Roadrunner Records でアーティストとスタッフが選んだ top 10 of 2005 というのがfeatureされていて、MONTE CONNOR氏が選んだ第一位は Trivium の “Ascendancy” でした！
MONTE CONNOR (A&R)
1. Trivium – Ascendancy
2. CKY – An Answer Can Be Found
3. Primal Fear – The Seventh Seal
4. Avenged Sevenfold – City Of Evil
5. Mindlless Self Indulgence – You’ll Rebel To Anything
6. Anthrax – Alive 2
7. DevilDriver – The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand
8. Opeth – Ghost Reveries
9. System Of A Down – Mesmerize
10. Clutch – Robot Hive/Exodus
あとは管理人が知らない人がほとんどなのですが、Triviumを選んだ人が何人かいました。スタッフに定評あるTrivium。番号はその人がつけた順位。
AUSTIN STEVENS (SALES)
5. Trivium – Ascendancy
They’ve got the sweet riffs….
DAN DILLON (INTERN)
3. Trivium – Ascendancy
A brilliant and exciting album. It shreds!!!
MARC SHAPIRO (EX-RR, NOW FERRETT)
4. TRIVIUM – ASCENDANCY (Roadrunner) – Just a straight-ahead amazing metal record. This is the band’s second record and the singer was only 18 when they recorded it. They will be huge.
MIKE GITTER (A&R)
7. (tie) Trivium & Nevermore – Ascendency & This Godless Endeavor
Trad-metal has its revenge. The barely-in-their-20’s Trivium check in with a slab that may just revitalize ‘tallica school of breakdown-fee thrash whilst old pros Nevermore practice the art of the almighty riff better than just about anyone. Here’s the real American metal if anyone had any doubt.
PHIL KASO (RADIO)
6. Trivium – Ascendency
ROB WELDON (RADIO)
4. Trivium