Travis always reminded me of some new hybrid of 80’s Lars Ulrich, Vinnie Paul, and Joey Jordison. His use of toms, rides, hi hats especially remind me of Vinnie. He did simple stuff like Lars in parts that call for it then whips out some crazy triplet double bass like a Joey Jordison type.
1 word for each Travis - Nostalgic Nick - Wasted Talent Matt - Garbage Paul - Garbage Alex - Inhumane. This is me criticising but I’m not gonna be pessimistic I’m gonna be transparent about my favourite band. This is literally the list & how it’s gone, don’t get me wrong, anyone can play the drums better than me, lol.
Mat and Paul sounded pretty good here tbh. Travis said he wanted people to dance with the groove thus creating some of those unique and iconic OG tracks. Nick got "thrown into the fire" so to speak and got on two albums, pretty sweet, regardless of people's opinions. Nothing to say about Alex, everyone alreadys knows what hes all about.
Travis has created some cool parts but so has alex and alex is a far more technical drummer, which fits trivium's current sound. Alex brought blast beats to the band for fucks sake. I don't get how anyone can say that Travis is better. Travis was just fortunate enough to be involved in the albums where matt and corey were at their most creative. Imo, the success of ascendancy, crusade, and shogun has little to do with travis's drumming and more to do with matt, paolo, and corey experimenting with their sound.
This comment not being founded on facts just went down from a simple unpopular opinion to a really bad L take. To discredit Travis' contributions on their classic albums is to devalue what made those first 4 records what they are in the first place. Matt, Paolo and Corey already stated in "The Making of The Sin and The Sentence video" that they realized how much they've appreciated (that's the word that they used, but what they're really meant is "missed") Travis' contributions to songwriting and they hadn't realized that until Alex joined. Also, go watch this video titled "Ember to Inferno In the Style of Shogun" video. To give you a gist of it, it's a fan's failed attempt in trying to make the ETI title track in style of Shogun that only ended up sounding like a Trivium song that was recorded with Nick Augusto. This is proof that many Trivium fans, even diehard fans of Shogun and Ascendancy fail to understand the subtlety of Travis' style and that one cannot recreate sound of those first 4 records with death metal blast beats.
Alex is skillful, but he’s more technical , more sessionist than a band member, he’s playing ability were perfect as we see him not a mere humans. Nick sure out of tempo sometimes, but hell, that’s what a live show is all about, the intensity he brought made in waves a hell of an album. Travis, hands down, he’s the perfect one for trivium, his playing patterns describe the direction of trivium.Silence in the snow is shit.
Nick Seem to want to add to much and felt like it was actually taking away from it and making it feel sloppy (love his work on the albums though). Paul and Matt were just eh. I liked Alex's the best with the caveat that it seemed like Travis' version, they played faster which really bumped up the energy with it. I'm assuming they play with a click now and they didn't previously as it seems like have the album timing now. If they would drop the click or just bump the tempo up a little bit in the current lineup, there's no doubt that Alex would crush it and it would just be absolutely amazing.
I feel like Nick, Mat, and Paul never really got the opportunity to take ownership of their roles, and while In Waves is a fantastic album, and there's certainly high points on VF and SitS, Alex walked in like he was coming back from an extended bathroom break and had been in the band the whole time, Travis was a badass, and as I've been following these guys since their second album, saw them multiple times on The Crusade and Shogun touring cycle and even got to meet them, Alex was the first where I wasn't completely bummed that Travis is no longer with them. It's been awesome to watch this band progress, MKH has referenced several times the amount of crap they got during the Crusade, and it's absolutely true, they came out like they were the biggest metal band on the planet, but the clincher is they have the chops to back it up, it just took everyone else a little while to figure that out.
I was going to disagree with your statement about Nick not given the opportunity to own his role considering that he has 2 albums with Trivium but then I remember Matt saying that all these guys that came after Travis were mere "session" players and the last drummer who was an "official" member was Travis himself. In Paul and Madiro's case that may be true, but Nick who was with them for almost 4 years and did IW and VF?? Seriously? LOL!
Travis, if you're out there, you made me wanna take drumming SERIOUSLY. True drum hero of mine. And Alex, You're A Fuckin' Machine dear friend. Lol! Puerto Ricans always know how to fix shit. Kinda effed up what y'all did to Madiro in this movie tho. Lmfao!! 😂😂😂 Paul had NO CHANCE of making it in this band.
I liked the trash metal vibe of trivium with travis. no other trivium drummers used the double bass drum like him. Alex is more versatile from his experience. People keep forgeting travis was like 19 when he wroke pull harder too.
@ghaziausaf imagine unironically thinking this. Travis is great but alex is on a whole other level. He also is a much better stylistic fit for the bands current sound
@@noahbeal4555 my statement wasn’t ironic. Travis was a phenomenal drummer and integral to their sound on Shogun. Which in my opinion is their finest work to date. Alex is just another generic metal drummer.
@@ghaziausaf L opinion. triviums last 3 albums have been amazing. the sin and the sentence especially blew me away, and many will agree alex is amazing. they all have their own strengths... not denying travis was great
Nick had problems playing too fast at times, but his embellishments and his intensity is unmatched. Travis is the OG and he always had really interesting choices for parts that on paper you’d be like “wtf” but he’d make it work. Alex is inhuman, holy shit he’s just an absolutely insane drummer that just does everything and does it well. Paul and Matt… sorry but they’re just footnotes in triviums history. I saw them live with both of them and that was the worst time to see trivium live imo. When they brought in Alex it was like a new band. Everything worked again and in some cases even better.
it's too bad that Nick had to ruin performances with his bad habit of poor choice fills because objectively, he is actually talented than Travis. Had he been disciplined enough; he probably would've reached Alex's level. As for Paul, I'm curious why you say he was bad. I liked him better than his predecessors because their live performances started getting tighter when he was brought along although I think songs like 'Shattering' or 'Forsake' may not be his forte. I was actually pissed at Trivium when they fired him, though that was compensated as you already know why.
Alex is definitely the best (as in technical ability) drummer they've had. but Travis knows to hold himself back and let the music breathe if necessary. I don't think Travis' albums are the best they've done though, shogun is good, ascendancy is awesome, but the last three have been equally amazing.
@@ace0faces176 Sure TSATS is more technical than Ascendancy in terms of musicianship, but music isn't a competition judged by your ability to compose complicated pieces. Something objectively simpler can be better than something more difficult
These early Trivium songs are way too boring for Alex 😂. Meanwhile, here’s Nick butchering Travis’s tracks by poor timing, shitty flares and lack of tempo management. He is honestly the worst drummer the band worked with when it comes to live performances. He made the band work around his flaws.
Nick had flaws for sure but his drumming had character imo. In waves album was a special one like Shogun with Travis for example. Alex is more like a mathematic drummer, an insane accurate human metronome xD. He has a style too, has influences from Portnoy etc, i think that he will stay with Trivium.
I always liked Augusto the most. Alex Bent is a close second. Nick Augusto brought himself to the songs he wasn't playing on, and I like the faster tempos.
Nick was off beat so often. 🤣 I feel like the only reason they went with Alex is because his precision on every thing is so perfect. He always looks so awkward when he plays, its hilarious. But damn bro can play them drums.
Lmao it's insane, I'm surprised nick could make it through shows. And the reason they've stuck with Alex is because he fills a hole in the band, which is something they talk about in the "making of the sin and the sentence" miniseries.
@@georgeaapmusic we could say that Nick was able to stay for almost 4 years with them because at that time, he was considered an upgrade and he had that Death Metal/Grindcore skillset that Trivium was looking for. It's just that the rest of the band's standards for their ideal drummer got higher and higher as years go by.
@@a.e.m.2841 He’s saying that the other guys just play random stuff that sounds “similar” to Travis…but Alex was the only one who actually plays it exactly the same. I agree.
Travis is the MAN!!! he's the reason they are what they are! They had great cohesion back then. Alex is a great drummer too but no one compares to the speed and diversity of Travis!!!
Travis alone is the master of that Pull Harder intro. My ranking for this (this is based on their performance of the intro only, NOT their overall skills as a drummer because Alex would automatically be #1) would be: 1. Travis 2. Paul (I liked the more natural sound of his kit better than Alex) 3. Alex ......and the rest
cant compare alex and paul haha. bents survived 3 albums and did help take trivium to another level when it seemed that they were gonna fade out for a few years (2013,2016). in hindsight i respect the albums tho
@@kellamane5506 didn't you just read what I wrote? I'm only comparing them based on who nailed this intro not their overall skills as a drummer and what they brought to the table. Also, everyone seemed to forget about Paul since he didn't get to have a studio album with Trivium but y'all should know that before Alex, he was the tightest at that time and their live performance got better compared to when Trivium was with the 3 guys that preceded him, it's also a plus that he was the student of Mike Mangini. If I'd rank Paul among Trivium drummers, I'd put him next to Alex.
@@mr.sidecomments9278 yeah fair enough... i do see what you mean. why did they kick paul out then? most of the time their reasoning was lack of creativity in the writing space..
@@kellamane5506 The only statement they said about Paul was he wasn't the right fit. Maybe the 3 guys preferred someone with a background in death metal or grindcore much like Nick Augusto but with the same discipline that Paul had in keeping tempo. I on the other hand think it's probably due to Paul's attention between Trivium and his other projects being blurry, and that the trio wanted someone who can give attention to them full-time.
