<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Matt-heafy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/matt-heafy Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:10:56 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Scoring video games is something I’ve always wanted to do since I played Doom when I was 11”: How a video game about a cult led by a lamb united 5 of today’s greatest metal players in a quest for brutality ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/cult-of-the-lamb-hymn-of-the-unholy-guitarists msVqjdhYnTu5AMuyvmkKhT Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:10:56 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:02:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I remember coming to the studio and the producer just had his head in his hands and he was like, ‘Oh no, no, no!’" Why Matt Heafy had to delete and re-record all the guitar parts on a Trivium classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-matt-heafy-had-to-delete-and-rerecord-all-the-guitar-parts-on-a-trivium-classic byA8VUuPNjVPuaRHED3dei Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:40:14 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:03:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ He describes his lead style as “neoclassical dad solos”, but Trivium’s Matt Heafy is a giant of modern metal playing – and he has plenty of ideas that will take your rhythm game to the next level ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/trivium-matt-heafy-jtc-neoclassical-metal-guitar-riffs euHPpby4PsajzDQJTcSki8 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:50:42 +0000 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:34:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A moment for modern guitar playing” that reaches new technical heights and Spinal Tap’s antidote to the Barbie hype: this week’s essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-moment-for-modern-guitar-playing-spinal-tap-barbie J687xwqH5dsssr29BLJT7F Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:13:47 +0000 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:27:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd recruits Matt Heafy for Fall of Man – the heavy-riffing second single from her first-ever studio album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-matt-heafy-fall-of-man AkD8tz7nvqKAPXE3cpqQ4n Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jared Dines recruits Matt Heafy, Nita Strauss, Ichika Nito, Lari Basilio, Marcin and more for one of the most star-studded shred collabs ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-dines-shred-collab-v kDKEKNnwMnyrH89sxT3ReK Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:09:54 +0000 Fri, 05 May 2023 10:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ From psychedelic blues explosions to electrifying all-star collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/psychedelic-blues-all-star-collab-tracks-week a9vsBLDVXU7oi5V9GCutZL Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:00:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy and YouTuber Anthony Vincent team up to reinvent Running Up That Hill in the style of Master of Puppets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heavy-anthony-vincent-running-up-that-hill-master-of-puppets UK9dzJvRT3BG3U5tvH6GaT Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:12:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium announce 2022 North American tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/trivium-fall-2022-tour kJYj4eZXwVkv9SZnbMoZyT Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:54:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy hints at the possibility of Kramer and Steinberger signature models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-kramer-steinberger uGLAPH4ihKpryorgxum9Cg Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:02:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy: “I knew me and Gerard Way doing a track together would break the elitist mindset of what black metal can be” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/matt-heafy-trivium-epiphone-interview zufT4X5XuNrzp87URVZ7DD Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:41:26 +0000 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:22:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Matt Heafy deliver a poignant rendition of Johnny Cash’s Hurt cover on a Gibson SJ-300 acoustic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-johnny-cash-hurt 8CD8NHrfSAnwX6biHvG2eM Mon, 20 Jun 2022 11:20:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epiphone and Matt Heafy launch MKH Les Paul Custom Origins Collection, including 25.5"-scale 7-strings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-epiphone-origins-collection 5cFhmBFe9Rp2oFzwZRccN6 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:23:33 +0000 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:23:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ From two-hand-tapped math-pop to arena-primed blues-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-tracks-two-hand-tap-pop-blues-rock AZwKz8QGUB5uJLp3StKErP Fri, 20 May 2022 16:43:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy teaches the ins and outs of Trivium's most ferocious riffs in latest episode of Gibson's Riff Lords ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-trivium-gibson-riff-lords ZAKycZ8yL6P25YThVVfb9J Fri, 06 May 2022 22:37:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy recruits My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way on epic new Ibaraki single, Rōnin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-gerard-way-ibaraki-ronin 3UkHH9me3oD6Ep2T7runV9 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:06:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy announces Rashomon, the debut album of his black metal side project, Ibaraki, and recruits Behemoth's Nergal for new single, Akumu ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-ibaraki-rashomon o3fvJrKX5o5ntqw4tBxBRm Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:16:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd and Matt Heafy tease collaborative track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-matt-heafy-collaboration rojDH6bnCB3fVoDDtx76Ee Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:41:05 +0000 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:02:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy recruits Emperor's Ihsahn for first single from long-awaited black-metal project Ibaraki ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-ihsahn-ibaraki aDqgFaWVtzSmkLrTdF5rQ8 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:56:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium: “We wanted to capture lightning in the bottle rather than plan too much. There were no constraints, limitations or boundaries” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/trivium-in-the-court-of-the-dragon EdHmX8wZpePh9wTjrFYYAe Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:16:16 +0000 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:25:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stuck on Christmas present ideas? Get a personalized video message from Dave Mustaine, Matt Heafy, William DuVall and more on Cameo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/cameo-guitarists-cyber-monday qeDYTDChWvVhJzAZUSTeHH Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:44:30 +0000 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:05:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy reveals new 7-string Epiphone MKH Origins Les Paul Custom signature model will feature a 25.5" scale length ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-mkh-origins-7-string omGEZwa8cPQMvxEuiEvT47 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:40:35 +0000 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:43:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium announce new album In the Court of the Dragon, share pummeling second single, Feast of Fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/trivium-feast-of-fire tEnrpTeLLXEmkfQP4j5aD5 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:52:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium release one of the standout metal tracks of the year so far, In the Court of the Dragon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/trivium-in-the-court-of-the-dragon eviWxjywmpGnLHLbWK8AKk Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:57:10 +0000 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:36:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy now earns more money from Twitch than from Trivium's digital streaming revenue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-twitch Rpa9umnYTLYzTR5vSYZepj Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:06:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ From euphoric post-rock to gritty, overdriven blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-post-rock-to-blues 7mQyc2ksMDpXL77ZQDh7n4 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:16:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy joins forces with Richard Marx for metal-heavy reimagining of pop classic Right Here Waiting ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-richard-marx 5p3NmBLGaVJbkFBTj8vD45 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:01:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ KHDK joins forces with Trivium for the Ascendency overdrive ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/khdk-ascendency i67aXny3kqfEfM3Eubbw3Y Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:12:23 +0000 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gruv Gear teams up with Matt Heafy for new MKH "Empire Edition” FretWraps ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gruv-gear-teams-up-with-matt-heafy-for-new-mkh-empire-edition-fretwraps AyXPxd4XNGZrXV5A8MtaEG Fri, 07 May 2021 16:16:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium’s Matt Heafy jumps into the sea shanty waters with none-more-metal cover of The Wellerman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/triviums-matt-heafy-jumps-into-the-sea-shanty-waters-with-none-more-metal-cover-of-the-wellerman xKE63CKZcJi2igCuKUKFuh Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:21:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy drops new collection of re-worked Trivium songs in acoustic Ascendancy EP ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-drops-new-collection-of-re-worked-trivium-songs-in-acoustic-ascendancy-ep 6VpweHPB698PafzHBPccHN Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:30:18 +0000 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Heafy reveals his newest signature model, the MKH Origins Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-heafy-reveals-his-newest-signature-model-the-mkh-origins-les-paul-custom MNafkvHSbBMqPtn7TS5XpF Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:35:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jared Dines and Trivium’s Matt Heafy team up for new collaborative EP ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-dines-and-triviums-matt-heafy-team-up-for-new-collaborative-ep nh44CDZBEEpSbmWZXK3xB5 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:11:41 +0000 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:54:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tosin Abasi, Matt Heafy and Lzzy Hale are your Young Guitarist of the Year judges ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tosin-abasi-matt-heafy-and-lzzy-hale-are-your-young-guitarist-of-the-year-judges LwnYCLjZdiw6TYsZpYehjT Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:10:47 +0000 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:30:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson, Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Drew Barrymore gift a Les Paul Classic to a “community hero” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-triviums-matt-heafy-and-drew-barrymore-gift-a-les-paul-classic-to-a-community-hero aaLsEpbtoD2d782jeXxpqg Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:07:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Jared James Nichols, members of Lamb of God, Alice in Chains and more pay tribute to AC/DC’s Back in Black ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-jared-james-nichols-members-of-lamb-of-god-alice-in-chains-and-more-pay-tribute-to-acdcs-back-in-black JQoZhus4kP3PMspqx59P6m Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:12:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ultimate Spinal Tap moments: rock 'n' roll's biggest names share their most embarrassing stories ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-ultimate-spinal-tap-moments-rock-n-rolls-biggest-names-share-their-most-embarrassing-stories CmGvZJwdvn7YF4NWEYqo9P Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:05:01 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:12:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium's Matt Heafy Shares Acoustic Cover of Killswitch Engage's "My Curse" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/triviums-matt-heafy-shares-acoustic-cover-of-killswitch-engages-my-curse 3dDJ983CVcQQHQUNHaUzyR Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:56:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium Share Official Video for "The Wretchedness Inside" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/trivium-share-official-video-for-the-wretchedness-inside YJJctneQRQiwqFEX7GXRiM Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:31:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Trivium's Matt Heafy Transform Dragonforce's "Through the Fire and Flame" Into a Ballad ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-triviums-matt-heafy-transform-dragonforces-through-the-fire-and-flame-into-a-ballad 5ibUx6fDRxMGCrBUANAPFB Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:08:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium Announce North American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/trivium-announce-north-american-tour DwWnb57oNtbYh7G3SP2y2n Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:16:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Trivium’s Matt Heafy Discuss His Kemper Profiler Rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-triviums-matt-heafy-discuss-his-kemper-profiler-rig hVBLeRrYRUgdGL5Mmr4tkR Mon, 21 May 2018 16:46:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium Premiere "Endless Night" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/trivium-premiere-endless-night-music-video B4x3bG8hTomFwxatCyqRt6 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:31:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium Premiere "The Sin and the Sentence" Playthrough ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/trivium-premiere-sin-and-sentence-playthrough WR4pzVtiZmZGKHfmMg9Mcc Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:08:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trivium Guitarist Matt Heafy's 2014 Summer Tour Survival Guide —Mayhem Fest ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/trivium-guitarist-matt-heafys-2014-summer-tour-survival-guide-mayhem-fest ACG3mtVsgA7cgvvfLSmsqV Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:51:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Review: Epiphone Limited Edition Custom Shop Matt Heafy Signature Les Paul Custom-7 Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/review-epiphone-limited-edition-custom-shop-matt-heafy-signature-les q6AWMTSQ88eEXxmNARLH9L Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:37:03 +0000