A new empire rises...

After entering the Aria chart at #14 with their aptly titled last album - the Crusade - Florida trad-metal revivalists, Trivium, continue the campaign with the release of their third album Shogun.

Roadrunner’s fastest rising stars, Trivium, were infamously dubbed ‘the new Metallica’ by UK metal publications Kerrang and metal hammer when they first speared on the scene and have steadily built their reputation –and credibility – with Shogun tipped to be the moment they reveal their true strength.

For their first tour of Australia, they landed a much coveted spot on the Big Day Out, which was followed up by a blistering performance on The Black Crusade with label mates Machine Head last October and earlier this month, the band again proved their mettle when they played a capacity one-off show at Sydney's Enmore Theatre.

After completing an extensive on-ground schedule during their promo/showcase tour, Shogun will also be supported with a cover story in the next issue of Blunt Magazine as well as advertising in several lifestyle publications and the new Roadrunner Records Catalogue. An outdoor east coast streetposter campaign will follow surrounding release and metal radio - including Triple J (Full Metal Racket) - are currently playing new track Kirisute Gomen while awaiting new Shogun tracks.