Trivium's MATT HEAFY On Songwriting - "It Can't Just Be Riffs"

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  • @Apomorph
    @Apomorph 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I'd love to see Josh from Sylosis on the show. This is a project that really needs more coverage.

    • @FloTasser
      @FloTasser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Josh Middleton is a beast on guitar. He would be a great guest!

    • @13guitard00d
      @13guitard00d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      THIS!

    • @samuelvela2708
      @samuelvela2708 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would love to see a breakdown like this for Cycle of Suffering or Monolith!!

  • @silla-je9od
    @silla-je9od 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    He's so inspiring as an artist. "Catch lightning in bottle," "Just do it, just make things happen," "Always be in top condition," Keep the [left] brain side of life in order ("insanely regimented prep work"), then you can let the [right] brain side be creative and spontaneous ("artistic improvisational freedeom"), etcetera.
    I'm translating the energy behind his words into my realm, the visual art realm, and I find his creative energy and thought process so valuable. He's truly a creator's creator.

  • @bwoods311
    @bwoods311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    In a nutshell...
    Trey: So how do you and your band go about writing your songs?
    Matt: We’re aliens.
    Trey: ......Amazing

  • @Mudamaza
    @Mudamaza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Dude this kind of podcast is exactly what I need. And the fact that you started with my favorite band, who Matt is the whole reason why i'm playing guitar today. When i learned he was on twitched on feb 8th 2018, i picked my guitar that was previously collecting dust, and i've not put it away since, in fact i've grown my collection. He's literally my biggest inspiration of all time. Now i'm in full composing mode, i love writing, and seeing how my heroes do it, brings so much insight. Nah Trey, seriously this is a fantastic idea, and I'm so happy you're doing this! Consider me a regular listener!

    • @paulwhite7125
      @paulwhite7125 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This right here. Been listening to trivium since ember to inferno. He is the very reason I even own a 7 string. Cheers 🍻

  • @andygillion
    @andygillion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    great chat guys, always cool to hear how others approach the writing/recording process

    • @trasakas
      @trasakas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      legend gillion! the best melodeath riff god

  • @matiosmi137
    @matiosmi137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't believe how high the last three albums have skyrocketed from previous Trivium discography. To find out the creative process is so earthborn is truly eye opening and I'm definitely gonna revisit my own old songwriting attempts in that spirit.
    Basically the only thing I'd bitch about in ITCOTD is the anticlimactic ending of The Phalanx and maybe the verse vocals in Damocles, but otherwise - an easy AOTY 2021 and Trivium's GOAT so far.

  • @dominicspizzirri4399
    @dominicspizzirri4399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I missed this live, but excellent podcast. Glad I went back to listen to this.
    I’d love to see you get the guys from BTBAM on here. I think they’d be an excellent fit.

    • @OCNmeticadpa
      @OCNmeticadpa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The BTBAM guys are wizards. Insane vision and insane musicianship to nail it all live every time.

  • @TheCrimsonIdol987
    @TheCrimsonIdol987 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Matt's awesome! LOVED In the Court of the Dragon. That record slaps.

  • @jaredhelms4768
    @jaredhelms4768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So when are we going to see a Heafy/Tremonti collab?

  • @stiman1
    @stiman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is a great idea for a podcast, and this first episode was amazing. Matt was very open about his writing process.

  • @SchwartzerAdler
    @SchwartzerAdler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome talk!
    I would love to hear more about lyric writing in the future, though!
    I feel like that's a REALLY weak spot for MANY metal musicians!

  • @MastaVator
    @MastaVator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cant believe this exist. I love fucking Love Trivium social media presence!!

  • @alexsterling739
    @alexsterling739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So great to hear what he had to say and how open he was with everything. Mad inspiring!

  • @bigkid757
    @bigkid757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great interview, Trey! Looking forward to future casts.

  • @benachurch
    @benachurch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was sick!!! Matt’s such a chilled dude! 🤘🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

  • @jasoncraft8189
    @jasoncraft8189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved this, would've liked it to be a little longer but he's a busy man. It made me feel like I've never worked hard enough on anything. Huge fan of matt and trivium, and this channel, even though you gonged me...

  • @projecttapeworm
    @projecttapeworm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hell yeah, that's freakin' awesome! Wish I was there live.

  • @westonshoemaker6324
    @westonshoemaker6324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shout out to Trey for making the exact content I wanted to see!! 😍😍😍

  • @dinckelman
    @dinckelman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The amount of work that goes into playing how Matt and the rest of the band do, is something I just can’t understand. The dude absolutely slays on guitar, and sings at the same time. If you’ve ever seen Alex hit the drums, he’s like a machine. It feels like he has an extra set of invisible hands from how many sounds are coming out of his kit

  • @reedwilliams9685
    @reedwilliams9685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Would also be great to see a talk with Andy from Black Crown Initiate, that is one talented band

    • @everetta117
      @everetta117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh hey I know you! 😉

    • @reedwilliams9685
      @reedwilliams9685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@everetta117 friend sighting in the wild!

  • @FortessofShred
    @FortessofShred ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw Trivium with Children of Bodom and Amon Amarth, in a small bar in Santa Ana, CA. Hell of a show!

  • @BleuRoseDesigns
    @BleuRoseDesigns 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool to hear his perspective on the process 👍

  • @kol3raofficialmusic313
    @kol3raofficialmusic313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice that you chose the Finnish Independence day for this stream! 😁

  • @Gerry710
    @Gerry710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joss Allen would be a great co-host, I think you guys would have awesome chemistry for that.
    So stoked for the podcast in general, cheers.

  • @droidsector
    @droidsector 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was sick lol Nice one man

  • @tfwnoyandere
    @tfwnoyandere 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    on ya man cheers for this

  • @thetreverpitts
    @thetreverpitts 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Matt is totally right there's a lot of bands nowadays due to the power of the internet. They'll live in Chicago their drummer will live in Boston and the guitar player might live in California and the singer is in Wyoming and in a right stuff and just recorded like on GarageBand they never really get the feel of jamming together until. They start doing their tour warm-ups or they go out on tour Matt is totally right you should write riffs together any practice space that's how the rift should come about

  • @65bigbird
    @65bigbird ปีที่แล้ว

    that quote he said at the end is similar to what I've read in philosophical books

  • @Dekead1930
    @Dekead1930 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bands should absolutely write for themselves! I hate songs that are engineered to be on the radio

    • @metalpuppet5798
      @metalpuppet5798 ปีที่แล้ว

      having another team mate doesn't mean they are engineered to be on the radio. A good producer goes with what the bands goal is and doesn't push it in the direction of mainstream/radio.

  • @reedwilliams9685
    @reedwilliams9685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trey should have a chat with Mike or Greg from Allegaeon!

  • @davidtguitar
    @davidtguitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Got really inspired :)

  • @argioaura8206
    @argioaura8206 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A songwriting interview with Caleb Shomo would be amazing

  • @EakEmk
    @EakEmk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do a show on Sylosis with Josh Middleton. That would be amazing and I'm sure he'd be down for it.

  • @benjiplaizier2935
    @benjiplaizier2935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this content was fucking amazing!!!!!!

  • @Threevanhopper
    @Threevanhopper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Trey! Loved the stream, very cool content! Can''t wait to see more. What's the Logitech camera you mentioned you are using?

    • @treyxaviermusic
      @treyxaviermusic  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Logitech Brio. What you were seeing for my cam on this one though is a Sony FX3, I use the Brio mainly for Zoom calls now haha

    • @Threevanhopper
      @Threevanhopper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@treyxaviermusic thanks! I'm starting to stream music/guitar related content. It would be awesome if you made a video sharing your setup and system specs. I'm finding it hard to know what is the minimum setup for streaming video and good audio from a DAW. My CPU is harding really hard! Haha but I'll work with what I got.
      Thanks again for sharing! Keep up the awesome content! Really liking the song writing shift with the channel! 🤘

  • @JETGuitars
    @JETGuitars 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe a question to the guests about what they think you should not do in songwriting? Maybe a question tying into that about songwriting with cooperative/un"" Members?

  • @TheDeedeeFiles
    @TheDeedeeFiles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @lexluthermusic
    @lexluthermusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd love to see any of the dudes from Mastodon come over and share their process. They've covered much ground over their discography. also Josh Middleton, that guy shits riffs lol

  • @erickkasecamp
    @erickkasecamp ปีที่แล้ว

    I couldn’t stop watching and figuring out what the people outside his window are doing. 😂

  • @davidsanfeliz4453
    @davidsanfeliz4453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked the callback to the riff salad😂

  • @wheresallthezombies
    @wheresallthezombies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brendon Small and Ihsahn would be sick guests

  • @The_JustJoshing
    @The_JustJoshing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    30:28 HE SAID THE THING

  • @bassimprovjams3772
    @bassimprovjams3772 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be awesome if you got Johnny Franck from Bilmuri in here!!

  • @makke_macro
    @makke_macro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    im just going to screenshot all of those

  • @daddyodoyle
    @daddyodoyle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    POLAR feel the effervescence

  • @vmor6359
    @vmor6359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do i spell "aburaki" vocal technique? can't find it.

    • @jakeseitz
      @jakeseitz ปีที่แล้ว

      “Ibaraki”

  • @iim2155
    @iim2155 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh ok, just draw the owl

  • @imvengeance666
    @imvengeance666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Get BTBAM on here plz.

  • @cherrysummerfield
    @cherrysummerfield 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you invite alissa white gluz? I would love to hear her about that theme.

    • @pariah87
      @pariah87 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      overrated singer

  • @giovanniamore2438
    @giovanniamore2438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His Face: "How i wrote the Fart of the Dragon."

  • @TonyToneBone56-ho9op
    @TonyToneBone56-ho9op หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heafy is the most ocd man alive lol