Metalworks Studios, also dubbed as “The House That Triumph Built” celebrates its 30th anniversary. The 11x CMW Music Industry Award winner for Recording Studio of the year has been instrumental not just Canadian music but internationally as well. Boasting a roster of clients such as David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Bruce Springsteen, Anne Murray, Rush, Alexisonfire and Triumph, just to name a few, artists of all levels and genres have utilized the expertise of Metalworks.
For the full story of Metalworks Studios check out this month’s article in Professional Sound Magazine
Triumph graces the cover of the 2008 Fall issue of 22nd Century Rock. Order your copy today!
Check out this 2 part video interview from Glam-Metal.com with host Tracey Lukasik. In part one she sits down with Rik Emmett to talk about their reunion performances and the legacy of Triumph.
In part two Tracey speaks candidly with Mike, asking him the questions that are on everyone's minds, including what gives him goosebumps.
The boys were in top form at Rocklahoma last Friday as they showed the crowd that they still have the magic power. Complete with pyrotechnics, masterful guitar licks and thunderous drumming, Triumph left everyone wanting more. And with the mention of a possible tour in 2009 we eagerly await to see what will emerge in the new year.
Until then, these YouTube clips will have to hold us off. For a complete tracklisting and firsthand review of the show visit the Triumphmusic.com forums
With a little over a week left before Triumph hits the stage at the Rocklahoma festival this year, Rik will be a guest on maximumthreshold.net, so you can be sure he'll have a lot of interesting things to talk about. Tune in on Saturday, July 5 at 8pm or head over to the chatroom for your chance to take part.
If you have any questions for Rik, email dom@maximumthreshold.net. This interview will be available for download on Sunday, July 6.
Mike Levine hung out at the XM studio's for the Eddie Trunk Live show to talk about the bands reunion, future plans and what they want to do after Rocklahoma. This show will air live on Monday, June 30.
There was a time when the possibility of a Triumph reunion seemed like just a fantasy but when Rik, Mike and Gil took the stage at Sweden Rock this weekend, that fantasy became a reality.
For those of us who couldn’t make it, click here to see Triumph perform Never Surrender. Then make your way over to Rockfoto.nu to check out pictures from Saturday's event or better yet, get the first hand report from the official Triumph discussion boards.
The Mississauga News catches up with Triumph during a rehearsal to find out what plans they have in store for their upcoming shows in Sweden and Oklahoma
Sweden Rock isn't the only special event happening this June, it's also the birthday of bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
With the bands recent induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a new chapter in the history of Triumph beckons. In this interview, Classic Rock Revisited is out to discover what lies ahead for the band and Gil, brings us up to speed on the official Triumph plan.
On Friday July 11, Triumph will take the stage at this year’s Rocklahoma Festival. With over 80 bands on three different stages, Rocklahoma is the world’s largest Rock Festival of its type.
For a full details on this event check out www.rockfeverfest.com
What songs would you like to hear Triumph perform at the Sweden Rock Festival? Vote here for your top 15 choices, the band would like to hear your input.
On Saturday, February 9, TriumphMusic.com will be inaccessible for approximately 60 minutes. If you stop by and can’t access the site, check back in an hour and everything should be back to normal. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) have announced that Rik, Mike and Gil will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the JUNO Awards on Sunday, April 6, 2008. This years JUNO Awards will take place in Calgary at the Pengrowth Saddledome and will be broadcast on CTV.
Finally, fans will now get the opportunity to catch these legends live on stage at the Sweden Rock Fest taking place from June 4 - 7. The classic Triumph line-up of Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore could not have selected a better way to reunite after a two-decade absence.
Join the community in welcoming back Triumph and stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
In November 1977, Triumph released the album, Rock n Roll Machine, selling almost 200,000 copies in Canada alone. It’s now 30 years later and in celebration of this event TriumphMusic.com is giving you the chance to win a limited-edition silver-vinyl autographed copy of Rock n Roll Machine by entering out Invite-A-Friend contest. We are also giving away 4 copies of Triumph’s Extended Versions, an CD not available in Canada. Find out more by visiting the TriumphMusic.com Contest page.
Today, September 19 marks the 32nd anniversary of Triumph’s very first performance at Simcoe High School. We thought we would celebrationTriumph’s roots the occasion with two rare gems not available on any album. Listen to Hobo and Gotta Get You Back into My Life in the music player.
Then share your thoughts with the community here on the boards.
Join us Tuesday September 4 from 6pm - 7pm EDT for an online chat with Triumph's own Mike Levine on the TriumphMusic.com Discussion Boards. This event is open to all members of TriumphMusic.com. If you don't have an account you can join here for free.
For more details visit the Discussion Boards here.
Rik Emmett has just added a bunch of solo tour dates in the U.S. and Canada! The first couple are as follows:
August 18 - Red Deer, AB August 25 - Meaford, ON September 29 - Port Hope, ON October 12 - Brampton, ON November 2 - Cleveland, OH November 3 - Pittsburgh, PA November 17 - Philadelphia, PA
For a full listing of Rik's new dates, check out Rik's Myspace page and The Rik Emmett Network. Then, pop over to our forum and talk to other Triumph fans about these shows. Let us know which one you're going to and don't forget to tell us what it was like after the show takes place. Still not a member of the TriumphMusic.com forum? Really? Well, sign up already!
Make TriumphMusic.com your new home with our newly launched Profile pages. Now you can add your friends, and share all kinds of cool things with members like you who love Triumph. To access your profile page you must first have a site account at TriumphMusic.com. In addition to getting your own profile page, a site account allows you to post on the TriumphMusic.com forum and purchase products from our Store. If you don’t have one already, sign up for an account now.
Site members can access their own profile page, and check out other member’s pages, through a unique URL: YourUsername.TriumphMusic.com. For example, to view the profile page for Kendall, one of the TriumphMusic.com administrators, you would type Kendall.TriumphMusic.com. Profile pages can also be viewed by clicking on a member’s name in the TriumphMusic.com forum.
You can modify your profile page by signing into TriumphMusic.com, going to the forum and clicking on your username at the top, right-hand side of the screen. And remember, while profile pages allow you to share your favorite posts with other users, you must first select ‘Share Favorite Posts’ in your account settings. Enjoy!
Triumph's lead vocalist and guitarist Rik Emmett celebrates his birthday today July 10. Join the rest of the fans by leaving your birthday wishes for Rik here. Then check out the long awaited video interview Rik did with TriumphMusic.com on the video page
Also stop by the photo Gallery to check out some cool pics with Rik and his guitars.
If you missed out on the Rock Against Diabetes auction put on by RockSquad.net then your chance to get some awesome Triumph collectors items is now over. Thanks to Darrin for putting on this successful event and letting us know that Triumph helped raise almost $1000 for a great cause. In his words, "The Triumph gear was a definite highlight in the online bidding"
Congrats to all who participated and walked away with some great incentives.
Rik, Mike and Gil have once again come together, this time to lend their support to Rock Against Diabetes. This new charity, started by Darrin Buchanan of RockSquad.net, features a year round celebrity and charity auction and summer concert series and gala. All proceeds go to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Currently awaiting your bid is a one-of-a-kind Yamaha RGXA2 electric guitar autographed by the guys, a drum head autographed by Gil Moore, and the complete and remastered Triumph catalog. The auction opened last night and will continue until just before midnight on June 30th.
To find out more about Rock Against Diabetes check out their website and for a complete list of auction items, click here.
Today, June 1 is the birthday of Triumph's Bassist/Producer Mike Levine. Won't you join us in wishing him all the best on this special day by leaving a comment and voting on your favorite Mike shot in the photo gallery
The relationship between one of Canada's greatest rock bands and the radio station they'd become so closely linked to was published in an article for Tuesday's edition of the Toronto Sun. Andrew Burns, a writer for the Q107 Rock Report Blog speaks to Triumph about the early days and how together they helped shape Canada's Rock Music scene.Q107 celebrates 30 years in the biz and will be honoring Triumph in a celebration tonight. Check back for more updates. To read the entire article click here.
Triumph is known for their visuals and stage shows as much as they are for their hard rock sound that dominated airwaves and arenas throughout the 80's. So it only makes sense that TriumphMusic.com have an equally awesome video player. Which is why we have just added a one to the site.
If you missed any of the video footage from Triumph’s Induction on March 10, head over to the video page to check it out. We're also featuring some footage from the US Festival and A Night of Triumph LIVE.
It was May 08, 1978 that Triumph embarked on their first Canadian tour in Campbellton New Brunswick. This same tour later went on to include shows at Toronto's Ontario Place and Bowmanville's Mosport Park where they would perform with acts like The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason & Kansas for an audience of 110,000.
If you were in attendance to these or any other Triumph shows and you have pictures you would like to submit, send an email to help@triumphmusic.com In the meantime check out some of these great concert pics.
Congragulations to Rik Emmett who walked home with not one but two awards at this years Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.
The Strung Out Troubadours featuring Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop topped the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards tonight with two nods. The duo's self titled CD picked up "Album of the Year" and the Troubadours were named "Group of the Year."
Both Rik and Dave will be at this years 5th Annual guitar summit at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse in Toronto. For more details visit the Long & McQade website.
The weekly radio broadcast, House of Hair with host Dee Snider features Triumph as their Band of the Week. With all the awesome photos and videos, including Follow Your Heart, Lay it On The Line and more, we think you will enjoy this one.
They are also giving 10 lucky visitors the chance to win a copy of Triumph: Live at the US Festival CD/DVD. For contest details on how you can be one of those 10 lucky winners visit the House of Hair contest page. Remember, "If it ain't Metal, it's crap!"
Six months ago if you would have asked Gil, Mike or Rik about the likelihood of working together again, much less being on speaking terms, the answers to those questions would have been less than positive. Thanks to their recent induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame however all of that seems to be changing.
In the past months alone, they have hung out like old friends, done interviews/press and even come together under the name of Triumph to accept an award for the legacy they have created in the Canadian Music Industry. Now another chapter in the Triumph saga sees Gil Moore and Rik Emmett back in the studio once again.
According to an interview with Rik over at Glam-Metal his latest project with Airtime will receive the Metalworks golden touch. Gil has kindly extended an invitation for the Airtime project to be mastered in his award winning facilities and Rik has accepted. When speaking about the situation Rik was quoted as saying “Something quite fitting about having the beginning of something new complete its journey towards the public by going back to the roots of what Gil, Mike and I started such a long time ago.“
Visit http://www.glam-metal.com/rikemmett.html for more on this interview.
With all the press Gil, Mike and Rik have been receiving lately we have to give a serious congrats to Darrin over at Rocksquad.net for all his hard work and perseverance. He has three new interviews with each of the members that you will definitely want to check out. Including a brief mention of the TriumphMusic.com forums in an interview with Gil.
To read the interviews on Rocksquad, visit the links below:Rik EmmettMike LevineGil Moore
It was quite a weekend for Triumph this past Saturday as Gil, Mike and Rik were honored with an induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Friends, family and Industry Execs all came out to congratulate Triumph on their long overdue recognition.
Highlights of the night included an onslaught of requests for the band to get back on the road, Gil’s spontaneous invite to the after party for some fans that traveled all the way from Boston and seeing Triumph on stage together again as friends.
In case you missed out but wish you were there then why not head over to the photo gallery to check out some pictures from the induction and some snapshots from the After Party at the Hard Rock Cafe. Special thanks to Jacki at www.bravewords.com
Then when your done over there be sure to watch the latest featured video of Mike, Gil and Rik thanking everyone for this special honor. There’s still a lot more coverage that we have to offer so be sure to visit often.
Win a chance to party with Triumph at Toronto’s Hard Rock Cafe, Saturday, March 10, 2007. The band will be there, hanging out and signing autographs to celebrate their induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. We have three guest passes* so you and a friend can be a part of this once in a lifetime event.
All you need to do is write to help@triumphmusic.com and tell us why you should attend this very exclusive event.
The deadline for entries to this contest is 12:00 pm EST, Friday March 9, 2007. All winners will be contacted via telephone so make sure you provide a phone number you can be reached at.
*Update: Congratulations to the following winners of the contest: Sidney C, George S and David B. This contest is now closed.
Canadian hard-rock trio, Triumph, will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame during Rogers Wireless Canadian Music Week. Music veterans Gil Moore (drums/vocals), Mike Levine (bass/keyboards) and Rik Emmett (guitar/vocals) will accept the honour Saturday, March 10th during the Canadian Radio Music Awards at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Rogers Wireless Canadian Music Week is Canada’s largest annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Canadian Music Week spans from March 7 to March 10, 2007 at the Fairmont Royal York and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.cmw.net/cmw2007/index.asp.
We are happy to bring you the newly revamped photo gallery. It has cool new features including a slideshow view, commenting, photo ratings and email alerts for when new pictures are added. Check it out here.
If you have some pictures you would like to contribute then drop me an to help@triumphmusic.com. We will gladly credit you for your contributions.
Here at TriumphMusic.com we want you to take home a copy of Extended Versions. Listen to never heard before versions of some of your favorites like Magic Power, Guitarinator and Lay it on the Line, all live and remixed. To find out how you can be one of the lucky winners to take home Extended Versions, click here for contest details.
Dean Guitars announces the reissue of the Rik Emmett Flying V guitar. Most recognized as the cover art for Allied Forces, Dean Guitars felt that this was the right timing for this signature piece to be re released. With only 100 of these skillfully crafted peices being made, this is the ulitimate collectors item for true Triumph music lovers.
Complete with a hardshell case each piece will be hand signed by Rik himself and comes with an autographed picture of the Rik in action playing this famous guitar. For more details visit the Dean Guitar website. www.deanguitars.com
Tis the season to be jolly for a number of reasons. As we see 2006 leave us to make way for 2007, you will want to keep checking back for new and exciting Triumph updates often.
In the meantime we wanted to extend a Happy Holiday greeting to everyone and their loved ones. But more importantly so did these guys...... click here to view Triumph's Holiday Greeting's
If you are in the GTA area and want to see one of Triumphs founding members Rik Emmett in action then you will want to head over to Hugh's Room on Dec 13 to get the full experience.
Then after you check out the show share your experience on the discussion boards so the other board members can live vicariously through your eyes and ears.
Starting next week, the login process for the TriumphMusic.com Store and the Discussion Board will be combined into one easy step. This means that you will be able to access the whole site with only one username and password.
If you already have a Discussion Board account set up, please use its login info to access the Store. All Discussion Board members will automatically have a basic Store account associated with their Discussion Board IDs however, they will need to add in any address or credit card info. If you do not have a Discussion Board account, you will need to create one in order to have a Store account.
Please note that these changes are expected to take place on or after December 4, 2006. All Store accounts will work as they always have up until December 4, after which they will be deleted. If you have any questions, please post them in this thread or contact the website.
Please note if you are trying to access the messageboards between the times of 11am - 2pm EST, you may experience difficulty. It is during this time we will be making the change over to the new boards and we would like everyone to be aware of this.
If you are a registered member of the boards then you will need to save your PM's, avatars and signatures to prevent from losing them. Full detailed information regarding the change can be viewed here.
Previously we mentioned that the boards will be undergoing some changes. Well the changes are a-coming on November 15. While the look of the boards will remain virtually the same, these changes will allow us to provide more amazing features for you in the near future. Here are some very important points that will prevent you from losing any important data during the changeover. Click here to read more.
After months of only being available as a pricey import, Livin' For the Weekend: The Anthology is now available in North America. This two-disc collection contains over two dozens songs, including the band's never before released cover of "Love Hurts." Featuring some of Triumph's best w