List of Trivium band members

Two line-ups of Trivium performing live in 2008 (top) and 2017 (bottom).

Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida. Formed in 1999, the group originally featured bassist and vocalist Brad Lewter, guitarist Jarred Bonaparte, and drummer Travis Smith, who were joined shortly after forming by guitarist Matt Heafy. The band's current line-up features Heafy on guitar and lead vocals, alongside second guitarist Corey Beaulieu (since 2003), bassist Paolo Gregoletto (since 2004), and drummer Alex Bent (since 2017).

## History

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### 1999–2006

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Trivium was formed in 1999 by Brad Lewter, Jarred Bonaparte and Travis Smith, all of whom were students at Lake Brantley High School.[1] Shortly after the band's formation, 13-year-old Matt Heafy was enlisted as a second guitarist by Lewter, after he saw him perform at a school talent show.[2] Lewter later left the band in 2000 due to differing musical tastes from the other three members, after which Heafy took over as lead vocalist.[3] Trivium subsequently became a four-piece with the addition of guitarist Brent Young, as Bonaparte moved over to the role of bassist.[4] Bonaparte would also later leave the group after choosing to attend college, with Richie Brown taking over on a temporary basis.[5] After Brown's departure, Young took over on bass and Trivium reverted to a three-piece again.[6]

After finalizing their line-up, Trivium signed to Lifeforce Records and recorded their debut album Ember to Inferno.[7] In August 2003, the band briefly recruited The Autumn Offering's George Moore as a second guitarist, although he had left again within a few weeks after his first band signed a record deal.[8] The guitarist spot was later filled long-term by Corey Beaulieu, who officially joined the band that September.[6] In April 2004, the band signed with Roadrunner Records,[9] shortly after which Young left the band (he was replaced for the tour in June by Monstrosity's Mike Poggione).[10] After taking over for Poggione on the tour in August, Paolo Gregoletto was officially announced as Trivium's new bassist and backing vocalist in November 2004.[11] The band released Ascendancy in March 2005.[7]

### Since 2006

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Trivium kept a consistent line-up for 2006's The Crusade and 2008's Shogun, before Smith was fired from the band in 2010 after choosing not to be involved in the late-2009 tour in order to "take care of some personal business". His initial replacement Nick Augusto was later confirmed as the new full-time drummer for the band.[12] Augusto performed on In Waves (2011) and Vengeance Falls (2013) before he was asked to leave in 2014, with Gregoletto explaining that their relationship with the drummer "began to fray".[13] Drum technician Mat Madiro took his place, initially on a temporary basis,[14] although he remained for the recording of 2015's Silence in the Snow.[15] Madiro was replaced in December 2015 by Paul Wandtke,[16] who remained in the group for around a year before he was replaced by Alex Bent.[17]

In October 2018, Heafy announced that he would be unavailable for a string of upcoming dates due to his wife's pregnancy, with Light the Torch frontman Howard Jones, Avatar frontman Johannes Eckerström and YouTube personality Jared Dines taking his place.[18] In September 2020, early Trivium member Brent Young died.[19]

## Members

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### Current

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

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| Matt Heafy | 1999–present  |

* guitars
* lead vocals (2000–present)
* backing vocals (1999–2000)
* bass (2004)

| all Trivium releases

| Corey Beaulieu | 2003–present  |

* guitars
* backing and unclean vocals

| all Trivium releases from Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004) onwards

| Paolo Gregoletto | 2004–present  |

* bass
* backing vocals

| all Trivium releases from Ascendancy (2005) onwards

| Alex Bent | 2016–present  |

* drums
* percussion

| all Trivium releases from The Sin and the Sentence (2017) onwards

### Former

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

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| Travis Smith | 1999–2010  |

* drums
* percussion

| all Trivium releases from Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001) to Shogun (2008)
| Jarred Bonaparte  | 1999–2001  |

* bass (2000–2001)
* guitars (1999–2000)

| none
| Brad Lewter  | 1999–2000  |

* lead vocals
* bass

| Brent Young  | 2000–2004 (died 2020) |

* guitars (2000–2001)
* bass (2001–2004)
* backing vocals

* Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001)
* Caeruleus ("The Blue Demo") (2003)
* Ember to Inferno (2003)
* Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004)

| Richie Brown  | 2001  |

* bass
* backing vocals

| none

| Nick Augusto | 2010–2014  |

* drums
* percussion

* In Waves (2011)
* Vengeance Falls (2013)

| Mat Madiro | 2014–2015  | Silence in the Snow (2015)

| Paul Wandtke | 2015–2016  | none

### Touring

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Notes

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| George Moore  | 2003  | guitars  | Moore, from The Autumn Offering, joined as second guitarist in August 2003 but departed soon after.[8]
| Mike Poggione  | 2004  | bass  | Poggione briefly filled in after Young's departure, before Gregoletto joined in his place.[10]

| Doc Coyle | 2009  | Coyle briefly replaced Gregoletto for the Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour in 2009.

| Johannes Eckerström | 2018  | lead vocals  | Eckerström, Jones and Dines replaced Heafy for the North American Tour in late 2018.[18]

| Howard Jones

| Jared Dines | guitars

| Josh Baines  | 2023  |

* bass
* backing vocals

| Baines (of Malevolence) replaced Gregoletto when the bassist underwent Hernia surgery.[20]

## Timeline

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## Line-ups

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Period  | Members  | Releases

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1999  |

* Brad Lewter – bass, vocals
* Jarred Bonaparte – guitar
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

| none
1999–2000  |

* Brad Lewter – bass, lead vocals
* Jarred Bonaparte – guitar
* Matt Heafy – guitar, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

2000–2001  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Brent Young – guitar, backing vocals
* Jarred Bonaparte – bass
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

July – October 2001  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Brent Young – guitar, backing vocals
* Richie Brown – bass, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

October 2001 – August 2003  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Brent Young – bass, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

* Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001)

August – September 2003  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* George Moore – guitar
* Brent Young – bass, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

| none
September 2003 – April 2004  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Brent Young – bass, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

* Caeruleus ("The Blue Demo") (2003)
* Ember to Inferno (2003)
* Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004)

April – November 2004  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals, bass
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

| none
November 2004 – February 2010  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
* Travis Smith – drums, percussion

* Ascendancy (2005)
* The Crusade (2006)
* Shogun (2008)

February 2010 – May 2014  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
* Nick Augusto – drums, percussion

* In Waves (2011)
* Vengeance Falls (2013)

May 2014 – December 2015  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
* Mat Madiro – drums, percussion

* Silence in the Snow (2015)

December 2015 – December 2016  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
* Paul Wandtke – drums, percussion

| none
December 2016 – present  |

* Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals
* Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals
* Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals
* Alex Bent – drums, percussion

* The Sin and the Sentence (2017)
* What the Dead Men Say (2020)
* In the Court of the Dragon (2021)

## Bibliography

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* Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005), New Wave of American Heavy Metal, New Plymouth, New Zealand: Zonda Books, ISBN 978-0958268400, retrieved September 1, 2017
* Shooman, Joe (September 21, 2006), Trivium: The Mark of Perseverance, London, England: John Blake Publishing, ISBN 978-1786061508, retrieved September 1, 2017

## References

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1. ^ Shooman 2006, p. 6
2. ^ Shooman 2006, p. 7
3. ^ Shooman 2006, pp. 8–9
4. ^ Shooman 2006, p. 9
5. ^ Shooman 2006, p. 11
6. ^ a b Sharpe-Young 2005, p. 334
7. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Trivium: Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
8. ^ a b Shooman 2006, p. 34
9. ^ "Trivium Sign With Roadrunner Records". Blabbermouth.net. April 5, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
10. ^ a b "Trivium Secure Slot On Iced Earth Tour". Blabbermouth.net. May 16, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
11. ^ "Trivium Announce New Bassist/Vocalist". Blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
12. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (February 16, 2010). "Trivium Frontman Explains Firing of Drummer Travis Smith". Noisecreep. Loudwire Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
13. ^ Childers, Chad (May 7, 2014). "Trivium Part Ways With Drummer Nick Augusto". Loudwire. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
14. ^ "Trivium Featuring Stand-In Drummer Mat Madiro: Footage Of Bangor Performance". Blabbermouth.net. May 11, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
15. ^ Kajzer, Jackie (November 2, 2015). "Trivium's Matt Heafy Talks 'Silence in the Snow,' Ronnie James Dio + More". Loudwire. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
16. ^ "Trivium Recruits Drummer Paul Wandtke". Blabbermouth.net. December 5, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
17. ^ "Trivium Frontman Says Last Three Drummers, Including Paul Wandtke, Were 'Session Players'". Blabbermouth.net. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
18. ^ a b Sharp, Tyler (October 25, 2018). "Trivium's Matt Heafy Leaves Tour, Howard Jones + Others To Fill In". Loudwire. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
19. ^ "Former Trivium Bassist Brent Young Dies". Blabbermouth.net. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
20. ^ Childers, Chad (August 3, 2023). "Trivium Bassist to Miss Shows After Undergoing Emergency Surgery, Temporary Replacement Named". Loudwire. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

## External links

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* Trivium official website

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Trivium

* Matt Heafy
* Corey Beaulieu
* Paolo Gregoletto
* Alex Bent

* Travis Smith
* Nick Augusto
* Mat Madiro
* Paul Wandtke

Studio albums|

* Ember to Inferno
* Ascendancy
* The Crusade
* Shogun
* In Waves
* Vengeance Falls
* Silence in the Snow
* The Sin and the Sentence
* What the Dead Men Say
* In the Court of the Dragon

Singles|

* "Like Light to the Flies"
* "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr"
* "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation"
* "Anthem (We Are the Fire)"
* "The Rising"
* "In Waves"
* "Built to Fall"
* "Black"
* "Strife"
* "Until the World Goes Cold"
* "The Heart from Your Hate"

Cover songs|

* "Master of Puppets"
* "Iron Maiden"
* "Slave New World"
* "Losing My Religion"
* "For the Greater Good of God"
* "I Don't Wanna Be Me"
* "Kill the Poor"
* "Implore the Darken Sky"

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