Trivium frontman Matt Heafy just revealed that their second studio album, ‘Ascendancy,’ had an error on every song before releasing it.
In a new interview with Metal Hammer, the frontman recalled realizing the issue with the guitar tuning, causing everything to sound off. The problem was discovered when the band had finished recording in drop D flat tuning. “We recorded and finished the entire record in drop D flat tuning. I remember coming to the studio and [producer Jason Suecof] just had his head in his hands and he was like, ‘Oh no, no, no!'”
The band eventually had to delete everything and re-record the entire album. “The whole record was slightly out of tune because that guitar wasn’t holding its pitch. So, we actually deleted everything, tuned the guitar up half a step, and redid the whole album again,” he added.
Even after this whole process, ‘Ascendancy’ received widespread critical acclaim and topped the UK Rock and Metal album chart. It was also certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.
Heafy has some exciting news for fans of ‘Ascendancy.’ The band’s upcoming album is expected to have a similar sound to their 2005 record. In a Rock Sound interview last year, Heafy shared, “What we’ve been talking about is trying – not even trying – but getting back in the headspace of ‘Ascendancy.’ Since we’ll be in that headspace, writing new music there and definitely having [Matt Tuck] on vocals. He has to do it now that it’s on film. He has to do it. So that I think that’ll be amazing.”
The band is now preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Ascendancy’ on the road, alongside Bullet For My Valentine. BFMV are also celebrating the milestone for their debut album ‘The Poison.’
