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Who Is Trapt?
Trapt is an American rock band that formed in Los Gatos, California in August 1997. The group is composed of lead singer Chris Taylor Brown, lead guitarist Travis Miguel, drummer Dylan Thomas Howard and bass guitarist Peter Charell. They have released six studio albums to date: Amalgamation (1999), Trapt (2002), Someone in Control (2005), Only Through the Pain (2008) No Apologies (2010) and Reborn (2013) . The band is based in Los Angeles. They are best known for their hit "Headstrong and " Sound Off."
The members of Trapt met in high school in the mid-'90s and shortly thereafter developed an act with Chris Taylor Brown (vocals), Simon Ormandy (guitar), Peter Charell (bass), and David Stege (drums). The band's first few rehearsals were in Ormandy's guesthouse, which had a party-like atmosphere with its loft overlooking the living room. They began playing at local venues in 1997 before any members had graduated high school. The band received a great response and a positive buzz soon started to grow. In 1998, still before graduation, they were already opening for up-and-coming fellow acts like Papa Roach. They recorded and released their first CD, Amalgamation in 1999, which they sold at their live shows. Their second release, the Glimpse EP, came in 2000, and another EP, 2001's self-titled Trapt, served as the band's demo. Between the strength of these releases and the successes in touring, they were able to garner major record label attention.
The band proceeded to sign with Warner Bros. Records and started recording their debut album, with Robin Diaz replacing Stege on the drums. On November 5, 2002 the band released their self-titled album, Trapt, which produced a total of three singles. In 2002 "Headstrong" was the first, and it reached No. 1 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking their most successful single to date. The second single from the album, "Still Frame", also managed to achieve No. 1 spot on the US Mainstream Rock chart, and No. 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The third single, "Echo" peaked at No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The Trapt album was certified platinum by the RIAA. Although not a single, the last song on the album, "New Beginning", was featured in the film "Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler".
Before releasing their next full-length album, the band released a self-titled three-track EP, released March 30, 2004, that included live versions of the "Made of Glass" and "Echo" tracks from their debut album, as well as a previously unreleased non-LP track, "Promise".
Their second full length album, titled Someone in Control, was released September 13, 2005. It produced three singles for the band: "Stand Up", "Waiting", and "Disconnected (Out of Touch)". While these singles didn't do as well as those released from the first album, "Stand Up" still reached No. 3 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. In support of this album, Trapt toured with Thousand Foot Krutch, Silvertide, Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Nickelback, and others.
Their live album titled Trapt Live!, was released September 18, 2007. The album featured two new studio songs ("Stay Alive" and "Everything to Lose") as well as live versions of nine songs from their earlier records. On March 7, 2008, it was announced that lead guitarist Simon Ormandy had parted ways with the band. He was replaced by Robb Torres. Despite rumors indicating otherwise, Ormandy's departure was amicable, and Chris Taylor Brown continues to speak highly of Ormandy to the media, while promoting Torres as the new guitarist. On March 8, 2008, Trapt released "Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" on the band's website, a song from their then-upcoming studio album entitled Only Through the Pain. The band also posted four other songs from the upcoming album: "Black Rose," "Contagious," "Wasteland," and "Ready When You Are". On April 15, 2008, Trapt announced they would be touring as part of Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest along with Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Sixx:A.M.. The tour began July 1, 2008 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
On June 10, 2008, Trapt released "Who's Going Home with You Tonight?" as a single. They also recorded a music video for the song. On July 1, 2008 "Who's Going Home with You Tonight?" was released as part of the weekly downloadable content for the Rock Band game series. Only Through the Pain was released on August 5, 2008. Trapt toured in support of the album by opening for Hinder on the Jägermeister Music Tour with Rev Theory. In March 2009, Trapt started the Contagious Tour, also featuring Red, Halestorm, Inept and Since October at several shows. "Contagious" was the album's second and last single, and was also available as a free playable track in the iPhone and iPod Touch game Tap Tap Revenge 2.
In March 2010 Trapt said they were wrapping up the recording process of their new record with producer Johnny K. No Apologies was released on October 12, 2010. The first single, "Sound Off", was available on iTunes July 20, 2010. Another song, "Stranger In the Mirror", was released for free from the band's Facebook page August 11, 2010.
In September 2010, three songs—"Drama Queen," "No Apologies," and "Storyteller"—were made available on the band's website, along with the cover art for "No Apologies". A digital-only download bonus track, "Head Up High," was released exclusively to those who pre-ordered the record from the official website.
On October 25, 2011, Cleopatra Records and Trapt released a compilation album called Headstrong. It featured re-recorded versions of songs, demo tracks, remixes, and acoustic versions of "Headstrong" and "Echo."
On January 24, 2012 Aaron "Monty" Montgomery left the band. Dylan Thomas Howard played drums for the remainder of Trapt's January shows and will be joining Trapt on their April and May 2012 tour, and will also be providing all of his drum skills in the upcoming new record. Trapt released a new single "Bring It", which now has a new re-mastered version featuring Dylan Howard on drums, which is being released to radio as the official 1st single. A video for "Bring It" is available on YouTube. The new record, Reborn, is due out November 20 of 2012 as stated on their official Facebook page over the Labor Day weekend of 2012. Six songs have been confirmed for Reborn: "Bring It", "Too Close", "Eye of the Storm", "Livewire (Light Me Up)", "Experience", & "Love Hate Relationship."
A link was posted on lead singer Chris Taylor Brown's personal Facebook page on September 10, 2012 giving fans a two song medley for a limited time only of the songs "Experience & Love Hate Relationship", stating that it was only for his personal page supporters as a thank you for doing so. On September 11, 2012, Trapt posted again a two song medley on Trapts Official Facebook page, that consisted of the track "Livewire" & "Love Hate Relationship" as a thank you to fans for helping "Bring It" on its journey through radio. The band also announced this would be their first independent release, opting out from major record labels as they decided to do everything on their own.
By late October 2012, the band had announced that once again the release date for their 5th studio album would once again be pushed back until January 22, 2013 through EMI Records. This marked the second time the band pushed the release date back.
Throughout the months of October, November & December 2012, the band released two music videos for Reborn singles "Bring It" & "Love Hate Relationship", and third video for "Livewire" has also been confirmed. New pictures of the band and album were also posted on the bands official Facebook page. The band had also announced a Youtube contest entitled "Match That Riff", which is set to take place on January 21st, the day before the albums release.
By January 17th 2013, rumor had been surfacing that Robb Torres had left the band and replaced with Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguiel. Thus was mostly due to a new band picture lacking Robb Torres and replaced with Travis instead. The band had announced that Travis would take part in the REBORN tour but never mentioned about Robb's departure. The rumors came to and end when Robb Torres posted via his Facebook page the following : "Friends and fans! I will no longer be playing guitar with Trapt. Its been a great 5 year run but now it's time to move on to a new chapter. There is definitely more music and shows coming shortly so keep checking back here for updates. Im currently in the studio working on a album for you guys. Stay tuned for more details. Peace be with you all and happy 2013!!Love ya!"
The band has began its first leg of the REBORN tour starting January 18th, 2013 with new guitarist Travis Miguiel, and will wrap up February 10th at Clifton Park NY. More dates are expected to be announced. TRAPT released their 5th studio album REBORN on Tuesday January 22nd, 2013. (Read More)
Reborn Review
I praised Trapt's last record "No Apologies" for being a kid friendly hard-rock romp that is perfect for the weight-room. I also mentioned that the album was NOT going to turn any new ears towards the band. Trapt is one of those groups you need to have a taste for. You either like them or you don't. With each subsequent release after their debut record (Featuring the song we all love or hate: Headstrong), the band has done very little to change their sound. They've always been ALL ABOUT developing their sound. With the exception of their best release "Someone in Control," Trapt have done very little to reach out to new listeners. Let's be honest...When I say Trapt, you probably think of ESPN, the song Headstrong and you make a sour face. Trapt does that to people. It's easy to hate the band because of Headstrong and how overplayed and incredibly dated the song really is. This time, however, Trapt is "Reborn" and for the first time EVER, I think they might finally turn a few heads! This is a very good rock album!
The reason "Reborn" resonates so well with me is because it is a 'grow-up' album. How does one grow up? The answer is independence. We're all adults at age 18, but we're not truly grown-ups until we have the ability to support ourselves. Do we make enough money? Can we take care of ourselves? Can we attract a spouse? Being independent is how we come into our own. With "Reborn," Trapt is independent. They didn't have a label or a true producer holding their hands through the production of this album. Songs like Living in the Eye of the Storm, Bring It and Too Close have been around for almost a full year. Bring It was a stand-alone single and Trapt didn't even write the latter two songs. They were written by Chris Taylor Brown. They booted their label and producers and broke away from their restrictions and began to go their own way. You can tell they were frantic about how to make this thing; half of these songs weren't even supposed to be on the record. They flung themselves into the wild and produced a wonderful result. They did some weird things, they definitely struggled and even lost their guitarist to bigger and better things. It is just a wonderful thing that "Reborn" was able to turn out this well. And it shows a lot about their talents. In a strange way, this could arguably be their best work.
Reborn is a mixed bag of experimentation and a few nods to the past. Bring It is a sensational opener and first single. It has such a heavy fist bumping chorus that we're bound to hear on Sports Center someday soon. Love Hate Relationship blends well with their catalog and doesn't overstay its welcome as the longest song on the album. It's a decently written song with a very softly sung and catchy verses and slightly heavier chorus. Most songs on the record follow this formula. Experience is the first of a few experimental tracks along with Strength In Numbers, Get Out of Your Own Way and especially When it Rains. It's a far more slow moving song than we are used to hearing from Trapt. The chorus is a sweet sounding proclamation: "Experience it all/I found a risk worth taking/Right or wrong/It's my line to cross. Strength in Numbers seems a bit corny at first, but it's actually a very nice fight song about going up a against the system. It's essentially a very GOOD B-Side to the song Sound Off from "No Apologies" in it's lyrical content. Get Out Of Your Own Way is the best of these slower songs. Again, the verses are catchy and melodic. I love the guitar work in this song. The soft verses and heavy hitting chorus very formulaic but still well executed as Brown sings "I have a feeling that you want more" and then hits you with "You fight in vain/Get out of your own way." I love how each song is atmospheric and full of little bells and whistles that leave you wondering about what will come next. The intros seem to contrast the songs entirely, but it still works to build a mood for each song. I think Living in the Eye of the Storm is the new Land of Confusion. It's probably their best song. It's very deep, thought provoking and executed in a wonderful way. I love the bridge as Brown sings "I know I've got to be strong/but it's hard to hold on and on and on and on." His voice sounds so sad. Livewire (Light Me Up) is the weakest song on the album, lyrically...but it has so much energy. This will be a wonderful song to hear live. For fans of the bands previous album "No Apologies," Livewire hits hard with an excellent pre-chorus and chorus. I LOVE how brilliant this song is in its simplicity. It should have been a single. You're No Angel is a good closer to the record. The song is a little more of what we've come to expect from the band. Too Close and Going Under and sound a little more like their older work. This is great news for fans. There's really NOTHING to hate on this album! Too Close is a bit average but not skippable. There are no filler tracks on this album. Everything stands out. The lyrics are very deep and there is no foul language. The music rocks! Kids will love it, adults CAN love it and ESPN will probably be playing a few of these songs for years to come!
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