Trivium Turned an Airplane Hangar Into a METAL Mansion
I showed up unannounced at Trivium’s secret airplane hangar in Orlando, and Matt Heafy gave me the full tour.
Inside, Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu, Paolo Gregoletto and Alex Rüdinger show off the studio they built to record Crown In The Grave (out November 20), the rehearsal stage, the gear library, the original In the Court of the Dragon painting and a wall of signed guitars. Then Matt, 14 years into jiu-jitsu, put me in a leg lock.
0:00 Showing Up Unannounced
2:07 Why Trivium Built a Studio in a Hangar
3:10 The Hangar Gym
3:50 Matt Heafy’s Jiu-Jitsu Journey
6:34 The Gear Library
7:45 Trivium Rehearsing Live
8:45 How the Band Found the Hangar
11:28 The Rehearsal Rig & Drum Kit
13:00 Alex Rüdinger Lived in the Hangar
17:00 The Trivium Museum
18:18 Trivium’s Biggest Career Moments
20:15 The Original “In the Court of the Dragon” Painting
21:50 Fly Rigs & Touring Gear
23:25 How Matt Heafy Got Into Streaming
24:55 The Amp Chamber
26:50 The Guitar Wall
29:35 Writing Crown In The Grave Together
30:40 Inside the Control Room
32:20 Designing the Studio
34:20 Rewriting a Song From Scratch
38:00 Jiu-Jitsu Lesson Gone Wrong
40:30 The Aftermath
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@matthewkheafy
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
HOW TF YOU FIND OUR ADDRESS?!
@WheresSeamus
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
They're gonna be broke within one record cycle with a single failed release with a setup like that.
@robbdavis9889
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Supporting Iron Maiden at Earls Court, 23rd December 2006 was my first gig. So good!
@MsToshi1990
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
staged!
@aborder9942
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
This is an epic video. I’d love to see the full version without so much hard editing
@shabblabbat
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
That was phenomenal, please do more like this! Get in the buses, get backstage! Also, thanks to Trivium for the access, you guys are great!
@TheFrasierCraneYouTubeNetwork
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Matt is so annoying. Trivium would be much better if he they had another vocalist and he just played guitar
@MilitaryMatters1
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Matt playing that new Jackson Legend series Marty Friedman KE1. hell yeah.
@jimmykun123
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
7:45 agradecido de estar vivio, SAQUEN FECHAS PARA LATAM!!!!!! primer aviso
@jpweidemoyer
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Incredible tour m/ What a great investment by the band. I'm sure it'll pay for itself just from studio and rehearsal time alone.
And for 21:50, I've heard of bands having a few rigs kept in storages for such things. Because those same bands have had gear show up lost and/or damaged and then had to rent out equipment they were unfamiliar with.
@delicioustreblicious
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Can't watch this guy without it opening with him on the floor with another dude lately.
@smoothpoon86
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
@31:50 how dare you defile the holy grail of Crateness 💙
@TheBlueflameX
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
At around 17:38 when Corey is talking about his parents buying old metal magazines a the crusade poster is visible and they got rid of Travis with an apple sticker? Come on man, I get it his departure was messy but that's way too childish…
@CurtisBernard
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Ok this was awesome!!!
@rudolftheblacknosegemsbok1677
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
nice to see that Trivium is a band who really listen to their fans. I'm sort of envy for their studio too haha… but glad they have it of course
@MKNOIZE
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
This is the ultimate dream! Matt and Trivium continue to inspire generations of musicians and this makes me want to work even harder towards building my own creative space.
@Mobi666
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
28:02 That is a very rare USA made Dean Razorback Rust guitar. That is an amazing guitar. Wished I could buy one at the time…
@CoffeeMatt10
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
40:02 “cut it off” is probably not the thing to say when someone has your ankle like that 😂
This was so cool though, seeing that Trivium have basically an archive of their career in the same place that they are moving their career forward – “never forget where you came from”.
@BLCKCSTLS
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
INSTUMENT CABLES
@Starfire-Solo
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
I feel like herman Lee and matt were the 1st guitarist to do the twitch thing as far as im aware
@shredhead4604
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
This was F’n wonderful! 🤘
@surfingthedarkness
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
One reason Matt has less guitars is that he sold quite a couple of his guitars to fans over his discord at super fair prices ❤
@plotevil5884
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Does anyone else think Matt looks like a cross between Dwayne Johnson and Rob Schneider?
@thekaratesuit
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
no expense spared… here’s our vocal booth – and it’s some curtains 🤣 nah it’s cool tbf, parking your cars in the front bit too 👌
@HeBeHu
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Dat spitty moldy mic at 31:13. Yummy.
@hiroshi138
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Tell me about your jiu jitsu journey. Me: goodbye
@JayV_007
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Yooo they even have a Honda Element in there xD🙌🏻🔥🔥🔥
@reachrika
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Amazing place, as they said, a dream for a people that loves music
@nicolasvivancucked2480
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Acaba de mencionar a jordi wild
@Burn_the_Right
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
What genuinely great people. Alex Rudinger is my favorite drummer. Trivium is so fortunate to have him. And Matt is a class act. Best episode yet!
@JRMoonTube
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Great spot! Terrible acting, haha.
@jug1415
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
No wonder Corey is lending his guitars to Ola and Matt with at least 90 they need playing time
@wuke7219
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
in case that you might not know, just kindly remind you that for many Asian coutries and Australia also which were invaded by Japan during the WWII, the Japanese Navy flag=Nazi Germany Swastika. If you can, please pixelate that white guitar with the red rising sun graphic in the "the Guitar Wall" section of your video. Thanks! I think Matt himself know about this for sure and didnt have the time to tell you about it.
@Rbee-t1i
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Met Trivium at ozzfest 05/06 it was legendary Killswitch engage, unearth, rob zombie Slipknot, mudvayne, iron maiden, Ozzy , atreyu so many more legends got to take pics with all of them matt was so chill he let my friends and I take a picture with him it was like 7 sweaty teenagers all dusty hugging him 😂 one of my favorite memories ever also we got to take a picture like that with Howard Jones from Killswitch and he made a sad face in the picture 😂 it was funny that's what separates the legends from the rest the love they have for their fans , it's such a simple small thing but means so much when you love the music and get to meet the people who create it , their kindness is so awesome I'll tell my children and grandchildren about these legendary bands and people
@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
wow that matt looks like cheburashka!
@Patternofperil
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
one and a half poopers? thats a proper studio… hahh go up… wait theres an UP?? ahhah
@RandyHanley
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Down to earth, awesomely-talented guys!