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TRIVIUM Bassist Says 'F**k You' To OZZFEST: 'We Don't Want To Play Your Sh***y Festival!'

September 15, 2009

Metal Injection correspondent Scarlett conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM on August 16, 2009 at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. When asked if it was true that TRIVIUM had to apologize to the Ozzfest organizers in order to be able to take part in another installment of the travelling festival, Paolo said, "Everybody knows about the IRON MAIDEN thing [in 2005 when Sharon Osbourne and other people threw eggs at the band], the eggs and all that shit. We were really young when we did that tour. Of course, we were smartasses and we put IRON MAIDEN shirts on and IRON MAIDEN flags on our amps. They didn't like that. We didn't give a shit, we still don't give a shit."

"He continued, "Maybe [Ozzfest will] come back next year, but I don't know how it's going to compete with [Mayhem] festival. I think this festival is going to kill it.

"We had to formally apologize or something, it's like fuck you! How about this, how about I formally say fuck you to Ozzfest. Formal! We don't want to play your shitty festival!"

Watch the entire interview below.

The second round of dates for TRIVIUM's fall headline tour, dubbed "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour", have been announced, as have the support acts. The entire tour spans 65 dates and the second leg also features CHIMAIRA, WHITECHAPEL and DIRGE WITHIN. This will be the band's final tour for the "Shogun" album cycle, as TRIVIUM will retreat from the road and work on new material for their next album after this tour ends.

TRIVIUM have come up with the ultimate souvenir to make their live show something that fans can enjoy forever! At participating venues on this headlining tour, every ticket purchaser will receive a unique code that will be redeemable for a full digital soundboard recording of that night's TRIVIUM set. Check back to Trivium.org for updates.

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