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Ascendancy
Studio album by Trivium
Released	March 15, 2005
Recorded	Audiohammer Studios (Sanford, Florida); Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
Genre	Metalcore Thrash Metal
Length	55:16
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Jason Suecof Matt Heafy[1]
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Hit Parader Magazine Kerrang!
Trivium chronology
Ember to Inferno (2003) Ascendancy (2005) The Crusade (2006)
Alternate cover
Special Edition album cover

Ascendancy (2005) is an album by the band Trivium. It was released on March 15, 2005 through Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Jason Suecof and vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy. The album spawned four singles in "Like Light to the Flies," "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr," "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" and "Dying in Your Arms." Music videos for each of the songs were shot; a promotional video was filmed for the song "Rain."

A demo of the song "The Deceived" was included on the re-release of Trivium's debut album Ember to Inferno nearly a year before Ascendancy was released. Likewise, a demo version of "Like Light to the Flies" was included on the MTV compilation album Headbangers Ball Volume 2.^[1]

International versions of the album featured "Washing Away Me in the Tides" as a bonus track; the song was later included on the Underworld: Evolution (2006) soundtrack.^[2]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 2.1 Ascendancy UK Special Edition[4] 2.2 Ascendancy re-release[5] 3 Performance line-up 4 Credits[6] 5 References

Trivium's Ascendancy peaked at #151 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 on the US Top Heatseekers charts. In the UK it peaked at #78, and shipped over 100,000 copies - attaining Gold status, without entering the UK top 75.^[3].This album was also rated 52 on Guitar World's list of 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.

1. "The End of Everything" (Matt Heafy, Jason Suecof) – 1:20
2. "Rain" (Heafy, Corey Beaulieu) – 4:11
3. "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" (Heafy, Beaulieu, Travis Smith) – 4:51
4. "Drowned and Torn Asunder" (Heafy, Beaulieu) – 4:17
5. "Ascendancy" (Heafy) – 4:25
6. "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" (Heafy, Beaulieu) – 5:55
7. "Like Light to the Flies" (Heafy, Beaulieu) – 5:40
8. "Dying in Your Arms" (Heafy) – 2:53
9. "The Deceived" (Heafy, Beaulieu) – 5:11
10. "Suffocating Sight" (Heafy) – 3:47
11. "Departure" (Heafy) – 5:41
12. "Declaration" (Heafy) – 7:00

Ascendancy was re-released with a bonus song and a DVD.

13. "Washing Away Me in the Tides" – 3:46

Ascendancy was re-released on May 9, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. It comes with four bonus tracks added as well as a DVD.

The bonus tracks are as follows:

13. "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" – 5:10
14. "Washing Away Me in the Tides" (Included on UK special edition) – 3:46
15. "Master of Puppets" (Metallica cover) – 8:11
16. "Dying in Your Arms" (Video mix) – 3:05

The included DVD includes the music videos for the songs "Like Light to the Flies," "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr," "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation," "Dying in Your Arms" and "Rain". The DVD will also include the live videos of each of the aforementioned songs performed at the London Astoria in London, England on September 18, 2005, which was also included on the UK's re-release in early Feb 2006.

• Matt Heafy- Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar
• Corey Beaulieu- Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Paolo Gregoletto- Bass, Backing Vocals
• Travis Smith- Drums

• Produced by Jason Suecof and Matt Heafy
• Mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap
• Recorded at Audiohammer Studios (Sanford, Florida) and Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
• Engineered by Jason Suecof
• Assistant engineers: Jeff Weed and Aaron Cailier
• Mixed and mastered at Backstage Production (Derbyshire, England)
• All music written by Matt Heafy except:

• "Rain," "Drowned and Torn Asunder," "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation," "Like Light to the Flies" and "The Deceived" written by Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu
• "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" written by Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu and Paul Wood:*"The End of Everything" written by Matt Heafy and Jason Suecof

• All lyrics written by Matt Heafy
• Gang vocals on "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" by Chad Sunderland, Gizz Butt, Andy Sneap, Matt Heafy and Travis Smith
• All back-up vocals screaming/singing on album performed by Corey Beaulieu and Paolo Gregoletto
• Chad Sunderland and Gizz Butt appear courtesy SPV Records
• A&R: Monte Coomer and Mike Gitter
• Management: Justin E. Arcangel for Dark Angel Management, LLC
• Booking: Josh Kline and Tim Borror for Face the Music Touring
• Road crew: Brian Mock and Ryan "Ralph" Germann
• Legal: Roberts and Ritholz, LLP
• Art direction and design by Paul A. Romano for workhardened
• Original concept by Matt Heafy
• Band photography by Josh Rothstein

1. ^ Headbanger's ball
2. ^ Underworld: Evolution Soundtrack
3. ^ Chart Information and Track listing
4. ^ Information on UK special edition
5. ^ Information on re-release
6. ^ Some credits listed here

v • d • e Trivium
Current members
Matt Heafy | Corey Beaulieu | Paolo Gregoletto | Travis Smith
Former members
Brent Young | Brad Lewter
Discography
Studio albums: Ember to Inferno | Ascendancy | The Crusade
EPs: Trivium
Singles
"Like Light to the Flies" | "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" | "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" "Dying in Your Arms" | "Entrance of the Conflagration" | "Anthem (We Are the Fire)" | "The Rising"