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Last week, Loudwire shared the news of Trivium<\/a> and Bullet For My Valentine<\/a> cutting their co-headlining\u00a0Poisoned Ascendancy tour<\/a> short (for reasons we\u2019ll get to below). While that\u2019s certainly disappointing, newly posted footage of both bands \u2013 alongside\u00a0crew and firefighters \u2013 rescuing abandoned kittens from a diesel generator will surely put a smile on your face.<\/p>\n Yesterday (May 17), Trivium posted a video to their social media pages with the following combined caption\/comment: \u201cWATCH UNTIL THE END! Band and crew from both Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine helped save 4 kittens from a massive diesel generator! What do you say? FREE MERCH FOR THESE KITTENS?!?!\u201d<\/p>\n In the clip \u2013 which was taken during their stop at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14 \u2013 The Bangles<\/a>\u2019 \u201cManic Monday<\/a>\u201d plays over footage of several people\u00a0gathered around the generator and surrounding area trying to help.<\/p>\n Specifically, they peer into the sewer drain where \u201cthe mother was seen hiding,\u201d and they try to \u201clure her out with tuna and water.\u201d You can also see Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto<\/a> calling the Cobb County Fire Department, specifying that \u201cthere\u2019s at least one or two more cats inside.\u201d Meanwhile, they kept the three rescued kittens safe in a box in the shade as the firefighters worked to get the remaining one out of the generator.<\/p>\n Along the way, they pull out a \u201cfire hazard\u201d (which seems to be a pile of cardboard boxes), and a crew member named Glen climbs into the generator to find a kitten who\u2019d gone silent for a few minutes beforehand. As a reward, a firefighter named \u2013 or nicknamed \u2013 Scooter gets Glena red helmet, who then takes a photo with the firefighters.<\/p>\n You can watch the full clip below<\/p>\n READ MORE: The 25 Best Metal Songs of the Last 25 Years<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Again, this was a bright spot in an otherwise cloudy past few days for both bands, as Loudwire<\/a> reported on May 12 that Bullet For My Valentine “apparently pulled out of additional legs\u201d of their international co-headlining tour. You see, the tour \u2013 which, as its name suggests, commemorated the 20th anniversaries of both Trivium\u2019s second LP (2005\u2019s Ascendancy<\/em>) and BFMV\u2019s debut LP (2005\u2019s The Poison<\/em>) \u2013 began in January 2025 and was set to go until the end of the year..<\/p>\n In a livestream posted to Reddit<\/a>, Gregoletto said that Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck<\/a> \u201cdidn\u2019t want to do it, after we had planned it, after stuff was already in the works \u2013 don\u2019t know why.\u201d Gregoletto added: \u201cI think it would have been amazing. . . . I think the two records pair very well together. And I think it would have been nice to give everyone around the world a chance to see the two together.\u201d<\/p>\n As Loudwire wrote at the time, Gregoletto also \u201cposted a video on Trivium’s official TikTok with him flashing a thumbs up and a caption that reads, \u2018When you make your first TikTok live and piss off the other bands you are on tour with …\u2019 He also added the hashtag \u2018#JusticeForSouthAmerica.\u2019” Elsewhere, the band told one TikTok user that Tuck is \u201cthe sole decision maker of the band and he has no respect for us or our crew.\u201d<\/p>\n That said, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy<\/a> quickly shared a statement of gratitude<\/a> for his bandmates and Trivium\u2019s fans, writing that he \u201cloved every show, every day, every minute\u201d of the tour while sharing how the tour helped him overcome \u201cthe darkness and negativity [he] had written about on Ascendancy <\/em>20 years back.\u201d He also called Trivium and BFMV \u201cthe most perfectly paired bands that I could ever imagine,\u201d and near the end, he humbly expresses: \u201cThank you all for allowing me to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n On May 14, Loudwire <\/a>reported on Bullet For My Valentine\u2019s statement regarding the tour cancellation.<\/p>\n In it, they wrote that they want to \u201cdivert [their] full attention to towards the next chapter of Bullet For My Valentine\u201d amidst clarifying that they have \u201cnothing but respect and admiration\u201d for Trivium. Part of their plan is to \u201cget back in the studio later this summer and finish what [they] promise you is [their] best album to date,\u201d as well as \u201cmake plans for the 2026 & 2027 touring circles, hitting every corner.\u201d<\/p>\n As of now, the Poisoned Ascendancy tour is set to end tonight (May 18) at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/p>\n The Poisoned Ascendancy tour may be over, but both Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine are still playing their own shows over the next few months. You can see Trivium\u2019s upcoming dates (and grab tickets) here<\/a>, just as you can view BFMV\u2019s upcoming shows (and purchase tickets) here<\/a>.<\/p>\n These metalcore albums all represent something different, showcasing the diversity of the bands in the scene when at their very best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTrivium + BFMV Rescuing the Kittens<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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