我的情人節子彈和 Trivium：中毒的優勢訪談 2023

當 Bullet For My Valentine 和 Trivium 於 2005 年發行突破性專輯《The Poison》和《Ascendency》時，他們為金屬音樂的未來奠定了基礎。

When Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium released their breakthrough albums The Poison and Ascendency in 2005, they were laying the foundation for the future of metal. Both bands were young, hungry and had cocksure, passionate frontmen – in Matt Tuck and Matt Heafy respectively – that ensured they became poster-boys for the next generation.

當 Bullet For My Valentine 和 Trivium 於 2005 年發行突破性專輯《The Poison》和《Ascendency》時，他們為金屬音樂的未來奠定了基礎。這兩支樂團都很年輕、充滿渴望，並且都有自信、熱情的主唱——分別是馬特·塔克和馬特·希菲——這確保了他們成為下一代的海報男孩。

In the 20 years since, they’ve ridden highs and endured lows. But with a massive co-headline UK tour in January, which will see them play some of the biggest venues of their lives, they’re still proudly waving the flag for metal. We brought The Two Matts together to take questions from some of their biggest fans.

在此後的20年裡，他們經歷過高峰，也經歷過低潮。但隨著一月份大規模的英國聯合巡演，他們將在他們一生中最大的場地演出，他們仍然自豪地揮舞著金屬旗幟。我們將兩個馬特聚集在一起，回答他們的一些忠實粉絲的問題。

What are your favourite songs to play (that aren’t from your own bands)?

您最喜歡演奏哪些歌曲（不是來自您自己的樂團）？

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Tuck: “We haven’t done covers for a long time. I’d have to go back to when we were young boys, but for me it was always Metallica. There’s something about the simplicity of some of their riffs that makes them so fun to play, especially when you’re 14 years old and realise you can play some of it!”

塔克：「我們已經很久沒有做封面了。我不得不回到我們還是小男孩的時候，但對我來說，總是金屬樂團。他們的一些連複段的簡單性使得它們玩起來非常有趣，尤其是當你 14 歲時，意識到你可以演奏其中的一些！

Heafy: “On Twitch, people are always like, ‘Matt, can you play this song by this band?’ and it’s like… I don’t know any other songs by any other bands now. We’ve got 10 albums to learn, man! The only two I’ve got sort-of memorised are Master Of Puppets, where I might forget the odd word in a verse or whatever, and Slave New World by Sepultura. But I do love doing some acoustic songs from The Witcher – Burn Butcher Burn and Toss A Coin To Your Witcher are always great fun. I’ve been playing Peaches from The Super Mario Bros. Movie because it’s so ridiculous doing the dumb high notes Jack Black hits.”

Heafy：「在 Twitch 上，人們總是說，『馬特，你能演奏這個樂團的這首歌嗎？』就像……我現在不知道其他樂團的其他歌曲。我們有 10 張專輯要學，老兄！我唯一能記住的兩個是《木偶大師》（Master Of Puppets），我可能會忘記詩句或其他什麼中的奇怪單詞，以及 Sepultura 的《奴隸新世界》（Slave New World）。但我確實很喜歡《巫師》中的一些原聲歌曲——《Burn Butcher Burn》和《Toss A Coin To Your Witcher》總是很有趣。我一直在演奏《超級瑪利歐兄弟》電影中的“Peaches”，因為傑克布萊克（Jack Black）的那些愚蠢的高音實在是太可笑了。

What song was your most personal/ difficult to write?

哪首歌是你最個人化/最難寫的？

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Heafy: “Ascendancy’s Departure was one of the toughest songs I’ve written. It deals with the intense depression that I’ve dealt with most of my life. As I’ve grown into adulthood, I’ve become more aware of what makes me tick and got some of these things figured out in terms of why my brain reacts in certain ways due to anxiety, OCD, ADHD… All those things that can couple up and lead to depression. Departure was me finding encouragement to tackle those things head-on, and thoughts of suicide and not wanting to exist on this planet anymore. It’s been intense going back to some of those songs, realising I’m still dealing with them, just in a different way.”

Heafy：「Ascendancy's Departure 是我寫過的最難的歌曲之一。它解決了我一生中大部分時間都在面對的嚴重憂鬱症。隨著我長大成人，我越來越意識到是什麼讓我興奮，並弄清楚了為什麼我的大腦會因焦慮、強迫症、注意力不足過動症而以某些方式做出反應……所有這些事情都可以耦合並導致抑鬱。出發時，我得到了正面解決這些問題的鼓勵，並產生了自殺的念頭，不想再存在於這個星球上。回想起其中一些歌曲是很強烈的，因為我意識到我仍在處理它們，只是以不同的方式。

Tuck: “For me, it’s the entirety of [sixth album] Gravity. That’s the only moment in my life I’ve really struggled with mental health issues. That entire record was a battle – a battle to put out, a battle to please the fans, because I always knew it’d be divisive. But once I decided to let myself fully invest in that side of me and not give a fuck, it was a liberating experience and was a big part of my recovery.”

塔克：「對我來說，這就是[第六張專輯]《Gravity》的全部。那是我一生中唯一一次真正與心理健康問題奮鬥的時刻。整張唱片就是一場戰鬥——一場要推出的戰鬥，一場取悅粉絲的戰鬥，因為我一直知道這會引起分歧。但一旦我決定讓自己完全投入到自己的這一面而不在乎，這就是一次解放的經歷，也是我康復的重要組成部分。

Who is the next next Metallica?

下一個金屬樂團是誰？

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Heafy: “Bullet and Trivium! Nah, it’s hard to say who the next Metallica is. But if you’re talking the bands who are the successors to what’s come before, and keeping the flag flying high on what metal is, and what modern metal can be, the bands encouraging kids to pick up guitars and create new styles, that is Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium. That’s why this tour is happening.”

Heafy：「Bullet 和 Trivium！不，很難說誰是下一個 Metallica。但如果你談論的是前輩樂團的繼承者，並且高舉什麼是金屬、什麼是現代金屬的旗幟，那麼這些樂團鼓勵孩子們拿起吉他並創造新的風格，那就是《我的情人節的子彈》和《Trivium》。這就是這次巡演發生的原因。

Has Matt Tuck ever thought about using a seven-string guitar like Trivium have?

Matt Tuck 有沒有想過使用 Trivium 那樣的七弦吉他？

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Tuck: “I’ve got one! I’ve been learning it. The first single for our next campaign, which may or may not be in January, will have the seven-string on.”

塔克：「我有一個！我一直在學習它。我們下一次活動的第一首單曲，可能會在一月份，也可能不會，將會有七弦。

Heafy: “You’ve gotta try the nine- string now! That thing is silly. I don’t think it’d fit Trivium or Bullet but it’s so much fun to play.”

Heafy：「你現在必須嘗試九弦！那件事很愚蠢。我認為它不適合 Trivium 或 Bullet，但玩起來非常有趣。

If someone set up an all-star project like Roadrunner United now, and said you could write a song for anyone, who would you pick?

如果現在有人建立了一個像Roadrunner United這樣的全明星項目，並說你可以為任何人寫一首歌，你會選擇誰？

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Heafy: “Hans Zimmer. He’s my hero, compositionally and musically, so I’d love to write a song for him.”

海菲：《漢斯·齊默》。他是我的英雄，無論是作曲還是音樂，所以我很樂意為他寫一首歌。

Tuck: “I’d love to do a crossover Bullet/ Sleep Token track. I reckon that’d be really interesting. Bring a bit of the Bullet intensity into some of the magic that band have. If they do want to do something, by the way, I’m here.”

Tuck：「我很想做一首 Bullet/Sleep Token 的交叉曲目。我認為那會非常有趣。將一點子彈強度帶入樂團的一些魔力中。順便說一句，如果他們確實想做點什麼，我就在這裡。

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