Trial of Champions (EP)

Trial of Champions
EP by 3 Inches of Blood
Released	October 17, 2007
Recorded	November 2006 at Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	11:28
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Joey Jordison
3 Inches of Blood chronology
Fire Up the Blades (2007) Trial of Champions (2007) Here Waits Thy Doom (2009)

Trial of Champions is the second EP by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. It was released in digital download format on October 17, 2007 by Roadrunner Records. The title track was inspired by the Fighting Fantasy game book of the same name, and features a similar plot in which an enslaved gladiator fights his way to victory, and ultimately kills the emperor. "In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie" is a cover of a song by progressive rock band Lucifer's Friend, from their debut album. "Key to Oblivion" is a B-side from the band's previous studio album, Fire Up the Blades.

It is the last release by the band to include their screamer, Jamie Hooper.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trial of Champions"	3:39
2.	"In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie" (Lucifer's Friend cover)	3:40
3.	"Key to Oblivion"	4:09

Personnel

• Cam Pipes – clean vocals
• Jamie Hooper – screamed vocals
• Justin Hagberg – lead guitar
• Shane Clark – rhythm guitar
• Nick Cates – bass
• Alexei Rodriguez – drums
• Joey Jordison – producer