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Matt Heafy: “I knew me and Gerard Way doing a track together would break the elitist mindset of what black metal can be”
The Trivium frontman discusses his new signature Epiphone Les Paul Custom Origins series, explains how Ihsahn empowered him to subvert black metal, and teases more signature gear...
Watch Matt Heafy deliver a poignant rendition of Johnny Cash’s Hurt cover on a Gibson SJ-300 acoustic
The Trivium frontman pays tribute to the Man in Black with his version of the classic Nine Inch Nails track
Epiphone and Matt Heafy launch MKH Les Paul Custom Origins Collection, including 25.5"-scale 7-strings
The Trivium man's new signature line comprises 6- and 7-string models in right- and left--handed configurations, all loaded with Fishman Fluence humbuckers and available in Ebony or Bone White finishes
From two-hand-tapped math-pop to arena-primed blues-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
On tap this week are exciting and vital new tunes from Standards, Larkin Poe, Thrice, Malevolence, Foals, Horsegirl, Coheed and Cambria, Everything Everything and more
Matt Heafy teaches the ins and outs of Trivium's most ferocious riffs in latest episode of Gibson's Riff Lords
Signature Epiphone Les Paul in hand, Heafy offers up some useful technical tips, and reveals how the unusual healing of a broken pinky on his fretting hand helps him with some particularly gnarly stretches
![[L-R] Matt Heafy and Gerard Way](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MqT2j7fCG9FD9ZEnEKSmnC-840-80.jpg.webp)
Matt Heafy recruits My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way on epic new Ibaraki single, Rōnin
The nine-minute track is the third from Heafy's solo side project, and again features Emperor guitarist Ihsahn
![[L-R] Matt Heafy and Nergal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pTHykyuG9FfctJtUgsk6CU-840-80.jpg.webp)
Matt Heafy announces Rashomon, the debut album of his black metal side project, Ibaraki, and recruits Behemoth's Nergal for new single, Akumu
The track – which is again co-written with Emperor's Insahn – sees Heafy further exploring the scope of his black-metal songwriting prowess
Sophie Lloyd and Matt Heafy tease collaborative track
The Instagram shred sensation and heavy metal maestro have been hard at work in the studio
![[L-R] Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu of Trivium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5QFJLyEWYdqdoeVMHeVNJ-840-80.jpg.webp)
