In a live Twitch held last Saturday, the 29th, Trivium took the opportunity to pay tribute to Riley Gale , vocalist of Power Trip , who died at age 34 on the 24th. The band played the track "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" in memory of the artist as the third-to-last song on the setlist.
"Speaking of love and speaking of good times, we had the pleasure of touring with Power Trip on one of our best UK and European tours, and that tour was absolutely unbelievable," says vocalist Matt Heafy during the performance.
“All of us in the band and crew got to know Riley a little bit. He recently passed away at the age of 34 a few days ago. I feel that Power Trip was one of those few bands that weren't 'newer,' but were newer to the world, and I think they had a good chance of becoming one of the biggest metal/crossover/hardcore bands on the planet,” he stated.
“I know these guys can still pull themselves together and I hope they can still come together and do what they do,” Matt encourages. “Riley will be greatly missed. Everyone remembers him as an undeniably incredible frontman with a unique voice. I think Power Trip was doing something very different that other people weren’t doing and it was amazing that they managed to bring together so many fans from so many different genres into one band. So, we want to pay tribute here and play a little song, hopefully doing some justice.”
See the full presentation of Trivium below.
