Trivium frontman Matt Heafy recently talked about being bullied by one of his favorite bands and being shouted at by fans. In an interview on the Nik Nocturnal podcast, Heafy discussed Trivium’s early days and the tough experiences they had with their idols.
The bullying from other bands and fans happened while Trivium was rising fast in the mid-2000s. Heafy had made headlines with magazines calling Trivium the next Metallica. After strong performances at the Download festivals in 2005 and 2006, they supported Iron Maiden on a European arena tour.
“I used to get bullied by some of the bands that I grew up with their posters on my walls,” he recalled. “I remember there was a show I had once, my voice squeaked. I had to walk through their dressing room to go to our dressing room.”
“They’re all making that squeak at my face, pointing at me, cracking up. I’m like 18-19 years old. Like I said, growing up, loving this band. I won’t quote them. I won’t say which band it was,” the frontman continued.
Heafy also talked about the tough crowd reactions they faced at the time, mentioning one show in San Francisco during a tour with Amon Amarth and Children Of Bodom. “One of the first times we played San Francisco [was] at Slim’s. Our entire set, the crowd was booing us and spitting on us, the entire set,” he explained.
Trivium is hitting the road for a world tour in 2025 to celebrate 20 years of their album ‘Ascendancy.’ They will be co-headlining with Bullet For My Valentine. They are also celebrating 20 years of their debut album ‘The Poison.’ Both bands will perform their albums in full.
In August, Trivium will headline Bloodstock Open Air in Derbyshire, UK, alongside Machine Head and Gojira.