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Trivium’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy released RASHŌMON, the long-awaited and much-anticipated album from his Ibaraki project, last year via Nuclear Blast. Listen to the full album here. Now Heafy has returned to the project and released the video for new track ‘Jigoku Dayū’, which was directed by Black Card Films. “When I first witnessed the original classic Japanese painting of Jigoku Dayū, I was mesmerised; then I read …

Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy has released Rashomon, the long-awaited and much-anticipated album from his IBARAKI project via Nuclear Blast.  Get Rashomon on CD, vinyl, cassette, and as a T-Shirt + CD bundle here. Listen to the album on all streaming platforms here. Ibaraki have also shared the “Kagutsuchi” video, watch it below: “Kagutsuchi” features a guest bass solo by Trivium’s Paolo Gregoletto. The song is a very important …

Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy has shared another song from ‘Rashomon’, the long-awaited and much-anticipated album from his Ibaraki project. ‘Rōnin’ features My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way and Ihsahn (Emperor) “‘A rōnin is a masterless warrior.”  elaborates Kiichi.  “The final two full compositions on Rashōmon see a significant shift musically. The album as a whole – with the exception of the intro and outro – is …

Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy has shared more details about his long-awaited and much-anticipated Ibaraki project. The project’s debut album ‘Rashomon’ will be released on May 6th via Nuclear Blast.  The band have shared the video for ‘Akumu’ featuring Nergal of Behemoth. “‘Akumu’ translates to ‘nightmare’ — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what …

Triviums Matthew Heafy is delighting fans today by releasing the first single from his long-awaited and much-anticipated Ibaraki project. Ibaraki is the name for a terrifying Japanese demon taken from feudal legendThe band have also released the video for the track titled “Tamashii No Houkai,” featuring special guest Ihsahn of Emperor fame. “‘Tamashii No Houkai’ means ‘the breaking of the soul’ or ‘soul collapse,” explains Heafy. “It’s …