Watch Matt Heafy’s unplugged Dragonforce cover

By Dave Everley
( Metal Hammer )
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Trivium’s frontman continues his quest to tackle every song known to humanity

Not content with taking on Toto, N*Sync and Britney Spears, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy added Dragonforce to the list of bands he has covered.

Heafy took to Twitch to livestream a version of the power metal kingpins’ classic 2005 anthem Through The Fire And Flames.

Ditching the original’s OTT fret-bothering heroics, he unexpectedly reinvented it as a stripped down acoustic ballad.

Who knew that a Dragonforce song could be so moving? And who knew that Heafy had such a batshit crazy record collection?

Assuming Matt can prise himself away from Twitch, Trivium kick off a US tour in October.

Dave Everley
Dave Everley

Dave Everley has been writing about and occasionally humming along to music since the early 90s. During that time, he has been Deputy Editor on Kerrang! and Classic Rock, Associate Editor on Q magazine and staff writer/tea boy on Raw, not necessarily in that order. He has written for Metal Hammer, Louder, Prog, the Observer, Select, Mojo, the Evening Standard and the totally legendary Ultrakill. He is still waiting for Billy Gibbons to send him a bottle of hot sauce he was promised several years ago.