Trivium

Heavy metal / thrash / metalcore band from Orlando, Florida, USA. Trivium was formed as a trio in 1999 by Brad Lewter (vocals, bass), Jarred Bonaparte (guitar) and Travis Smith (drums). Matt Heafy joined the band only in late 1999 as a guitarist/backing vocalist. When lead vocalist/bassist Brad Lewter left Trivium in 2000, Matt Heafy started to perform lead vocals as well. Second founding member Jarred Bonaparte switched from guitar to bass - but left anyway in 2001. Last founding member Travis Smith left the band in late 2009. Current members Matt Heafy – guitars (1999–present); backing vocals (1999–2000); lead vocals (2000–present) Corey Beaulieu – guitars, unclean backing vocals (2003–present) Paolo Gregoletto – bass, clean backing vocals (2004–present) Alex Bent – drums, percussion (2016–present) Former members: Brad Lewter – lead vocals, bass (1999–2000) Jarred Bonaparte – guitars (1999–2000); bass (2000–2001) Travis Smith – drums, percussion (1999–2010) Brent Young – guitars (2000–2001); backing vocals (2000–2004); bass (2001–2004) Richie Brown – bass (2001) George Moore – guitars (2003) Nick Augusto – drums, percussion (2010–2014) Mat Madiro – drums, percussion (2014–2015) Paul Wandtke – drums, percussion (2015–2016)