Trivium s Matt Heafy is the latest to weigh in on the sea shanty craze, taking the viral breakout song Wellerman and giving it the metal makeover it needs. Wellerman has risen to fame thanks to the TikTok trend highlighting sea shanties. Scottish postman Nathan Evans saw his version of the song shoot up the U.K. charts and he s even landed a record deal out of it.
Heafy, while spending time with a viewing audience on Twitch, has lent his production work to his own version of the track, now bolstering it with some blast beats and heavy riffs. The rocker even seemed surprised with the heaviness he s added to this jaunty track as seen during his Twitch session.