Trapt

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Trapt
Origin	Los Gatos, California
Years active	1995 - Present
Genres	Post-Grunge Alternative Metal
Labels	Warner Bros.
Members	Chris Brown – vocals and guitar Simon Ormandy – lead guitar Peter Charell – bass Aaron Montgomery – drums

For the video game, see TЯAPT.

Trapt is a post-grunge band from Los Gatos, California. The band formed in 1995 with members Chris Brown (vocalist), Simon Ormandy (guitarist), Peter Charrell (bassist), and David Stege (drummer), and recorded the albums Amalgamation (album) and 'Glimpse' to sell at local shows. After several rehearsal absences and negative feedback, the band decided to let David go. While attempting to find a suitable replacement, the band signed to Warner Bros. Records and began recording their debut self-titled album. The band enlisted Robin Diaz to perform drums on the record, and in turn Robin helped the band find their permanent drummer, Aaron Montgomery.

On November 22nd, 2002, the band released Trapt, along with the single "Headstrong". "Headstrong" became a fantastic hit, reaching #1 on alternative charts and #16 on pop. Follow-up singles "Still Frame" and "Echo" (with a video featuring Michelle Trachtenberg) did respectably, although they never reached the heights of "Headstrong". "Headstrong" became the official theme song of WWE Bad Blood for June 2003. Trapt eventually hit platinum. Trapt followed the album with an EP on March 30th, 2004, that included a new song called "Promise" along with live versions of "Made Of Glass" and "Echo".

On September 13th, 2005, the band released their sophomore album, Someone In Control, along with the single "Stand Up". "Stand Up" surprisingly failed to do as well as any of their previous singles, although it still made an excellent run on active rock stations. "Waiting" and "Disconnected (Out Of Touch)" were also released as singles, and unfortunately have yet to repeat the success of any of Trapt's self-titled radio hits. The band spent the first half of 2006 co-headlining with Shinedown as part of the Equinox Tour.

Trapt is currently writing new material for their third album, which they hope to begin recording sometime in early 2007.

[edit] Discography

• Amalgamation
• Glimpse
• Trapt (2002)
• Trapt EP (2004)
• Someone In Control (2005)

[edit] Singles

[edit] External links

• Trapt's official site
• Trapt at All Music Guide
• Trapt Lyrics

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