title=Review: Trivium - In Waves |publisher=RevolverMag.com |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111095632/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-trivium-in-waves.html |archive-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref>
}}


''In Waves'' has received generally positive reviews, averaging a score of 66 based on 13 reviewers on the review-aggregating website [[Metacritic]].
8. ''Forsake''


Eduardo Rivadavia of [[AllMusic]] rated the album four out of five stars and commented, "...Trivium will probably be vilified once again for taking the same sort of creative backward step that the fans typically clamor for from [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], and other bands on down; it's the essence of the Florida band's "can't win" lot in life, but there's always hope that this will change, in time".<ref>{{cite web|last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-waves-r2224957 |title=In Waves - Trivium |publisher=AllMusic |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>
9. ''Caustic''
Another positive review came from Ian Winwood of [[BBC Music]], in his review, he stated, "...This may not be quite enough for Trivium to turn back the hands of the clock to the point where the world lay at their fretboards, but the notion that this is a band whose best days lie behind them is one that, at least for now, is resting on ice". [[AltSounds]] also spoke positively about the album and even after stating "Trivium have not topped themselves" in reference to their past albums but did call it "...a symbol of triumph and overall a sound, beautifully solid record."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/132416-trivium-waves-album.html |title=Trivium - In Waves [Album&#93; &#124; AltSounds.com Reviews |publisher=Hangout.altsounds.com |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003130035/http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/132416-trivium-waves-album.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' rated the album three out of five stars and summarized, "An inconsistent record with flashes of brilliance, ''In Waves'' should, however, keep diehard Trivium fans happy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-trivium-in-waves.html |title=Review: Trivium – In Waves - Revolver Magazine |publisher=Revolvermag.com |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111095632/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-trivium-in-waves.html |archive-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref>
10. TBA


Despite mostly positive reception, the album was poorly received by Jamie Thomson from ''[[The Guardian]]'', who, in his review, stated that, "''In Waves'' is as overproduced and mercilessly polished as modern metal gets, and all the worse for it."<ref name="thomson1"/>
11. TBA


==Commercial performance==
12. TBA
''In Waves'' sold 22,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at No. 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hard Rock charts,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165700 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM To Join Forces For North American Tour? |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202061115/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165700 |archive-date=February 2, 2016 }}</ref> making it the highest-charting record Trivium has released to date. In Canada, the album debuted at No. 32 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 26, 2004 |title=CANOE - JAM! Music - SoundScan Charts |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |access-date=January 3, 2013 }}</ref> The album also charted in the UK at No. 17 on the [[UK Albums Chart|UK Top 40 albums chart]], No. 6 in Japan and No. 8 in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|author=bravewords.com |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/167313 |title=> News > TRIVIUM - In Waves Chart Positions Revealed; New Corey Beaulieu Interview Online |publisher=Bravewords.com |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> ''In Waves'' has sold 81,000 copies in the United States as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi |title=HITS Daily Double: Upcoming Releases |access-date=February 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140129032930/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi |archive-date=January 29, 2014 }}</ref>


==Track listing==
13. TBA
{{track listing
|all_writing = Trivium, except where noted
|headline = Standard edition track listing
|title1 = Capsizing the Sea
|note1 = instrumental
|length1 = 1:30
|title2 = [[In Waves (song)|In Waves]]
|length2 = 5:02
|title3 = Inception of the End
|length3 = 3:48
|title4 = Dusk Dismantled
|length4 = 3:47
|title5 = Watch the World Burn
|length5 = 4:53
|title6 = [[Black (Trivium song)|Black]]
|length6 = 3:27
|title7 = A Skyline's Severance
|length7 = 4:52
|title8 = [[Built to Fall]]
|length8 = 3:08
|title9 = Caustic Are the Ties That Bind
|length9 = 5:34
|title10 = Forsake Not the Dream
|length10 = 5:20
|title11 = Chaos Reigns
|length11 = 4:07
|title12 = Of All These Yesterdays
|length12 = 4:21
|title13 = Leaving This World Behind
|note13 = instrumental
|length13 = 1:32
|total_length = 51:21
}}

{{track listing
|headline = Japanese edition bonus track
|title14 = In Waves
|note14 = live from Chapman Studios
|length14 = 4:46
|total_length = 56:07
}}

{{track listing
|headline = Special edition
|title1 = Capsizing the Sea
|note1 = instrumental
|length1 = 1:30
|title2 = In Waves
|length2 = 5:02
|title3 = Inception of the End
|length3 = 3:48
|title4 = Dusk Dismantled
|length4 = 3:47
|title5 = Watch the World Burn
|length5 = 4:53
|title6 = Black
|length6 = 3:27
|title7 = A Skyline's Severance
|length7 = 4:52
|title8 = Ensnare the Sun
|note8 = bonus track; instrumental
|length8 = 1:22
|title9 = Built to Fall
|length9 = 3:08
|title10 = Caustic Are the Ties That Bind
|length10 = 5:34
|title11 = Forsake Not the Dream
|length11 = 5:20
|title12 = Drowning in Slow Motion
|note12 = bonus track
|length12 = 4:29
|title13 = A Grey So Dark
|note13 = bonus track
|length13 = 2:41
|title14 = Chaos Reigns
|length14 = 4:07
|title15 = Of All These Yesterdays
|length15 = 4:21
|title16 = Leaving This World Behind
|note16 = instrumental
|length16 = 1:32
|title17 = Shattering the Skies Above
|note17 = bonus track; previously released on ''[[God of War: Blood & Metal]]''
|length17 = 4:42
|title18 = [[Slave New World]]
|note18 = bonus track; [[Sepultura]] cover; written by [[Max Cavalera]], [[Igor Cavalera]], [[Andreas Kisser]], [[Paulo Jr.]], [[Evan Seinfeld]]
|length18 = 2:58
|total_length = 67:33
}}

{{track listing
|headline = Bonus DVD
|title1 = In Waves
|note1 = live from Chapman Studios
|length1 = 4:46
|title2 = Black
|note2 = live from Chapman Studios
|length2 = 3:26
|title3 = Built to Fall
|note3 = live from Chapman Studios
|length3 = 3:19
|title4 = Watch the World Burn
|note4 = live from Chapman Studios
|length4 = 4:45
|title5 = The Deceived
|note5 = live from Chapman Studios
|length5 = 5:12
|title6 = Suffocating Sight
|note6 = live from Chapman Studios
|length6 = 3:52
|title7 = Down from the Sky
|note7 = live from Chapman Studios
|length7 = 5:18
|title8 = Ember to Inferno
|note8 = live from Chapman Studios
|length8 = 4:41
|title9 = In Waves
|note9 = documentary
|length9 = 41:40
|title10 = In Waves
|note10 = music video
|length10 = 7:02
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''Trivium'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/19863-trivium-vengeance-is-fine|title=Trivium: Vengeance Is Fine|date=October 27, 2013|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
* [[Matt Heafy]] – lead vocals, guitars
{{col-2}}
* [[Corey Beaulieu]] – guitars, backing vocals, gang vocals on "Shattering the Skies Above"
;Trivium
*[[Matt Heafy]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]]s
* [[Paolo Gregoletto]] – bass, backing vocals, gang vocals on "Shattering the Skies Above"
* [[Nick Augusto]] – drums, percussion
*[[Corey Beaulieu]] – [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]]s, backing vocals

*[[Paolo Gregoletto]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
'''Production'''
*[[Nick Augusto]] – [[drum kit|drums]] <small>(2010–present)</small>
* [[Record producer|Produced]] by [[Colin Richardson]] and Martyn "Ginge" Ford
* [[Audio engineering|Engineered]] by Carl Bown
* [[audio mastering|Mastered]] by [[Ted Jensen]]

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for ''In Waves''
! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|9|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|17|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Flanders|72|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|68|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|44|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Finland|10|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|France|74|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|id=168496|8|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}}
|-
{{Album chart|Ireland|26|year=2011|week=32|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Oricon|28|M|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/328908/products/919623/1/|title=イン・ウェイヴズ - トリヴィアム - ORICON STYLE|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|New Zealand|12|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|21|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Scotland|12|date=20110814|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}}
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|56|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Switzerland|24|artist=Trivium|album=In Waves|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|16|date=20110814|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}}
|-
{{Album chart|UKRock|1|date=20110814|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|13|artist=Trivium|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardDigital|12|artist=Trivium|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|1|artist=Trivium|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Trivium|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardTastemaker|7|artist=Trivium|rowheader=true}}
|}

==Release history==
{{Expand section|date=January 2015}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for ''In Waves''
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format
|-
! scope="row" | Japan<ref name="apple1">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/in-waves-special-edition/id446440882 |title=iTunes - Music - In Waves (Special Edition) by Trivium |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
| August 2, 2011
| rowspan="5" | [[music download|Digital download]]
|-
! scope="row" | Ireland<ref name="apple1"/>
| August 5, 2011
|-
! scope="row" | United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/in-waves-special-edition/id446440882 |title=iTunes - Music - In Waves (Special Edition) by Trivium |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
| August 8, 2011
|-
! scope="row" | Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/preorder/in-waves-special-edition/id446440882 |title=iTunes - Music - In Waves (Special Edition) by Trivium |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
| rowspan="2" | August 9, 2011
|-
! scope="row" | United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/in-waves-special-edition/id446440882 |title=iTunes - Music - In Waves (Special Edition) by Trivium |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 4 August 2024

In Waves
Studio album by
Trivium
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Recorded2011
Studio
Genre
Length51:21
67:33 (extended version)
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Trivium studio album chronology
Shogun
(2008) 		In Waves
(2011) 		Vengeance Falls
(2013)
Singles from In Waves
  1. "In Waves"
    Released: May 21, 2011
  2. "Built to Fall"
    Released: August 16, 2011
  3. "Black"
    Released: January 23, 2012
  4. "Watch the World Burn"
    Released: November 16, 2012

In Waves is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released worldwide during August 2011 through Roadrunner Records and was produced by Colin Richardson and Martyn "Ginge" Ford.[2]

Background and promotion

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It is the first album to feature second drummer Nick Augusto and the first without original drummer Travis Smith. The first single from the band, "In Waves", was released on May 21, 2011, to Trivium World members. Following this on June 6, 2011, Matt Heafy stated on his Twitter that the album would be named after the aforementioned song. The single was most recently released onto the US iTunes Store & Zune Marketplace on June 10.[3]

On June 17, the music video for "In Waves" was released.

On June 19, Trivium performed "In Waves", "Black" and "Dusk Dismantled" at their show in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It was the first time "In Waves" was played live and the first time "Black" and "Dusk Dismantled" had been heard by fans.

On June 26, Paolo told his Twitter followers to tweet to Roadrunner Records to release the song "Dusk Dismantled". On June 28, the song was released exclusively to TriviumWorld members with an announcement that it'll be released to the official Trivium YouTube page on June 29.

On July 9, Trivium played "Inception of the End" live for the first time at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in San Bernardino, CA. Not only was it the first time the song had been played live, but it was also the first time the song had been heard by fans.[4] On July 13, Trivium released "Inception of the End" with the song premiering on HotTopic.com. On July 21, both "Black" and "Built to Fall" premiered on various radio stations including their hometown station WJRR.com and 98online.com.

On their 2011 run on the Mayhem Festival tour, Matt Heafy stated that "Built to Fall" would be their first radio single, and the live debut of "Caustic Are the Ties That Bind" was played in San Francisco supporting Dream Theater.

The music video for "Built to Fall" is released on the October 28, 2011, after a series of image and video teasers released over Facebook and YouTube, while TriviumWorld members could view the video two days earlier.

A lyric video for "Black" has been released in January 2012.

On November 16, 2012, a music video for the single "Watch the World Burn" was released. It features various amounts of live and backstage footage while touring for In Waves. It also features footage from the live recording at Chapman Studios, which was directed by Ramon Boutviseth.[5]

Composition

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The album featured a sound closer to Ascendancy than The Crusade and Shogun and features their more traditional heavy metal and metalcore[6][7][8] sound than thrash metal.[9] Nick Augusto's drum work features blast beats in tracks "Inception of the End", "Forsake Not the Dream", "Chaos Reigns" and "Shattering the Skies Above".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Musicfavorable[11]
Consequence of Sound[12]
The Guardian[13]
Kerrang![14]
Loudwire[15]
MusicOMH[16]
PopMatters4/10[6]
Q[17]
Revolver3/5[7]

In Waves has received generally positive reviews, averaging a score of 66 based on 13 reviewers on the review-aggregating website Metacritic.

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and commented, "...Trivium will probably be vilified once again for taking the same sort of creative backward step that the fans typically clamor for from Metallica, Slayer, and other bands on down; it's the essence of the Florida band's "can't win" lot in life, but there's always hope that this will change, in time".[18] Another positive review came from Ian Winwood of BBC Music, in his review, he stated, "...This may not be quite enough for Trivium to turn back the hands of the clock to the point where the world lay at their fretboards, but the notion that this is a band whose best days lie behind them is one that, at least for now, is resting on ice". AltSounds also spoke positively about the album and even after stating "Trivium have not topped themselves" in reference to their past albums but did call it "...a symbol of triumph and overall a sound, beautifully solid record."[19]

Revolver rated the album three out of five stars and summarized, "An inconsistent record with flashes of brilliance, In Waves should, however, keep diehard Trivium fans happy."[20]

Despite mostly positive reception, the album was poorly received by Jamie Thomson from The Guardian, who, in his review, stated that, "In Waves is as overproduced and mercilessly polished as modern metal gets, and all the worse for it."[13]

Commercial performance

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In Waves sold 22,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Rock charts,[21] making it the highest-charting record Trivium has released to date. In Canada, the album debuted at No. 32 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[22] The album also charted in the UK at No. 17 on the UK Top 40 albums chart, No. 6 in Japan and No. 8 in Germany.[23] In Waves has sold 81,000 copies in the United States as of 2013.[24]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Trivium, except where noted

Standard edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Capsizing the Sea" (instrumental)1:30
2."In Waves"5:02
3."Inception of the End"3:48
4."Dusk Dismantled"3:47
5."Watch the World Burn"4:53
6."Black"3:27
7."A Skyline's Severance"4:52
8."Built to Fall"3:08
9."Caustic Are the Ties That Bind"5:34
10."Forsake Not the Dream"5:20
11."Chaos Reigns"4:07
12."Of All These Yesterdays"4:21
13."Leaving This World Behind" (instrumental)1:32
Total length:51:21
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."In Waves" (live from Chapman Studios)4:46
Total length:56:07
Special edition
No.TitleLength
1."Capsizing the Sea" (instrumental)1:30
2."In Waves"5:02
3."Inception of the End"3:48
4."Dusk Dismantled"3:47
5."Watch the World Burn"4:53
6."Black"3:27
7."A Skyline's Severance"4:52
8."Ensnare the Sun" (bonus track; instrumental)1:22
9."Built to Fall"3:08
10."Caustic Are the Ties That Bind"5:34
11."Forsake Not the Dream"5:20
12."Drowning in Slow Motion" (bonus track)4:29
13."A Grey So Dark" (bonus track)2:41
14."Chaos Reigns"4:07
15."Of All These Yesterdays"4:21
16."Leaving This World Behind" (instrumental)1:32
17."Shattering the Skies Above" (bonus track; previously released on God of War: Blood & Metal)4:42
18."Slave New World" (bonus track; Sepultura cover; written by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, Paulo Jr., Evan Seinfeld)2:58
Total length:67:33
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."In Waves" (live from Chapman Studios)4:46
2."Black" (live from Chapman Studios)3:26
3."Built to Fall" (live from Chapman Studios)3:19
4."Watch the World Burn" (live from Chapman Studios)4:45
5."The Deceived" (live from Chapman Studios)5:12
6."Suffocating Sight" (live from Chapman Studios)3:52
7."Down from the Sky" (live from Chapman Studios)5:18
8."Ember to Inferno" (live from Chapman Studios)4:41
9."In Waves" (documentary)41:40
10."In Waves" (music video)7:02

Personnel

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Trivium[25]

Production

Charts

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Chart performance for In Waves
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 68
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] 44
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[34] 26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[36] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[37] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[38] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[41] 16
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[42] 1
US Billboard 200[43] 13
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[44] 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[45] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[47] 7

Release history

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Release history and formats for In Waves
Region Date Format
Japan[48][better source needed] August 2, 2011 Digital download
Ireland[48] August 5, 2011
United Kingdom[49][better source needed] August 8, 2011
Canada[50][better source needed] August 9, 2011
United States[51][better source needed]

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