It could appear that the ‘beef’ between Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine is already over. Tempers flared over the weekend between the 2 camps, because the bands’ plans to tour all year long collectively on ‘The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour‘ had been reduce quick. Each teams undertook that co-headlining run in celebration of the twentieth anniversaries of their respective releases “Ascendancy” and “The Poison“.
Whereas preliminary plans had that trek spanning the globe and winding down in December, Bullet For My Valentine‘s vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck has apparently determined in any other case, main the run to forego its meant legs in South America and Australia.
Trivium bassist/vocalist Paolo Gregoletto aired out Tuck on that call on the band’s social media this previous weekend, and since then, parts of the group’s followers have break up into warring factions. Trivium vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy briefly touched upon the destiny of the tour yesterday.
Bullet For My Valentine in the meantime put up this assertion this afternoon, stating that they’ve since felt it was time to proceed work on their subsequent studio album, quite than proceed on with any future legs of the trek. Now, in a newly shared video on social media, Heafy known as for an finish to the negativity surrounding destiny of the tour. He acknowledged [transcribed by theprp.com]:
“The tour has been superb. It’s been actually fantastic. Completely superb, you’ve seen it in our faces, you’ve seen it within the pictures and the movies. You already know, there was an preliminary plan and plans modified. And us, we wanna be all over the place and continuous go go go, and we’ll fortunately play anytime, anyplace, anyplace.
And , they’ve obtained different plans to do a document. So I respect that. I respect the truth that issues change. And I feel we positively want — all of us — let’s pull again on the destructive stuff. Let’s return to remembering what all of us love, and that’s loving bands and loving music.
And generally, generally plans change. And generally that causes complications and disagreements. And it’s like something in life. It’s like a relationship, it’s like with your loved ones, it’s like together with your co-workers, it’s like every of that stuff. So, let’s pull again on all that stuff, let’s maintain it stylish. Preserve it pleasant.
All I obtained to say is thanks from the underside of my coronary heart to, to begin with, the Trivium crew. Love them a lot, they’re household to us, I’ll at all times shield them, and I’m at all times fascinated by them and their well-being and their earnings and all that.
My bandmates, the Bullet crew, unimaginable, unimaginable human beings, superior. We match completely… Each the crews work good in sync. I’ve stated it a number of instances, we’ve finished like 12 to fifteen co-headliners with all kinds of fantastic bands, and I felt that this was the very best co-headlining pair that I’ve ever seen in my life. I really feel just like the Trivium Shogun and the Bullet followers actually love each bands.”
After thanking quite a few people concerned with the tour, together with members of Bullet For My Valentine and opening bands, Heafy went on to warning:
“Don’t let the press blow these items out of proportion. I noticed a pile of statements they usually had been proper, we wished to play, we wish to do the factor. So let’s not drag any of that again up, Let’s finish this on a constructive be aware.
This was fucking superb. 20 years. I can’t consider it’s been 20 years since [the release of] ‘The Poison‘. I want all of them the very best on this planet, can’t wait to purchase the brand new document the day it comes out — theirs — and to all of the folks that we nonetheless wished to see, , we’re nonetheless gonna see. Simply gotta determine when. It’s too near e book it now for the remainder of the yr sadly.”
As Gregoletto revealed over the weekend, Heafy confirmed that Trivium do have extra “Ascendancy” twentieth anniversary North American touring within the works for this yr.
Meus amigos é hora de acabar com a negatividade e superar tudo isso
Meus amigos é hora de acabar com a negatividade e superar tudo isso
My buddies it’s time to finish the negativity and rise above all this
TRV ?? BFMV
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— Matthew kiichichaos Heafy (@matthewkheafy) Could 13, 2025