description Trivium - Shogun Overview
*Shogun* is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium, released in 2008 through Roadrunner Records. The record is notable for its highly ambitious and progressive arrangements, blending thrash metal, metalcore, and technical guitar work. It features extensive use of seven-string guitars and drops the prominent clean vocal styling present on their previous album. The nearly eleven-minute title track serves as a complex, multi-part progressive centerpiece to the album.
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Trivium - Shogun ranks #7 of 190 in the Metalcore Album ranking, behind Underoath - Define the Great Line, ahead of Parkway Drive - Horizons.
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What genre is Trivium's Shogun?
Shogun, released in 2008 through Roadrunner Records, is notable for its ambitious blend of thrash metal, metalcore, and technical guitar work with progressive arrangements. The album represents Trivium's heaviest and most complex work up to that point, drawing frequent comparisons to bands like Metallica and Testament.
What are the standout songs on Trivium's Shogun?
The album includes tracks such as 'Kirisute Gomen,' 'Down from the Sky,' 'Into the Mouth of Hell We March,' and the eleven-minute title track 'Shogun.' The songs feature extensive use of seven-string guitars and lyrics drawn from Greek mythology, Japanese history, and political disillusionment.
What label released Trivium's Shogun?
Shogun was released in 2008 through Roadrunner Records, making it Trivium's third consecutive album on the label. It is the band's fourth studio album, following The Crusade (2006).
What is the title track 'Shogun' about?
The eleven-minute title track closes the album and tells a narrative loosely inspired by the history of Japan's shogunate era and the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It exemplifies the album's blend of historical and mythological themes with aggressive, progressive metal instrumentation.
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