single · March 26, 2020
What the Dead Men Say/Catastrophist
Roadrunner RecordsSee this day
thrash metalmetalheavy metal
The A-side/B-side single "What the Dead Men Say/Catastrophist" showcased Trivium at a creative peak, delivering a potent double-shot of melodic thrash metal before the release of their eponymous studio album.
- "What the Dead Men Say" was produced by Trivium and mixed by Josh Wilbur, who also worked on "The Sin and the Sentence."
- "Catastrophist," the second track on the single, was one of the last songs written for the album it preceded, "What the Dead Men Say."
- The single was released on March 26, 2020, by Roadrunner Records.
Trivium is a Grammy-nominated metal band from Orlando, Florida, active since 2000. They are known for blending various metal subgenres, often with melodic hooks and aggressive breakdowns. The 2020 single "What the Dead Men Say/Catastrophist" arrived between their albums "The Sin and the Sentence" (2017) and "What the Dead Men Say" (2020), a period of renewed critical acclaim and fan engagement for the band.
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