For people unfamilar with your work, can you give us a brief description of the band? 

Trivium performs what has been deemed (by Dew Scented) as "Melodic Death Metalcore." The music can be described as sounding along the lines of a cross of In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Darkest Hour, Arch Enemy, Poison The Well... although we have been compared to: Shadows Fall, Megadeth, Iced Earth, The Haunted, Himsa, etc. 

How long do you exist as a band, and which were the previous band experiences of the band members? 

Trivium has been together since 2000. However the only two members present since the beginning are Travis and I (Matt). We have experienced numerous line-up changes- but we are set with our current line-up. Before Trivium, Travis had several bands as did Brent and Corey. I had no previous band before Trivium... I also entered the band when I was 13, so I guess that could be why,  

Which is the term that best describes the sound of the band in your opinion? Am I right if I call it Thrashy Metal Core with some Soilwork infleunces? 

I'd call it Melodic Death Metalcore. Because you can definitely hear the Swedish Melodic Death (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Soilwork, At The Gates), there’s also many Metalcore elements and influences (Poison The Well, Unearth, Darkest Hour), and Metal deeming in general for Thrash, Speed, etc (The Haunted, Testament) 

The place where you live how’s this kinda Metal nowadays? 

It's actually getting quite popular. The Metal scene is growing nicely, but Metalcore/ Hardcore is doing really well. Although quite underground, it's obviously growing really quickly. All the big names in Metalcore/ Hardcore and Metal who come through here sell out the medium-sized venues... its great. 

Which are the subjects of the lyrics and who writes them? Which are your favorite subjects? 

There all over the place. "If I Could..." is about realizing the potential in yourself and allowing yourself to break from conformity, following your dreams. “When All..." deals with the subject of child abuse from a 1st person prospective- very dark song.

I like both equally, the negative and the positive. I like to have them balanced, but it isn't pre planned to what will be positive and negative... it just flows. 

Which is the procedure that you follow in order to write a song? Is there a main songwriter or a team effort?  

With all of the music from "Ember" and all the music from the past the process would mainly be: my writing the riffs and the general structure, then collaborating with Travis and Brent to finish the song.  When it comes to writing music, I never have a pre-planned idea to the song structure. I just allow the music to take itself in it's own direction- and this usually works really well. Although everything seems very structured, none of these is on purpose, it just creates itself. For our earlier days I was the main song writer, but now Corey, Brent, and I all are working on new material separately and collectively.  

Which is the reaction of the press and of those that heard the new album called Ember To Inferno. 

So far the reactions have been incredible. Press has really enjoyed the album and we haven't had a negative response yet- only very positive, flattering comments on the album.

 Favourites have been all over the place too, people having been saying their favourites are: Pillars, Ember, Fugue, Falling, If I Could... it's just all over the place, its great! 

Satisfied with the results and how exactly did you get involved with Lifeforce Records?  

Our close friend and web designer Fredrik Kreem (HSB, In Flames, Dimension Zero, etc) had the album (self titled DEMO) and hastily recommended it to Stefan (Lifeforce). The reaction was great and quick- after that everything was set up. 

Which are your plans in order to support the new album? Do you have anything booked or confirmed yet?  

We will have big tour plans after the release of the album. However until then we will have a mini-CD release-tour in Europe for 3 exclusive dates. We will be playing with: Dew Scented, Darkest Hour, Heaven Shall Burn, A18, Deadsoil, and many more. It's going to be incredible.

Which are the bands that have inspire you as a fan and as a band? Which was your first experience with Metal music? 

My first experience with metal music was Metallica in middle school. Bands that inspire Trivium would be: In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Arch Enemy, Poison The Well, Darkest Hour. Bands that inspire me as a fan range from: Anberlin, Boy Sets Fire, Further Seems Forever, Between The Buried and Me, Dimension Zero, Opeth, End This Day, Unearth, Jason Becker, As I Lay Dying... it comes from a ton of bands. 

Why you decided to create or become a member of a band? Which of your dreams as a musician have been realized and which are still dreams? 

When I joined at 13 years I had no idea what the band would become. I was just in it to be in a band. But now it is our lives- it's all we work for and think about. It's a dream that we’ve been signed and are putting out a release world wide, I still can't believe it. The dream is to be BIG... we hope to live off Trivium for a good part of our lives. 

How do you see the present and the future of the American Metal scene? The fact that there are many Metal bands around is good for the music or bad and why? 

The present is in a growth stage... a very promising growth stage. It's encouraging to see bands like In Flames, Killswitch, Shadows Fall, Poison The Well, and many more do so well. I hope to see the future as a place where heavy music dominates and all is well. I think it's good that there are so many bands; bands help bands, have friendly competition, and work together to change the future of music. 

Tell me some more about the Trivium plans for the near future please. 

Our plans are to sell many CDs of any effort we release- and tour the world off each of those. Near future: tour off Ember, gain many fans world wide, and do our absolute best and persist to work our hardest. 

How do you see the use of Internet and the way that bands can communicate and promote their work easily, but also can be ripped off easily as well? 

I think the internet is great and it's what helps push this style of music so well. If it weren't for Napster 6 or 7 years ago, I wouldn't ever have heard my first In Flames song ("Jotun"). And thanks to the internet I found so many other great bands. Since extreme music doesn’t touch radio or TV, or the mainstream... it's thanks to the internet that people discover some of the greatest bands.

I think sometimes it rips bands off, but then I think... if people like it, they WILL buy it. With mainstream music, it definitely rips them off... but they sell millions anyway. I think it just helps the obscure.

 Ok guys we really wish you the best with the effort. Tell us a few words to finish this interview. 

Thank you very much for the interview. Alright in conclusion, please everyone go to our website www.trivium.org, catch us on tour, buy our upcoming release "Ember To Inferno" due world wide October 14th, and support every band who tries... Thanks