Strife (song)

"Strife" is a song by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album Vengeance Falls.

"Strife"
Single by Trivium
from the album Vengeance Falls
Released	August 20, 2013
Recorded	February – March, 2013
Studio	DMD Productions in Austin, Texas
Genre	Heavy metal thrash metal
Length	4:28
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu, Paolo Gregoletto, Nick Augusto
Producer(s)	David Draiman
Trivium singles chronology
"Brave This Storm" (2013) "Strife" (2013) "Losing My Religion" (2013)

Background

"Strife" made its debut during the band's performance at Wacken Open Air on August 3, 2013.[1] A studio recording of the song was released a few weeks later as a single on August 20.[2]

Reception

Several reviews of Vengeance Falls highlighted "Strife" as the album's top track.[3]

Dan Slessor of Alternative Press called "Strife" a "state-of-the-art metallic anthem."[4] Ridge Briel of New Noise described the song as "an anthemic Shogun-esque track, with soaring riffs and a thick bass tone that captures Trivium at one of the high points of the album."[5]

Commercial

"Strife" was a minor hit on American rock radio following its release. The single peaked at no. 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart on March 15, 2014, the band's highest charting single at the time; this would be surpassed with "Until the World Goes Cold" from the band's following album Silence in the Snow.[6][7]

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Strife"	4:28

10" single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Strife"	4:29

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brave This Storm"	4:29

Charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[7]	24
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)[8]	35

Personnel

• Matt Heafy – lead vocals, guitars
• Corey Beaulieu – guitars, backing vocals
• Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
• Nick Augusto – drums

References

1. Rosenberg, Axl (August 5, 2013). "New Trivium Song May Cause "Strife" Amongst Fans". Metal Sucks. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
2. Rosenberg, Axl (August 20, 2013). "Here's the Studio Version of Trivium's "Strife"". Metal Sucks. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
3. "Vengeance Falls by Trivium Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
4. Slessor, Dan (October 14, 2013). "Trivium - Vengeance Falls". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
5. Briel, Ridge (December 5, 2013). "Album Review: Trivium - "Vengeance Falls" - New Noise Magazine". New Noise. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
6. "Trivium Strife Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
7. "Trivium Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
8. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 25 August 2013 – 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

External links

• Official Music Video on YouTube