Trapt
is a hard rock band that formed in Los Gatos, California in 1997 best known for their 2002 smash hit Headstrong
. The group is composed of lead singer Chris Brown, lead guitarist Robb Torres, bass guitarist Peter Charell, and drummer Aaron "Monty" Montgomery. They have released 3 studio albums to date: Trapt
(2002), Someone in Control
(2005) and Only Through the Pain
(2008).
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Band history
Formation and early years
The members of Trapt met in high school in the mid-'90's and shortly developed an act with Chris Taylor Brown on vocals, Rick Sanders and Simon Ormandy playing guitar, Peter Charell on bass and David Stege playing the drums. The band's first few rehearsals were in guitarist Simon Ormandy's guest-house, which had a party-like atmosphere with its loft overlooking the living room.
[1] In 1997, they recorded their first CD,
Amalgamation
, which they sold when they played at local venues. The band received a great response and a positive buzz soon started to grow. In 1998, before the band had graduated high school, they were already opening for acts like
Papa Roach.
[2] [3]
Mainstream success
The band proceeded to sign with
Warner Bros. Records and started recording their debut album, with the help of Robin Diaz replacing Stege on the drums (Diaz was eventually replaced by their current drummer, Aaron Montgomery). Meanwhile, they also moved to
Vancouver, Canada to base their recording operations. On November 5, 2002 the band released their self-titled album,
Trapt
, which produced a total of three singles. "
Headstrong" was the first, and it reached #1 on both the
Modern Rock Tracks and
Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as #16 on the
Billboard Hot 100, marking their most successful single to date, and becoming the theme song for
WWE Bad Blood during June 2003. The second single from the album, "
Still Frame", also managed to achieve #1 spot on the US Mainstream Rock chart, and a respectable #3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The third single, "
Echo" (whose video had an appearance from
Michelle Trachtenberg) peaked at #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
Dragonball Z film, "
Return of Cooler".
Later years
The next release by the band after their debut album was a three-track EP, released March 30, 2004, that included live versions of the "Made Of Glass" and "Echo" tracks, as well as a previously unheard track called "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 the singles didn't do as well as the ones released from the first album, "Stand Up" still reached #3 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. (Note:
iTunes has "Lost Realist" listed as the song's name.)
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. You can only listen to songs on their website www.onlythroughthepain.com as their myspace page has closed.
[4]
On March 7, 2008, it was announced that lead guitarist Simon Ormandy had parted ways with the band. He was replaced by Robb Torres.
[5] Despite rumors indicating otherwise, Ormandy's departure was amicable, and vocalist, Chris Brown, continues to speak highly of Ormandy to the media, while promoting Torres as the new guitarist.
[6]
On March 8, 2008, Trapt released "
Who's Going Home with You Tonight?" on the band's website, a song from their upcoming studio album entitled "
Only Through the Pain".
[7] The band also posted 4 other songs from this 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 in
West Palm Beach, Florida.
[8]
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.
[9] The song is now available on
iTunes.
It was announced on June 27 that "Who's Going Home with You Tonight?" will be part of the weekly downloadable content for Harmonix's Video Game "Rock Band". The content was released on July 1.
"Only Through the Pain" was released on August 5, 2008.
Trapt will be touring in support of "Only Through the Pain" by opening for
Hinder on the
Jägermeister Music Tour with
Rev Theory.
In March Trapt started The Contagious Tour, also featuring
Red,
Halestorm, Inept and
Since October at several shows.
"Contagious", the second single, is available as a free playable track in the
iPhone and
iPod Touch game
Tap Tap Revenge 2
.
Discography
Studio albums
- Trapt
(2002)
- Someone in Control
(2005)
- Only Through the Pain
(2008)
EPs
Year
| Album details
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2000
| Glimpse EP
- Released: 2000
- Label: Independent
- Format: CD
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2004
| Trapt EP
- Released: 2004
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Format: CD
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Live albums
Year
| Album details
|
2007
| Trapt Live!
- Released: 2007
- Label: Eleven Seven Music
- Format: CD
|
Video albums
Year
| Album details
|
2009
| Crüe Fest
- Released: March 24, 2009
- Label: Mötley
- Format: DVD
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Singles
Year
| Title
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
US Hot 100
| US Modern Rock
| US Mainstream Rock
|
2002
| "Headstrong"
| 16
| 1
| 1
| Trapt
|
2003
| "Still Frame"
| 69
| 3
| 1
|
2004
| "Echo"
| 125
| 10
| 13
|
2005
| "Stand Up"
| 104
| 17
| 3
| Someone in Control
|
2006
| "Waiting"
| -
| 27
| 20
|
"Disconnected (Out of Touch)"
| -
| -
| 24
|
2007
| "Stay Alive"
| -
| -
| -
| Trapt Live!
|
2008
| "Who's Going Home with You Tonight?"
| -
| 31
| 12
| Only Through the Pain
|
2009
| "Contagious"
| -
| -
| 18
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References
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- Concert Announcement: Cruefest with Mötley Crüe, STLtoday.com
- Trapt's First Single "Who's Going Home With You Tonight" Debuts on Xbox LIVE With Great Fanfare via World Video Premiere: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance