Trivium - Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis *with lyrics*

[FellTheSky]

damn they can play

[SuperBrutalCabbage]

Would love Trivium to go back to 7 strings on the next album!!

[arealfanofmusic]

@SuperBrutalCabbage They are :D

[xxSxAxTxx]

@arealfanofmusic How do you know this?

[arealfanofmusic]

@xxSxAxTxx I watched an interview and they said that the band was writing some stuff in 7 strings. Forgot which interview though :p

[skfrtc]

They were gods with 7 string guitars... were...

[filth69ify1]

btw i am very disappointed with in waves. I like the first half of that album but the rest i can't stand to listen. i will just stick with the first 4 albums. I still love this band nonetheless.

[filth69ify1]

They seriously need to come back to this. This is my favorite album and song from Trivium. This album shows each members talent to their highest limit and very well structured complex songs. The whole album is brilliant, there are no bad songs on here at all and don't forget the bonus tracks which are also brilliant tracks. This album overall is one of the best metal albums of all time because it's one of the very limited amount of albums that is a adventure and not just a album.

[mikepshena]

@filth69ify1 I agree with you. This album influences me in so many ways with guitar and song writing. I was really disappointed in In Waves. Shogun is a masterpiece in metal. It's probably my favorite cd of all time, however Dream Theater is my favorite band, they have more material I like.

[filth69ify1]

@mikepshena hell yeah dream theater is one of my favorite bands also, even tho they stop being one of my favorites after portnoy left :( but anyways, yeah all of their albums are very adventurous and complex. My favorite album from them is "Train of Thought". "In the name of god" is epic as all holy fuck!

[N1hockeyfan]

@filth69ify1 Mangini is fucking awesome too and their last album kick some fucking ass

[crazya7xman]

@filth69ify1 That's true! In Waves is a really great album, but compared to this...

[Methical666]

3:25 That's why the drugs are prohibited...

[TommyD1700]

24 people we taken away by Scylla and Charybdis

[sparta435]

for all you haters,

look at the dislike bar,

and now your dick,

see any difference?

[shakedlevy]

@sparta435 yes. that is red and mine is black.

[charliehd123]

@sparta435-  Yh, my cock isn't bright red

[dsoi1]

@sparta435 WHO TOLD YOU!

[foreverfish89]

24 people lick ass and enjoi the after taste.

[BfmvMetalDemon]

this song and this album is the best ever!

shogun is the best trivium album!

Trivium for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sKaYj2]

Best intro to any song ever. So fucking epic.

[L3G1TXM1DG3T]

Awh.. My now I have to clean my screen..

[MBernard3]

IVE JUST BEEN SKULLFUCKED

[revilo314]

This reminds me of the work of John Donne.

[MrThor0312]

22 Official Derps have no good taste in music.

[ESPViper5001]

As much as I love their new album.....Shogun is their best album...even better than Ascendancy. <3

[D3thStalK3r]

I LOVE THIS BAND!! THERE IS NO BAND LIKE THIS ON THE FACE OF THE WORLD!!

[5445psycho]

@D3thStalK3r I dont know man i gotr a few that are prettt damn close

Disturbed, bullet for my valentine, slipknot and stone sour, theres a few.

[D3thStalK3r]

@5445psycho There not as great as this though

[5445psycho]

@D3thStalK3r slipknot, stonesour and avenged sevenfold destroy all

[D3thStalK3r]

@5445psycho not even close friend

[FormOfKorn]

In Waves makes me miss this style of Maidenesque epic rocking. :/

[xana1133]

One of the singers sounds alot like the singer from Static-X.....

[MrGerryto]

COME TO GREECE!!!!

[MrEJLindsey]

all trivium needs is a singer and they would be awesome

[KiroiNoir]

@MrEJLindsey they have a singer

and matt's awesome

[MrEJLindsey]

@KiroiNoir yeah he has his moments, but is way to emo for my liking. He has some good screams but i think they have a lot of potential with someone who has more range

[KiroiNoir]

@MrEJLindsey im sorry but he isnt emo wtf

he has a great vocal range

in their new album in waves he totally proves it...

[MrEJLindsey]

@KiroiNoir he has his emo moments is what i mean lol. Im just not a fan of his style, not saying hes bad. They could just go farther with someone with better screams. Not a huge trivium fan but gotta have respect.

[KiroiNoir]

@MrEJLindsey ok you're not a fan, but just because you're not a fan that doesn't make him emo or having moments

[mpar777]

the intro sounds almost identical to wasted years by iron maiden

[bsplastick]

21 people are deaf tone

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[D3Seeker]

@bsplastick make that now 22. what are they thinking !?

[SuperMarioStar10]

Loving the heavyness of Trivium guitars

[inoro1]

"turn it 'round and force your seed down." Hell yeah, you heard Trivium, Rape your enemies!

[843andrew]

@inoro1 this could somehow be a porno

[SynapseCyberpunk]

The best metal act of the 21st century, my most honest opinion.

[batmanwilky]

I know a lot of people don't have an ear for the bass but oh my fucking god... Paolo is a beast!

[TheSevenfolder]

21 peaople were killed by scylla and charibdys when they were passing by them xD

[Simon260123]

I started playing guitar almost a year ago. I always loved the intro to this song, and deemed it one I need to learn. I spent hours and hours and hours practicing it. Only now am I close to it. But I am going to keep going until I get it because, fuck that is an amazing intro \m/

[thisguy25551]

does the intro remind anybody else of iron maiden??

[ObscureAlchemist]

@thisguy25551 This band in general kinda does. Mostly because they're so unorthodox, due to the fact that they don't really know what they're doing. Just like 'Maiden.

[impsychosocial1]

bass solos are b-ass

[djbenson1234]

nice intro



[chapperoveja1]

la primera cancion k oigo de sta banda pro no cabe duda k es genial ImI

[thisguy25551]

@chapperoveja1 esta banda tiene muchas canciones chingonas

[OblivionEdge1371]

When the Spartans push the Persians off the cliff, this song always goes through my head.

[cjalmighty]

One of my favorite Trivium songs, not just because it's a badass song, but it's a great topic for a song.

[pivetlord13]

i like trivium but they over do it on the song titles

[Zachary1234567890Mon]

aside from shogun, this is my fav song on this album

[slapageXpress]

Awesome song. i hope to learn every song off this album when i get a 7- stringed guitar

[DanielFortesquieu]

@slapageXpress Oh boy its a challenge brother ill tell you that much!

[slapageXpress]

@DanielFortesquieu im sure it will be but, with my one year of playing im pretty good xD ..i just cant really play lead stuff..so i take this next year to work on that and i think i will be able to play every trivium song xD

[Bludhoundz8]

@slapageXpress Mmm... if you wanna learn to play every Trivium song, I have two words for you: Sweep picking. Trust me, XD its very common in metal, I know, but Trivium does it to the point where I'm surprised their fingers haven't broken off yet. Than again, similar to you, I've only played one year so far =p Playing lead isn't really so bad, btw. But I can't stand learning tapping, i dunno why.

[slapageXpress]

@Bludhoundz8 I trust me i know. ive heard all their songs..love em..sweep picking im almost every solo ._. ..i can finger tap, nothing super spectacular cause i just learned the basics then stop cause i work around that xD ..but ima keep with my lead work and get to sweep picking eventually

[Bludhoundz8]

@slapageXpress Lol, thats good. Good luck :D I'd probably finger tap more if my guitar wasn't so crappy. It's really old and the high strings don't pick up the frequency from the amp. ._.

[slapageXpress]

@Bludhoundz8 ahh that sucks, get new pic ups

[Bludhoundz8]

@slapageXpress I would, but its too much work... plus I've never even used a solder before. And I'm poor, lol. One of these days when I get the money I'm gonna buy an Epiphone SG. I love SG guitars with a burning passion, such great tone, look, and feel. Those curves are sexy XD and I pick Epiphone 'cause Gibson is way too expensive... you end up paying more just for the Gibson logo than anything else.

[slapageXpress]

@Bludhoundz8 you could always go to guitar center with the pick ups you want and they can do it for you right. (for a price of course)

[mrwaxwing123]

@Bludhoundz8 I have to Epi SG400 and it's outstanding. I got the Worn Cherry at a local guitar shop for only $300. Save up for it. It plays like a dream.

Shameless plug :P

[Bludhoundz8]

@mrwaxwing123 Lol, yeah, thats the exact same guitar im looking at right now. It does seem amazing. I will eventually buy it some day when i get the money :)

[lokeynot]

I'm pretty sure it was Frongy and Poosy that was stood there while Wansupi was flailing around with a marshmallow. Then Shanty the Sea Spanker got Gunkiballs.

Who gives a shit, listen to the music?

[xxstitchedheartxxx]

best song off shogun in my oppnion

[oldstubob]

@peteybo100 omg epic im definatly going NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW =P

[Demonsword92]

awesome bass solo!

[opisdio]

It is know that only Oddyseus passed succesfully through Scyla and Charibdis cause Calypso said to him the way to avoid them (Oddysey)

[DaVampireKim]

@opisdio actually it was Circe who told him how to get through the first time. Calypso was the one who found him on her island after the ship got destroyed the second time he went through. also theres only one 'd' in Odysseus and Odyssey

[filth69ify1]

This is my favorite Trivium song ever.

[about7jews]

LSUbleauxs14 no they are just fucking retards who most likely listen to (c)RAP

[LSUbleauxs14]

I don't say this lightly; 21 people are imbiciles.

[xXParamoreShadow97Xx]

Both, Scylla and Charybdis where "Seamonsters". The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.Scylla was a horrible sea monster with four eyes, six long necks equipped with grisly heads, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Charybdis, on the other side, was the daughter of Poseidon who swallos water and creates Whirlpools^^

-> Wikipedia :D

[dr3xll]

trolololololol

[Trivium3939]

Great song :)

[massgilms]

even if you don't like the sound of trivium, you can respect that their music is crafted and played to a level that is musically incomprehensible. their material is fucking incredible

[Urnakl]

Beast. This band is pretty great... Who am I kidding? They're epic! Fatally!

[oldstubob]

@peteybo100 i was looking forward to that concert but missed out on tickets =(

[Metalpefki]

@pacosanchez95 Where are you from dude?I'm just asking 'cause you said you're taught Odyssey in school.

[xXGroviabyXx]

Amazing beginning. Good one!

[MonkeyLink07]

That solo just cured my blue balls.

[isthatyourpussy]

Shogun is just PERFECT.

[northeromen]

Don't normally like Trivium but this song is awesome!!

[Metules]

school should use this to teach this part of the story, here we go, mixing up tapes a bit for the audio version of the story hahaha

[Tierny5000]

3:27 to 3:55 EPIC guitar

[ChromeCelica00]

@Tierny5000 I beg your pardon sir, but I believe you meant 0:00 to 6:49 ;)

[Tierny5000]

@ChromeCelica00 yes i did didnt know wat i was thinking every second of every trivium song is amazing

[KGTheGuitarFreak]

i finally understand this. school tough me something useful for once

[jr4038]

Everyone should check out my drum cover of this song

[SonOfEidolons]

intro riff makes me drull 

[cookiemonsteryummy2]

holy shit...

[AnibalCastillo96]

Trivium´s lyrics are the best! /,,/

[3dgisawesom3]

This should have been played in my English class when we were learning about the Odyssey.

[oldstubob]

@3dgisawesom3 it was played in mine about a month ago =P

[3dgisawesom3]

@oldstubob That is pretty sweet.

[chutestheman]

Fucken Trivium...they get better and better man. Their next album will hopefully be as good if not better than this and that's probably impossible, cuz this album rapes and causes our earth's axis to spin out of control and people headbang for no apparent reason and never know why. But for those of us who do know why, keep it up and ROCK ON! Fuck yeah!

[SuperChief84]

This song just screams EPIC !

[818KLOWNER]

After hearing this song and shogun, it is most likely I am going to buy the album... considering i'm going to see them at MAYHEM FESTIVAL!! I'll take the booklet of the album just in case i catch one of the band members so they can sign it :)))

[haven1573]

Guitar is epic...

singing sucks, though...

[SquantoFanClub]

Matt Heafy killed them both then stood on the top of the cliff and sang this song!

[omeganukestrike]

Guitar intro is solid orgasm

[SpearShark]

@omeganukestrike haha! :D

[hellish44fulldragon]

WOW! my ears are blessed when i heard this intro!

[KaylaTriviumA7X6661]

Other than Shogun, this song has the best lyrics on the album in my opinion :)

[mjmlnw1993]

anyone know any song that has similar music to this intro? or just some guitar solo that also plays like this

[xXDeanRazorbackXx]

@mjmlnw1993 The intro to shogun is pretty similar.

[priestyman]

@mjmlnw1993 The intro to Throes of Perdition is the same sort of style but a little different.

[117tvirus]

DAMN TRIVIUM GOT A LOT BETTER SINCE EMBER, THIS SOLO IS FUCKING EPIC!!!!

[thecraig1988]

Torn Between Scylla and Chlamydia

[whoskateswins]

@thecraig1988 syphillis and chlamydia :L

[xXDeanRazorbackXx]

Best Trivium song ever. For now.

[DSweared]

Isn't this one of the best intros ever?

[Michput]

@DSweared hell yeah :}}

[jimbear7]

Spent a buck to play this in a pool hall the other day. Shit came on, and everyone started getting intense. I would bet the contents of my wallet they had no idea what this song was.  It's just so bad assssss.

[Brutusness]

how do you pronounce charybdis

[DanielFortesquieu]

@Brutusness "Cha rib dis". there ya goes.

[KaiserKold]

@Brutusness kuh - rib - diss

[iluvenmetal]

@Brutusness It's Kuh-rib-dis, but it sounds like Trivium says "Cha-rib-dis".

[htownsolja29]

awesome riff

[WeronikaKa14]

the best song from this album ;D. 

[WuzUpWitYa]

This is definately one of the best songs on Shogun.

[GNRslash28]

I have to do a project for school on the Odyssey & I used the phrase "torn between scylla and charybdis"

I win

[McNuggetButt]

"Face down that which makes you bleed

Turn it 'round and force your seed"

Rape your enemies, Trivium said so lol

[RoBeRsOaD69]

@McNuggetButt So... 20 people were raped by his enemies :D

[vDRAGONSLAYERv]

@McNuggetButt

A song about rape "Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven"

[ObscureAlchemist]

@McNuggetButt ...From behind.

[xXAlphaSmurfXx]

Awesome intro

[heavymusicworld]

666 likes

[Kizales]

I love the Odyssey! Great story!

[xXL0wD0wNXx]

i want this to be played at my funeral

[DevilOnHog]

amazing intro,but dont like rest of the song :(

[echibahn6666]

@DevilOnHog How about the outro starting at 6:03? that seems pretty good too! imo

[A7X1ROLZ]

"Masticate it, suck the.."

I know it means chew, but c'mon..

[054465]

EPIC \m/

simple word!

[speedkills4121]

19 people need to be devoured by Scylla

[Kizales]

@speedkills4121 That's 3 meals and a snack XD

[Nortty2]

im loving this song. however shogon is probably my favorite song :D

[yosupmannnn]

This song deserves more than just 148 000 views. Trivium is so un-mainstream, that's why i got so much respect for them. They do what they do best, Rocking ! Not like some fake shit like Kesha or J.B. It's such a shame that these days, you don't really need talent do be famous... :( Anyway TRIVIUM FUCKING RULES !!!

[heavymetalowner2010]

brilliant guitar entrance :P

[cjstylez97]

epic solo 3:17 - 3:58

[overdark666]

Torn between WHat? and wHo? Huh?

[xXL0wD0wNXx]

@overdark666 Scylla occupies a high cliffside, a seven-headed beast. On the other, Charybdis is a great whirlpool-creating beast who devours entire ships and crews. Odysseus is to choose between losing seven of his best and favorite men to Scylla, or sacrificing his entire crew to Charybdis in order to get through to the next stages in his quest.

[CheeseSlurpy]

makes me proud to be Greek that even the best band ever acknowledges my backround

[jobkuizenga]

to bad trivium turned out to be a little gay. sorry im a huge trivium myself but man he sould stop singing, his voice sucks. better for him to be screaming, or get a singer who can sing. i miss ember to inferno

[jobkuizenga]

but i forgot to say the instumentals kick assss

[grape43soda]

@jobkuizenga idk man, I get where you're coming from, but I like the man's voice, not the greatest but he's good. I like the fact that they sing more now cause nothing against most bands, but I'm tired of everyone fucking screaming their asses off. It's cool and all, but it get kinda irritating here and there. So Matt singing kind of brings a little variety to the genre. That's my opinion though.

[jobkuizenga]

@grape43soda hm yeah i understand what your saying,ofc a band shouldnt do the same thing over and over again. but but its just not the same feeling. but trvium is awesome i think we both agree on that ;)

[grape43soda]

@jobkuizenga Oh yeah, no doubt about it, Trivium is one of the best bands out there for sure :D

[MrLukkes]

@PreyForMyDeth

You're wrong... Each of them was on one side..

Actually its the passage of messina between spain and marocco. There is a village called Skylla..

[17idontcare17]

fuck man !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SweeetPicker]

Fuck you with your "Thumb up".

[Zokusan]

Awesome song

But still, why Shogun? I mean like, Scylla and Charybdis are Greek mythology related, same with song Of Promitheus and The Crucifix. They doesn't fit by my opinion in this album.

[MarikoftheShadows]

@Zokusan the cd uses both greek and japanese mythology so it does fit

[MegaNekke]

I love how Trivium makes Greek mythology related myths come to this century, like this one, Scylla and Charybdis are mythologic creatures.. but the sentence also means different.. god damn, awesome lyrics, sound.. trivium, just trivium.

[germancoesfeld]

This Intro is just awesome and fuckin epic!

DAMN!

[RideTheRainbowTV]

Well, I know what to play for my Odyssey project next week :D

[demonof90]

@RideTheRainbowTV u should try n play symphony x odyssey lol good luck with that

[RideTheRainbowTV]

@demonof90 haha doin that right now! fa-ing hard!

[Aphoboth]

one of my favorite solos ever

[generalpatchouli]

thumbs up if you knew the myth about the monsters before the song

[MCguitarsolo]

@generalpatchouli i read the odyssey at school ^^

[yeahlasley]

@generalpatchouli Shit I learned all about it in my Literature class. We read both books by Homer.

[Thrashlock]

@generalpatchouli beeing greek and interested in myth in general helps a lot, eh?