List of Trivium band members

Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida. Formed in 1999, the group originally featured bassist and vocalist Brad Lewter, guitarist Jarred Bonaparte and drummer Travis Smith, all students at Lake Brantley High School.[1] Shortly after the band's formation, Matt Heafy was enlisted as guitarist by Lewter, after he saw him perform at a school talent show.[2] Lewter later left the band due to differing musical tastes from the other three members, after which Heafy took over on vocals.[3] Trivium subsequently became a four-piece with the addition of guitarist Brent Young, as Bonaparte moved over to the role of bassist.[4] Bonaparte would also later leave the group after choosing to attend college, with Richie Brown taking over temporarily.[5] After Brown's departure, Young took over on bass.[6]

Two lineups of Trivium performing live in 2008 (top) and 2017 (bottom).

After finalising their lineup, Trivium signed to Lifeforce Records and recorded their debut album Ember to Inferno.[7] In August the band briefly recruited The Autumn Offering's George Moore as a second guitarist, although he had left again within a few weeks after his first band was signed to Stillborn Records.[8] The guitarist spot was later filled long-term by Corey Beaulieu, who officially joined the band in September 2003.[6] In April 2004 the band signed with Roadrunner Records,[9] shortly after which Young left the band (he was replaced for a tour in June by Monstrosity's Mike Poggione).[10] After taking over for Poggione on a tour in August, Paolo Gregoletto was officially announced as Trivium's new bassist and backing vocalist in November 2004.[11] The band released its second album Ascendancy in March 2005.[7]

Trivium kept a consistent lineup for 2006's The Crusade and 2008's Shogun, before Smith was fired from the band in 2010 after choosing not to be involved in a late-2009 tour in order to "take care of some personal business". His initial replacement Nick Augusto was later confirmed as the new full-time drummer for the band.[12] Augusto performed on In Waves (2011) and Vengeance Falls (2013) before he was asked to leave in 2014, with Gregoletto explaining that their relationship with the drummer had "began to fray".[13] Drum technician Mat Madiro took his place, initially on a temporary basis,[14] although he remained for the recording of 2015's Silence in the Snow.[15] Madiro was replaced in December 2015 by Paul Wandtke,[16] who remained in the group for around a year before he was replaced by Alex Bent.[17]

In October 2018, Heafy announced that he would be unavailable for a string of upcoming dates due to his wife's pregnancy, with Light the Torch frontman Howard Jones, Avatar frontman Johannes Eckerström and YouTube personality Jared Dines taking his place.[18]

Members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Matt Heafy	1999–present	guitars vocals (lead since 2000, backing 1999–2000) bass (2004)	all Trivium releases
	Corey Beaulieu	2003–present	guitars unclean backing vocals	all Trivium releases from Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004) onwards
	Paolo Gregoletto	2004–present	bass clean backing vocals	all Trivium releases from Ascendancy (2005) onwards
	Alex Bent	2017–present	drums percussion	The Sin and the Sentence (2017) What the Dead Men Say (2020)

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Travis Smith	1999–2009	drums percussion	all Trivium releases from Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001) to Shogun (2008)
	Jarred Bonaparte	1999–2001	guitars (1999–2000) bass (2000–2001)	none
	Brad Lewter	1999–2000	bass lead vocals
	Brent Young	2000–2004 (died 2020)[19][20]	guitars (2000–2001) bass (2001–2004) backing vocals (2000–2004)	Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001) Caeruleus ("The Blue Demo") (2003) Ember to Inferno (2003) Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004)
	Nick Augusto	2009–2014	drums percussion	In Waves (2011) Vengeance Falls (2013)
	Mat Madiro	2014–2015		Silence in the Snow (2015)
	Paul Wandtke	2015–2017		none

Touring

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Notes
	Richie Brown	2000–2001	bass backing vocals	Brown temporarily filled in on bass after Jarred Bonaparte left the band in 2000.[5]
	George Moore	2003	guitars	Moore briefly performed as a second guitarist for Trivium before Beaulieu's addition.[8]
	Mike Poggione	2004	bass	Poggione briefly filled in after Young's departure, before Gregoletto joined in his place.[10]
	Johannes Eckerström	2018	lead vocals	Eckerström, Jones and Dines replaced Heafy for a North American tour in late 2018.[18]
	Howard Jones
	Jared Dines		guitars

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
1999	Brad Lewter – bass, vocals Jarred Bonaparte – guitar Travis Smith – drums, percussion	none
1999–2000	Brad Lewter – bass, lead vocals Jarred Bonaparte – guitar Matt Heafy – guitar, backing vocals Travis Smith – drums, percussion
2000	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Brent Young – guitar, backing vocals Jarred Bonaparte – bass Travis Smith – drums, percussion
2000–2003	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Brent Young – bass, backing vocals Travis Smith – drums, percussion	Ruber ("The Red Demo") (2001) Caeruleus ("The Blue Demo") (2003) Ember to Inferno (2003)
September 2003 – May 2004	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Brent Young – bass, backing vocals Travis Smith – drums, percussion	Flavus ("The Yellow Demo") (2004)
May – November 2004	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals, bass Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Travis Smith – drums, percussion	none
November 2004 – February 2010	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals Travis Smith – drums, percussion	Ascendancy (2005) The Crusade (2006) Shogun (2008)
February 2010 – May 2014	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals Nick Augusto – drums, percussion	In Waves (2011) Vengeance Falls (2013)
May 2014 – December 2015	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals Mat Madiro – drums, percussion	Silence in the Snow (2015)
December 2015 – January 2017	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals Paul Wandtke – drums, percussion	none
January 2017 – present	Matt Heafy – guitar, lead vocals Corey Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals Alex Bent – drums, percussion	The Sin and the Sentence (2017) What the Dead Men Say (2020)

Bibliography

• Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005), New Wave of American Heavy Metal, New Plymouth, New Zealand: Zonda Books, ISBN 978-0958268400, retrieved September 1, 2017
• Shooman, Joe (September 21, 2006), Trivium: The Mark of Perseverance, London, England: John Blake Publishing, ISBN 978-1786061508, retrieved September 1, 2017

References

1. Shooman 2006, p. 6
2. Shooman 2006, p. 7
3. Shooman 2006, pp. 8–9
4. Shooman 2006, p. 9
5. Shooman 2011, p. 11 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFShooman2011 (help)
6. Sharpe-Young 2005, p. 334
7. Loftus, Johnny. "Trivium: Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
8. Shooman 2006, p. 34
9. "Trivium Sign With Roadrunner Records". Blabbermouth.net. April 5, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
10. "Trivium Secure Slot On Iced Earth Tour". Blabbermouth.net. May 16, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
11. "Trivium Announce New Bassist/Vocalist". Blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
12. Wiederhorn, Jon (February 16, 2010). "Trivium Frontman Explains Firing of Drummer Travis Smith". Noisecreep. Loudwire Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
13. Childers, Chad (May 7, 2014). "Trivium Part Ways With Drummer Nick Augusto". Loudwire. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
14. "Trivium Featuring Stand-In Drummer Mat Madiro: Footage Of Bangor Performance". Blabbermouth.net. May 11, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
15. Kajzer, Jackie (November 2, 2015). "Trivium's Matt Heafy Talks 'Silence in the Snow,' Ronnie James Dio + More". Loudwire. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
16. "Trivium Recruits Drummer Paul Wandtke". Blabbermouth.net. December 5, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
17. "Trivium Frontman Says Last Three Drummers, Including Paul Wandtke, Were 'Session Players'". Blabbermouth.net. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
18. Sharp, Tyler (October 25, 2018). "Trivium's Matt Heafy Leaves Tour, Howard Jones + Others To Fill In". Loudwire. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
19. "Former TRIVIUM Bassist BRENT YOUNG Dies". Blabbermouth.net. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
20. Greg Kennelty (September 26, 2020). "Ex-TRIVIUM Bassist Brent Young Has Passed Away". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

External links

• Trivium official website