Impact metal channel conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM at before the bands June 17 concert in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the abrupt mid-tour split with drummer Nick Augusto in May due to personal differences and addition of the bands drum tech, Mat Madiro, as Nicks replacement: Corey: It just wasnt working out and we just felt it was time to… At that time, it was best to go our separate ways instead of trying to keep going on and then something happening and having an effect on shows or anything like that. [The split] was very calm and chill, but it just needed to happen. Sometimes, after awhile, things just arent going the way you kind of hope for and youve gotta make a switch. Its a pain in the ass to switch members and get someone up to speed. But Mats been doing great. He came into the role and hes been doing a great job playing the songs and playing the shows. It was pretty smooth considering the circumstances — being in the middle of a tour and having to get a new drummer up to speed in 24 hours. But it was just something we had to do just to make sure that, moving forward, everything was tip top, 100 percent ready to roll. On whether Mat is a permanent replacement for Nick: Corey: Hes drumming for us for the foreseeable future, for the rest of the album cycle, which goes up till about December. And then were just gonna see where were at. Were not gonna make any quick decisions; were just gonna let him get comfortable. Hes only played about 20 shows with us, and before playing with us, he never really had played in front of people before. So were just gonna let him ease into it, get comfortable playing the songs and knowing them, get comfortable playing shows, and then were gonna see what happens. Hes still… he plays a show and hes still part of the crew, cause he was the drum tech and hes teching himself, so hes going between both sides. Everythings been going great, the shows have been awesome, hes been playing great, so were gonna leave it like that until we finish up all the shows we have booked and were gonna see where it goes from there. Were gonna record a new record, and well see if hes the guy. It could possibly be him; you never know. [That decision will be made] months and months away from now. Were just taking it easy and not making any quick decisions and [taking chances on it] not being 100 percent down the road. That is the right thing to do. So were keeping it fair for everybody and not leading anyone on. Playing shows and having fun is pretty much what were just having it be for now. On TRIVIUMs plans for after this summers Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival: Corey: Well take a break for a while, have a couple of months off. Then weve got Knotfest in Japan. And then, hopefully, were working on finishing the album [cycle] off with a tour in Australia. And then after that, were pretty much not touring for awhile; were just gonna working on a new album. I guess after this year, not many people are gonna see us play for over a year or so… Weve been on tour pretty much non-stop since February. So once we get back in August, were gonna [have some] vacation time and just be at home and decompress from [the road life]. Were actually gonna enjoy being at home, since we havent… Weve been home for about, like, a week since February. So its just down time to relax and just kind of recharge. And then usually when were home and we have that break, everyone just picks up a guitar and starts working on [new music]. We have a lot of stuff written, so were gonna be working away at that during our free time. But thats just time away from the band mostly, since its been such a busy year. TRIVIUMs new album, Vengeance Falls, made Top 10 chart debuts in Japan, Australia, Germany and Austria as well as a Top 15 debut in Canada and a Top 25 debut in the United Kingdom. This marked the acclaimed metallers second consecutive Top 15 debut in the U.S. and highest-career debuts around the globe — including a No. 2 debut in Japan. Vengeance Falls sold 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The record — which was produced by David Draiman (DISTURBED, DEVICE) — arrived in stores on October 15, 2013 via Roadrunner.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:32:36 +0000
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