

Also forming in 2005 were Beyond Fear which were a side project started by Tim Owens, once of Judas Priest.

The biggest name among these is probably Five Finger Death Punch who have grown in popularity as the years have passed.
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There were a few new bands officially announced as formed in 2005. A few new bands and a few reformations were also announced in 2005 and all in all it was a very consistent year in heavy metal with abundant new material to keep the fan base content. But at all times it's a platform for Trivium's own crazed talent.There are many big and important years in the history of heavy metal and 2005 was definitely up there in terms of quality and quantity of album releases. Ascendancy aligns real-deal thrash with powerful modern influences. Though his lyrics cover familiar territory - gloom 'n' doom, emotional pain, revenge - he gets off great lines like "You ask me 'Oh God why?'/'Cause I'm God, that's f*cking why" and "Disintegration constituents to decompose of the parts." Gregoletto steps up for the intro to "Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" before it transforms into a metalcore rant, "Deceived" is downright melodic (but still totally heavy), and there's a great extended bank of guitar solos in "Drowned and Torn Asunder"'s midsection.

It's worth reading along when Heafy's screaming becomes unintelligible. From a technical standpoint, Trivium is often astounding. "Martyr" is particularly insane, its hurricane solos piled on top of percussion that simply engulfs the rhythm. The verses of "Rain" and "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" blister the brain, while Heafy channels James Hetfield effortlessly in the choruses. But they're a ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do melodic breaks and vicious throat screeds. The lineup has shifted - joining vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy and drummer Travis Smith are guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto. This is even more impressive when you consider that no one in Trivium is old enough to legally rent a car. But Ascendancy's fire is more ferocious and its transitions more confident, which means the band is even more dedicated to its clever throwback sound. That album's mix of classic thrash (early Metallica) with 21st century metalcore rage and progressive metal flourish still roils here. Trivium has only grown stronger since 2003's Ember to Inferno.
