Skilled in the art of the crossover, Trivium boast a nimble balance of brutality, complexity and melodic savvy. Beginning as throwback thrash fiends, they wasted little time incorporating the chiselled precision of metalcore and progressive metal. Their single “Kirisute Gomen”—from the 2008 juggernaut album Shogun—is a dizzying, intricate onslaught of knotted breakdowns and scorching twin leads punctuated by shouts and growls. They also possess an arsenal of hooks: “In Waves” sports one of the most epic vocal deliveries this side of Metallica's The Black Album.