Candid Acoustic Performance by Matt Heafy of TRIVIUM

TRIVIUM is currently on tour with AS I LAY DYING, CALIBAN, & UPON A BURNING BODY but guitarist Matt Heafy had time to play an acoustic set

Matt Heafy with the Florida metal band TRIVIUM stopped by the 2112 Restaurant last Thursday, November, 1st for a special acoustic performance. The 2112 Restaurant also happens to be owned by metalheads Peter Iwers (bass) and Björn Gelotte (guitar) from the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES. Heafy played an acoustic version of Opeth’s ‘Harvest’ and IN FLAMES’ ‘Dawn of a New Day’. TRIVIUM’S last album ‘In Waves’ sold 22,000 copies and was recorded at Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, Florida. The band worked with Colin Richardson on the album who has a track record of working with profound bands such as MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, SLIPKNOT and many others. Check out a video of the candid performance below.

 

-Katana

Doctor Baldi Charged with Death of Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray

 

“As the loss of our brother Paul Gray is still very fresh for us in the Slipknot family, this new development has us all in a state of anger and sadness.

The fact that this person took advantage of our brother’s illness while he was in a position to help others has outraged everyone in our family. We can only hope that justice will be served so this can NEVER happen to anyone else ever again! Our thoughts go out to the families of the other victims. We plan to cooperate as much as we possibly can to ensure this tragedy is never repeated, and to make sure this man pays for what he has done.”

These are the words issued by Slipknot regarding the recent news of Dr. Daniel Baldi of Iowa being charged with the 2010 death of bassist, Paul Gray. Baldi has been accused of prescribing high amounts of pain killer narcotics to patients including Gray.

Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan commented on the situation as well; “None of it is going to bring back our brother Paul. This epidemic of this sort of activity is becoming more and more … evident. It truly is becoming a problem amongst people. And it trickles all the way down to the youth. And awareness needs to be brought about.”