Trivium Announce 11th Album Crown In The Grave for November 20

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Trivium have confirmed the details of their 11th studio album. Crown In The Grave arrives on November 20 through Roadrunner Records, and the Florida band have shared its title track with a music video inspired by Japanese cinema. The album follows 2021's In The Court Of The Dragon and last year's EP Struck Dead . Kerrang! reports that the band first teased new music on stage at Download Festival this summer. Inspired by Kurosawa and Japanese horror Bassist Paolo Gregoletto says the band wanted the record to exist in its own world. "That began with the title track, inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood , and led us deeper into Japanese horror and cinema from the '50s, '60s, and '70s," he said. "That influence grew into this darker, ghostly atmosphere that became a set of guardrails for the music, lyrics, artwork, and overall identity of the record." He also explained the balance they were trying to strike. "When you get this far into a career, it's easy to rest on what you've already done, or to reinvent yourself just for the sake of it," he said. "With this record, we wanted to find the space between those two things." He added: "I think when you hear it, it'll somehow feel both new and like a return." Metal Lair reports that the title track video was directed by Pavel Trebukhin and draws on Japanese Noh theatre, set in a post-apocalyptic world. A new drummer and a new studio Crown In The Grave is Trivium's first album with drummer Alex Rudinger, formerly of Whitechapel. Louder reports that he replaced Alex Bent last year. It is also their first full-length album recorded at The Hangar, the band's own studio and rehearsal space in their hometown of Orlando. "We built our studio so we could give ourselves the time and space to figure out exactly what an eleventh Trivium record should be," Gregoletto said. Metal Lair adds that the band worked again with producer Josh Wilbur, with Jacob Hansen mixing. Tracklist Jorōgumo Crown In The Grave Dead Inside Of Me The Terror The Haunting Never Ends Lie Of It All Blackout The Dawn Paradise Of Sinners Death Throes The Agony Devour Your Dreams Serpent In The Flame On tour with In Flames The album lands in the middle of a North American tour with In Flames, the melodic death metal veterans. Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul are the support acts. The run starts on November 5 at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida, and ends on December 19 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina. Selected North American dates November 5: St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Live November 12: New York, Terminal 5 November 21: Chicago, Aragon Ballroom December 4: Inglewood, CA, YouTube Theater December 19: Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore The two bands will reunite for a European and UK tour in spring 2027, with Paleface Swiss and VOLA opening. Metal Lair describes it as a co-headlining run. It begins in Dublin at the 3Arena on March 29 and ends at Spodek in Katowice on May 7. Selected UK and Ireland dates March 29: Dublin, 3Arena March 31: Glasgow, OVO Hydro April 2: Manchester, Co-op Live April 3: London, Alexandra Palace April 4: Cardiff, Utilita Arena May 7: Katowice, Spodek (final date) Why it matters Trivium are now in their third decade, and Metal Lair notes that across ten earlier albums they have refused to stay in one style. Louder calls them "Florida metalcore greats". A new drummer, a self-built studio and a concept rooted in Japanese film give this record a clear identity before anyone has heard it in full. Arena-sized dates across Europe also show the band's pull as a live act, at a time when touring numbers are under close watch and big arena runs like The Weeknd's European and UK tour set the pace. What's next Pre-orders are open through the band's official channels. The North American tour starts on November 5, two weeks before Crown In The Grave is released on November 20. Fans can expect more songs from the album before release day. Sources: Kerrang! | Louder (Metal Hammer) | Metal Lair