Orlando, FL, USA (July 30,2025) — Heavy metal giants Trivium have always been renowned for their powerful, intricate, and meticulously crafted sound. Now, with the completion of their cutting-edge studio, THE HANGAR, with its arsenal of guitar cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30, G12M-65 and G12H-75 Creamback, G12M Greenback, and G12H Anniversary speakers, the band is set to embark on a new chapter of sonic exploration. THE HANGAR represents the band’s deep-seated commitment to sonic excellence and provides a dedicated space to push their creative boundaries.
“We wanted a space where we could be free to create on our terms and we wanted it in Orlando, so we wouldn’t need to travel to record,” says guitarist Corey Beaulieu.
Designed by renowned studio architect, Roger D’Arcy and built from the ground up to meet stringent acoustic specifications, THE HANGAR is more than just a recording studio; it’s a fully equipped creative hub where the band can write, rehearse, experiment, and record whenever inspiration strikes.
Central to this sonic exploration is an expansive collection of Celestion guitar speakers, meticulously curated and integrated into THE HANGAR’s studio arsenal.
“We’ve got Vintage 30s, G12M-65 and G12H-75 Creambacks, G12M Greenbacks, G12H Anniversaries, plus all the older models we’ve accumulated over the years,” says frontman and guitarist, Matt Heafy.
The studio boasts a diverse array of Celestion-loaded cabinets from industry-leading brands like Mesa Boogie, Marshall, and Peavey EVH. This impressive collection allows Trivium to explore the nuanced sonic personalities of each speaker and cabinet combination, ensuring they have the perfect tonal tools at their disposal.
“You’ll get different sounds from cab to cab, even if they have the same Celestion speaker,” explains Beaulieu. “So, it’s all about finding which combination works best for what we’re doing in any particular session.”
To facilitate this experimentation, THE HANGAR features a dedicated isolation booth specifically designed for speaker testing. In this sonic laboratory, Heafy and Beaulieu, along with producer and engineer Mark Lewis, can swap speakers in and out of cabinets, meticulously analyzing their characteristics and experimenting with microphone placement to capture the subtle nuances of each speaker.
“Mark has been doing surgery on all the cabs, pulling out stock speakers and doing things like placing four different Celestion speakers in the same cabinet so we can test everything with our microphone collection in our cabinet isolation booth,” says Heafy.
This commitment to meticulous experimentation is at the core of Trivium’s sonic philosophy. They understand that every element in the signal chain, from the guitar to the speaker cabinet to the microphone, contributes to the final sound.
“Any little variable in tone can be inspiring,” says Heafy. “Our mission right now in THE HANGAR, is to give our amps, cabinets, and speakers the run-through, to know which combinations will bring that extra tonal magic when we begin tracking.”
With THE HANGAR, Trivium has created the perfect environment to pursue that sonic inspiration. Powered by Celestion’s legendary speaker technology and driven by Trivium’s relentless quest for tone, this creative haven is set to become the birthplace of a new era of metal and sonic innovation.
“That’s what this quest of tone is,” concludes Heafy “This obsession with gear has always been to find something new and inspiring, and you never know where it can lead you.”
Trivium are about to embark on a tour of the UK, Europe and the US, starting the first week in August 2025. See their tour dates here.
To read the full interview with Trivium, visit the Celestion Speakerworld blog.
About Celestion
With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture high-quality professional audio loudspeakers and compression drivers for sound reinforcement, as well as premium guitar and bass guitar loudspeakers. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. With more than 100 years of success, the company continues to offer the latest technologies and innovations in the world of loudspeakers. celestion.com