The Crusade

by Trivium

The Crusade cover art

Taking a drastic stylistic turn, the Florida outfit heavily embraced 1980s thrash metal, largely abandoning screamed vocals for a cleaner, James Hetfield-inspired delivery. While commercially successful, the abrupt shift away from pure metalcore polarized their existing fanbase and sparked immense debate within the metal community. It showcased a significant evolution in their technical guitar work.

Genres

  • Thrash Metal
  • Melodic Metalcore

Tracklist

  1. Ignition
  2. Detonation
  3. Entrance of the Conflagration
  4. Anthem (We Are the Fire)
  5. Unrepentant
  6. And Sadness Will Sear
  7. Becoming the Dragon
  8. To the Rats
  9. This World Can't Tear Us Apart
  10. Tread the Floods
  11. Contempt Breeds Contamination
  12. The Rising
  13. The Crusade
  14. Broken One
  15. Vengeance