Ascendancy
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2005-03-15 |
| Genres | Melodic Metalcore, Thrash Metal |
| Labels | Roadrunner Records |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP), Cassette, DVD |
| Length | 55:11 |
| Ranked | #2 for 2005 , #123 all-time |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The End of Everything | 1:20 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Rain | 4:11 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr | 4:51 | 90 | 1 |
| 4. | Drowned and Torn Asunder | 4:17 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Ascendancy | 4:25 | - | 0 |
| 6. | A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation | 5:55 | 90 | 1 |
| 7. | Like Light to the Flies | 5:40 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Dying in Your Arms | 2:53 | 90 | 1 |
| 9. | The Deceived | 5:11 | - | 0 |
| 10. | Suffocating Sight | 3:47 | - | 0 |
| 11. | Departure | 5:41 | - | 0 |
| 12. | Declaration | 7:00 | - | 0 |
Ascendancy Lyrics (12)
Line-up (Members)
- Matthew K. Heafy : Guitars, Vocals, Vocals (gang) (track 6), Lyrics, Songwriting
- Corey Beaulieu : Guitars, Backing Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 2-4, 6, 7, 9)
- Paolo Gregoletto : Bass, Backing Vocals
- Travis Smith : Drums, Percussion, Vocals (gang) (track 6), Songwriting (track 3)
Guest / session musicians
- Jason Suecof : Lead Guitar (track 3)
- Andy Sneap : Vocals (gang) (track 6)
- Chad Sunderland : Vocals (gang) (track 6)
- Gizz Butt : Vocals (gang) (track 6)
Production staff / artist
- Matthew K. Heafy : Producer, Cover Art (concept)
- Jason Suecof : Producer, Engineer, Songwriting (track 1)
- Andy Sneap : Mixing, Mastering Engineer
- Aaron Caillier : Assistant Engineer
- Jeff Weed : Assistant Engineer
- Paul Romano : Art Direction, Artwork, Design
- Josh Rothstein : Photography
Additional notes
Recorded at Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL and Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL.
Mixed and mastered at Backstage Productions, Derbyshire, England.
Trivia:
- Debuted #4 on the US HeatSeeker charts and #151 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts, which also landed Trivium the title of 4th highest "new band" debut in Roadrunner's history
- "Washing Away Me in the Tides" appeared on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution (2006)
United Kingdom Special Edition bonus track :
13. Washing Away Me in the Tides (3:46)
Worldwide Re-release bonus tracks :
13. Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies (5:10)
14. Washing Away Me in the Tides (3:46)
15. Master of Puppets (Metallica cover) (8:11)
16. Dying in Your Arms (video mix) (3:05)
Mixed and mastered at Backstage Productions, Derbyshire, England.
Trivia:
- Debuted #4 on the US HeatSeeker charts and #151 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts, which also landed Trivium the title of 4th highest "new band" debut in Roadrunner's history
- "Washing Away Me in the Tides" appeared on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution (2006)
United Kingdom Special Edition bonus track :
13. Washing Away Me in the Tides (3:46)
Worldwide Re-release bonus tracks :
13. Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies (5:10)
14. Washing Away Me in the Tides (3:46)
15. Master of Puppets (Metallica cover) (8:11)
16. Dying in Your Arms (video mix) (3:05)
Ascendancy Comments
Up The Irons! (100/100)2012-08-31
Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Matyr! A Gunshot To The Head of Trapidation! Like Light to the Flies! Dying In Your Arms! So F***ing Awesome Album!
Trivium Discography
| Album title | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trivium (2003) | EP | 2003-02-11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ember to Inferno (2003) | Studio | 2003-10-14 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| ▶ Ascendancy (2005) | Studio | 2005-03-15 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| The Crusade (2006) | Studio | 2006-10-10 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Shogun EP (2008) | EP | 2008 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shogun (2008) | Studio | 2008-09-27 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Live from Chapman Studios (2011) | EP | 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| In Waves (2011) | Studio | 2011-08-02 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Vengeance Falls (2013) | Studio | 2013-10-15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Silence in the Snow (2015) | Studio | 2015-10-02 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Sin and the Sentence (2017) | Studio | 2017-10-20 | - | 0 | 0 |
| What the Dead Men Say (2020) | Studio | 2020-04-24 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Phalanx (2021) | EP | 2021-10-01 | - | 0 | 0 |
| In the Court of the Dragon (2021) | Studio | 2021-10-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Deadmen and Dragons (2021) | EP | 2021-10-22 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Struck Dead (2025) | EP | 2025-10-31 | - | 0 | 0 |