Vengeance Falls

Vengeance Falls is Trivium's sixth album, made with Disturbed's David Draiman as producer. Under Draiman's guidance Matt Heafy greatly widened his vocal range, raising the weight of clean vocals and melody as the band stepped toward a tight, modern metal. Playing hard riffs and big choruses through orderly construction, it is also the last album to feature Nick Augusto, marking a turning point for the band. It reached No. 27 on the US album chart and No. 2 on the Hard Rock chart, a steady commercial result. The lead single "Strife" was highly regarded as the album's signature song, with racing riffs and a majestic chorus. From the weighty lift of the free-download "Brave This Storm" to the melodic pull of "To Believe," Draiman's trademark clear hooks work throughout. Songs like "Through Blood and Dirt and Bone" keep an older heavy side alive. Prioritizing the quality and immediacy of the songs over complexity, and for all the debate around it, it is an important record showing Trivium's maturing as a melodic-metal act.