In Waves (song)

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"In Waves"
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Single by Trivium
from the album In Waves
ReleasedMay 21, 2011
RecordedPaint It Black Studios / Audiohammmer Studios, Florida
Genre Melodic metalcore
Length5:02
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu, Paolo Gregoletto
Producer(s) Colin Richardson, Martyn "Ginge" Ford
Trivium singles chronology
"Throes of Perdition"
(2009)
"In Waves"
(2011)
"Built to Fall"
(2011)

"In Waves" is the first single from American heavy metal band Trivium's fifth studio album by the same name. This song was released on May 21, 2011. [1] It is the first single to feature drummer Nick Augusto, [2] and it has a different sound than Trivium's previous singles. [3] It reached 31 on the UK Rock Chart.

Contents

Music video

The song's video was directed by Ramon Boutviseth (Dream Theater, All That Remains) [4] and shows the band exploring a strange "swamp like" place. There is no performance in the video and it is extended to seven minutes. It is the first of a series of videos followed by the next single Built to Fall from the same album. Along with the rest of the songs from the album a live performance of the song from Chapman Studios was released. [5]

Personnel

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