Trivium - What The Dead Men Say Review: Every Song Ranked Worst To Best

Sickness Unto You features the most epic guitar solo on What the Dead Men Say by far, it’s the kind of guitar line that people will agonise over for years trying to perfect and that’s exactly the kind of inspiration the band are trying to create. Trivium have always been a guitar hero type of band and Sickness Unto You gives you more than your fill.

This song may not feature the best chorus on the album but it’s going to be a favourite for those who love metal guitar playing. Speaking about instrumentals and his goals for What the Dead Men Say, Trivium frontman and guitarist Matt Heafy said “I’d love for people to be inspired to pick up an instrument and write a song.”

Songs like this achieve that and throw the gauntlet down for bands aspiring to write arena metal. Sickness Unto You is pure heavy fun, it’s the kind of song you’ll listen to in the car banging your head like you’re in Wayne’s World.