The MATT HEAFY Interview

[@DiegoSnip]

the guy is so busy and organized that made me question my existence 🤣 so much discipline 👏

[@carlosnieto226]

I know what you mean

[@thomasbaldiscola4671]

He's half Asian! Bastards! LOL

[@robgagnon9058]

I think he's just built that way tbh. I recall him saying on a stream way back something along the lines of "I have to be super busy. When I do all of the things, it's the minimum requirement for me to not lose my mind".

[@brendenlegault5897]

My life changed when I made it a goal to take all my routines for health and cleansliness, and condense them into an efficient, 40minute sequence. Organization is about opening your time, and mental power.

[@PonchoVonRichtor]

Man, I appreciate Matt's honesty with him talking about him navigating adhd, ocd, and anxiety. I got diagnosed recently with adhd and bipolar as an adult in my thirties, and hearing how he embraced it and became determined to turn it into a super power is really inspiring. He's absolutely sincere and it's refreshing!

[@StJay182]

Matt seems such a genuinely sound dude. Looking forward to seeing them live again (with BMFV).

[@WheatenKarma]

Seeing them with Bullet in Birmingham on the 31st January 😁

[@izaacestrada3]

Matt Heafy new linkin park vocalist confirmed

[@klzgh]

Oh i wish

[@mikebrueggman6666]

aged like milk

[@embracehorizons]

Woulda been better than who they actually went with 🤷‍♂️

[@starfishflogging7726]

@@embracehorizons SSHHHH!! The galactic confederacy is listening!

[@4wd_and_riffs]

Oh I wish

[@danielfenmore2712]

My 12yo son was born with ears that stick out like open car doors. He loves metal so I'm glad he has a guitar earo to look up to.

[@glockdookie5231]

Lmao. I liked that

[@KaashUp]

I nearly jumped when this interview came up on my recommended hahaha Matt is such a genuine, humble, and accomplished artist, though the most telling thing is his attention to the supporting and up-and-coming groups; a true mentor and leader-by-example in every respect. The chemistry here is immaculate and I’m thrilled about the mind-blowing collab. The best interviews aren’t nearly long enough and huge thanks to Nik and Matt for taking the time out to just chat and share

[@rebekahcarter8120]

I can relate to Matt so much. An SSRI has been hugely helpful to me. It's definitely not a cure all or the only tool but it has been so good at taking the edge off & letting me focus on other coping strategies.

[@Reeldrivenoutdoors]

Didn’t know you moved to Orlando !! That’s my hometown! I met Matt recently at a local hangout after having drinks.. super chill and awesome, maybe I’ll see you around now haha

[@nickwait5260]

Damn so cool to know that one of Matt's favourite tracks off Ascendancy is also my favourite. Departure just has a different vibe altogether. Whole album is an actual masterpiece. No skips, just let it play. Still listen to it regularly to this day. Thanks Nik for getting Matt on here again and thanks Matt for being a great role model to young musicians and people in general. Will always look up to him.

[@spfadden082711]

Matt is the best. I’ve been a fan since ascendancy. Saw him in Massachusetts in like 06 I think? His voice was wrecked. He could barely talk on stage but when the song started he gave it all. I have been so impressed by him since.

[@DasShoPahRo]

My heart is so full after watching this. Makes me super grateful for guys like Matt & Nick in the scene.

[@keomarty3863]

Im so happy to see them with Bullet next year. What a great dude

[@dinckelman]

22:00 I feel like it's just a massive generational difference. Gen X and older always go yeah, i've got mine, so fuck you, and they pull the rug. Meanwhile, a lot of younger people just hype each other up. Like why wouldn't you? There are so many absolutely unbelievably new artists, and that just never would have happened without the support

[@spfadden082711]

I saw a quote somewhere. Just because you win doesn’t mean I always lose. I took it as someone’s success should be celebrated and it doesn’t mean I’m any less successful

[@glesgagreg2255]

it's amazing that Matt is bringing back the Ascendency scream, the chef's kiss would be bringing back the Ascendency singing live

[@sho3688]

You need to go see it Liv as they are playing it in full live

[@4wd_and_riffs]

Yeah riffs and solos like Ascendency would be cool too

[@DamageInc86]

​@@sho3688 really!? Cuz playing that album in full would get me to go to a trivium show again.

[@dragonblazer96]

​@@DamageInc86 touring with BFMV. Trivium is playing Ascendancy in full and BFMV is playing The Poison in full

[@DamageInc86]

@@dragonblazer96 right now!?

[@uchia6980]

Amazing interview. One could learn so much from Matt, dude is an amazing human being. Respect from 🇬🇪

[@Ryo7_7]

Matt is such an awesome person besides just being super talented. 🤘

[@klap00]

Seeing Matt do what he loves makes me smile. It also makes me want to get into streaming and practicing like that. Seems a lot more fun. Also, we need more buddy-collabs in metal in general.

[@ghostfixter]

always cool to see matt on again gotta get corey in the rest of the guys some point.

[@lish6598]

this is so wholesome to watch. Matt is such a gem.

[@PRC_E5]

Oh boy, they definitely gotta play in Orlando for this. I’ll be there if they do. It’ll be the 7th time since 2006.

[@deltamaxxhomevideo]

Great interview. Heafy really brought the Beefy to “Fall Forever.”

[@mauro1427]

GREATEST 2 SHOWS OF THEIR LIFES ARE BUENOS AIRES? I WAKE UP, ANOTHER CORONACIÓN DE GLORIA

[@Spookdookin]

Sweet interview. Love Matt

[@AngryBob4213]

Please bring Matt back soon, this was such a fun interview!

[@EBarker1008]

I loved to see Trivium when they toured with Volbeat and Digital Summer a few years back! Excited to see them again at Sonic Temple!!! 🤘🏼

[@vanquished1805]

On top of being incredibly talented and disciplined, he is just so wholesome. Enjoyed every minute of this. Can't wait to see two Matts together😄

[@remtremb]

Once I borrowed my dads pickup truck to help my friend moving. He has sirius xm, so I tuned in on liquid metal, thinking it's the only radio channel which I would love the music. Turns out I didn't know any songs and my non-metalhead friend headbanged for the entire time because Matt played anime metal theme songs. It was a nice change of pace.

[@jonduckworth4330]

Just went and listen the song! Bad ass! Matt long time fan! I have always loved your vocals and lyrics! Big influence on my own writing and playing! I mean ember to enferno! From the beginning! I’ve loved trivium!

[@syrnias2270]

I never knew he liked the times he came here to Buenos Aires that much! I was there in 2012 but sadly couldn't make the last one. I hope Trivium comes back soon I'll be the first to buy the ticket

[@jaredramos6223]

In my head I was like Matt say departure or declaration over and over and he said both then I accidentally woke my house up with the yes I just yelled

[@Mitch3po]

It's funny that Matt mentioned people not paying attention to them because I remember going to a gig in Melbourne back in 2010 (best thing my mates ex ever did for him) and this guy in front of us went mental for "Forgiven Rival" and "As I Lay Dying", he then sat down for "Trivium", then the crowd sang the entire Sinner album as it played over the speakers and when "Disturbed" came out that guy that went mental earlier grabbed his shit and left

[@Ransom2fly]

The only time I've had the pleasure of seeing Trivium live was in Omaha Nebraska with Coheed and Cambria and Slipknot in 2008, when they were doing Shogun. It was a sick show. That's also the show that I first discovered Coheed and Cambria, and they became one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@taylorlordy2871]

at 15:00 Nik looks so in awe of how detailed Matt's schedule is

[@Hewarya]

Can't wait to see you guys in Dusseldorf 🤘🤘

[@FromSheetsToBeats]

Love this Trivium was the 1st band I hopped in the mosh pit to, core memory 🤣

[@annoorange123]

Waiting for the tour! Amsterdam, let's go🤘

[@EggTamago7]

Damn, the bullying stuff takes me back. I’m a millennial, same age as Matt…. We were all such dicks to each other, like in general. So much “pulling yourself up by dragging others down” energy. I’m so glad that’s just rightly seen as unacceptable, juvenile, shit behaviour these days.

[@davidzamora9973]

Right!?! We were so full of hate and ill will for anything that we didn't like back then. It was just so stupid.

[@welfiblablabla]

Got my tickets for Ascendency Poison tour, so hyped 😁😁😁🤘

[@MetalWellnessPodcast]

I wish I could talk to Matt about anxiety because I hear a lot of myself in the way he describes his anxiety.

[@rebekahcarter8120]

Same!

[@MetalWellnessPodcast]

@@rebekahcarter8120 maybe I’ll start a podcast and work it up until I get to the point where I can interview him haha. My anxiety has been bad a for a while now. I hope you are doing well Rebekah!

[@CarnerioTostado]

You kinda can. Show up during his livestreams, he interacts a lot with chat

[@davidzamora9973]

I was at the SF show at Slim's in 05 with COB and Amon Amarth that Matt talks about. That crowd was fucking rough on them, but they still kicked ass! I tried to give em as much love as I could, but yea that crowd was rough. Look at em now.

[@kennedyinghi5744]

What you mean by look at em now?

[@davidzamora9973]

@@kennedyinghi5744They were a new band getting spit on and now almost 20 years later they are one of the big names of metal

[@reidseamans968]

I love the interview, I met him at Mayhem Festival in West Palm Beach great guy

[@RubyRoks]

Matt's one of the coolest people in the industry and his outlook on the adversity Trivium's gone through is genuinely inspiring.

[@50mattman]

Fingers crossed for an Edmonton announcement! Trivium usually comes here, so hopefully that tour does.

[@MikuPoutQueen]

I am going to 4/5 dates on the UK tour, its going to be INSANE

[@gilbert5678]

Ascendancy was my jam in high school. I worked so hard to learn that riff around 2 min mark lol

[@GNunesgsilva]

20:44 Thats M. Shadows, really lol

[@SquireJBizzle]

I did not expect Matt Heafy to shout out Rodrigo Y Gabriella but I'm all for it Also, stoked for upcoming Australia shows announcement

[@Lu_No9x]

I've just watched Matt interviewing Tuck (BMFV) and now watching this. I've never been so jealous about anything in my life as I am now for Nik, Heafy and Tuck. I am sitting there, almost 29 years old, have guitar for 10 years yet still can't play properly (or even at all), never seen any bigger band live, never done any type of show. My life is a misunderstanding 🤣 I am very thankful for my friend to show me metal music and let me play guitar for the first time in my life, which became my passion, which I've never had, but I wish I had done it sooner 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nickshepley2566]

I was literally just listening to Until The World Goes Cold 0:01

[@warcaster4009]

Submitting my request now to collaborate on a song with Matt!

[@VladShpiro]

3:10 it should be Sepultura🥋

[@northp_the_green_pale_pete]

Holy fuck I can't wait for this tour

[@mobafan3713]

3:45 isn't Phil Labonte also on twitch?

[@ryananderson586]

Its insane how slept on newer trivium is.

[@kostasseth9150]

@matthewkheafy if you are seeing this please bring this tour in Greece!!

[@joseblanco9045]

Shogun must be the best overall Metal Album in human kind. Extremely inspiring and influential.

[@tylerm8145]

As if there was any question that he's one of the real ones: man's packing multiple tourniquets on tour. He's the guy, man.

[@tommycraven6410]

I’ve been very critical of Matt’s vocals over the last 10 years or so. I know why he has been being cautious with his voice, but it almost felt “phoned-in”. Glad to see he’s finally able to get more aggressive with his delivery again.

[@Kameranium]

5:59 We love FreezingCathedral.

[@jaredbelcher4591]

God i hope trivium plays extra bangers outside of ascendancy. I need becoming the dragon in my life

[@igordztv]

Vengeance Falls is a 10/10 record. Top 3 Trivium record easily.

[@robmart116]

Yeah I don’t understand the hate for it, very dark theme with the lyrics it’s just such a badass album especially with the bonus tracks included, the only albums I like more than VF are Ascendency and Shogun

[@igordztv]

@@robmart116 Heafy's voice on Vengeance Falls is perfect.

[@davidzamora9973]

Damn, Matt's diagnosis and his description of his symptoms makes me really think I need to see a doctor haha

[@joseblanco9045]

Becoming the Dragon Should be the official anthem of all Martial Arts Diciplines.

[@TracyHarlan-q7l]

I broke that same finger and it didn't heal straight so I had to relearn a lot of chord positions

[@Elite_Success]

Matt is the MAN!

[@alanrodriguez3011]

Is there some wonky label stuff that keeps the vocals off of Fall Forever on Spotify?

[@Milpup]

Heafy is such a great dude

[@raz3488]

when 2 nice guys talk each other "you're the best" "noooo you're the best!" ad infinitum lol. nah seriously this is amazing though

[@MetalRock92]

19:32 Hi, Matt! 👋

[@kaboose111]

I kind of wonder if that band who made fun of Matt's vocal squeak thought they were just giving the new guy shit versus being actual bullies. Not excusing what they did, however, a lot of those dudes from older generations have a blue-collar mentality and don't realize they are being shit heads.

[@667hodge]

Matt does a good job DJing on Sirius

[@fer.guitar]

32:50 Vamooo 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@dngames_1911]

Release your guys song on Spotify please

[@joeschmoe5009]

Hope theres a wichita, kansas, usa or kansas city, or oklahoma city/tulsa stop!

[@TH3F4RT1CU5]

Is the Poisoned Ascendancy tour coming to NA!? I would love to see you guys in Oregon

[@kennethosburn2962]

next year, yes. They just haven't announced any NA dates yet.

[@Kameranium]

26:45 BFW are criminally underrated.

[@Simmiffy]

3:06 At my kickboxing club, there's always Metal ☺

[@Volkoron]

To Matt's take on terrible music in martial arts gyms it is generally true. Although I did go to a kempo school and they often just played metal. It was way more enjoyable to throw kicks at somebody when I'm being screamed at 😂

[@BuddyLove1899]

BRAZIL MENTIONED 😁 mogged by hermanos 😭

[@alexandroskalkanof9785]

I see two beautiful souls!

[@danielpedersen5418]

Matt should colab with Will Ramos for real

[@henryobrien7135]

Jiu jitsu and guitar are not natural friends unfortunately. And what he says about the music taste in jiu jitsu school is absolutely true.

[@DannySlept]

Rashomon is great btw❤

[@daydreamhero1374]

nik is so shocked with matt's holy shit routine..lol

[@filipolsson2394]

No more Europe shows? Gotta come to sweden

[@Fichtenelch]

Just ordered my ticket for the tour with bfmv! Exited af

[@lem-koopz5468]

Going in Feb next year in the uk

[@Menoetius.]

3:16 😂

[@joeschmoe5009]

Queenkin Park!

[@ProjectMayhem-g3o]

It's pronounced HAY-FEE. I figured that a big KZbinr would do some research before the interview.

[@AnarchyDucky]

22:14 In Flames?

[@ballisticthreat]

xD funny that the only bone I ever fractured was a finger and it was from training BJJ

[@SarahBurrows1989]

Mark Hunter still streaming

[@Kameranium]

MEAT BEEFY!

[@wickedsky7093]

Ok, time to get busy

[@PRC_E5]

Should have Travis join for Pull Harder if there’s a show in Orlando.

[@ballisticthreat]

My BJJ master also choose very bad songs for the training hahaha I guess it's mandatory? xD

[@АлександрВласов-д5ш]

Minirock

[@daltondee5666]

Heard some of the rabbit hole “tangents” that Matt goes down when he’s very passionate about something and instantly knew he had ADHD.

[@ronniejamesdio1234]

Nik pales his skin and darkens his eyes for videos right?

[@Grizzfor]

He is a vampire.

[@adriantorres7927]

I love you matt but looking at this interview it feels like you're going to sell nick some get rich program🤣