MATTHEW HEAFY

The frontman for metal titans Trivium on how his new project, Ibaraki was shaped by the influence of his mentor and friend, Ihsahn.

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“I got into metal through all the metal gods people know, and prog-wise Dream Theater was the first and biggest influence. John Petrucci’s the reason Trivium started using seven-string guitars. Our albums The Crusade [2006] and Shogun [2008] were very prog moments for us, and we’ve had that in us ever since. I’vealways really appreciatedversatile instrumentalism. “I’d been a big fan of [Ihshan’s band] Emperor all my life and I first connected with him in 2011, through a mutual friend. I visited him at home in Norway, we talked about life and creativity and became close friends. I told him then I was going to make a black metal album under an alias, and when he released Eremita the year after it blew my mind. It was black metal but…

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