Before Hurricane Charlie decimated Florida, Trivium Played The House Of Blues
Talent and charisma are key ingredients for any professional musician, but without dedication and perseverance, many bands quickly fade to black. Then there are those like Orlando, Florida band Trivium, who are so determined, their behavior borders on insanity.
The day before Hurricane Charlie decimated Florida, Trivium were playing the House Of Blues in Atlanta. While they knew they were up against their own perfect storm, they decided to not cancel the next night's show in their hometown. "We drove a van with a trailer right through the eye of the hurricane," 18-year-old singer/guitarist Matt Heafy says. "[Drummer] Travis [Smith] drove the whole way and he was like Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible or something. He just kept going and we made it for the show."

"We all live for this band," Heafy says, showing his dedication. "We wake up, practice a little bit on our own and then go to band practice and play for hours and hours. That's all we do, and all we want to do for the rest of our lives."

After Ozzfest the band headed back over to the UK for a headlining tour with All That Remains, before playing a series of shows in Japan with Arch Enemy, where their reputation was enhanced and anticipation for their third full-length grew.

Next, the band headed back to North America for a tour with Children of Bodom and Amon Amarth, which ran from November 9th to December 16th. After a big hit at Big Day Out in New Zealand and Australia with the likes of Muse, My Chemical Romance and Tool they are now on Lamb of God’s Sacrament tour in the US along with Gojira And Machine Head. Afterwards a tour through Europe with Annihilator and Sanctity (instead of machine head) Ensued the tour the US.

Trivium are also joined the 2007 Family Values Tour with Korn, Evanescence and Atreyu and many others.

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