Trap Them

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Trap Them
Also known as	77+K7, Trap Them + Kill Them
Origin	Salem, New Hampshire, USA
Genre(s)	Crossover thrash Grindcore Metalcore
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Trash Art!, Deathwish Inc
Associated acts	Backstabbers Inc December Wolves
Website	http://www.trapthem.net
Members
Ryan McKenney Brian Izzi Steve Lacour
Former members
Scott DeFusco Nat Coughlan

Trap Them is a band based out of Salem, New Hampshire. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 2001, this aggressive punk/metal outfit are helping to push the limits of the metalcore genre.

1 Description
2 History
3 Monikers
4 Discography
5 External links

[edit] Description

Trap Them's influences include hardcore punk bands, such as Black Flag, Born Against, and Tragedy; metal bands like Dismember and Entombed; and experimental bands like Swans. Ryan McKenney's lyrics tend to deal with issues both personal and political, but with Trap Them his approach to lyric-writing has become more abstract. McKenney usually uses a harsh vocal style of shouts and screams, with introduction of a new vocal style in the song "Destructioneer Extraordinaire." The group's musical style consists of complex and sometimes discordant guitar work and d-beat and grindcore drumming styles.

[edit] History

Trap Them began as a side-project for Ryan McKenney (vocalist of Backstabbers Inc) and Brian Izzi (guitarist of December Wolves) in 2001 while Izzi was beginning his stint as second guitarist for Backstabbers Inc. The two met while working together at Newbury Comics in Salem, NH and immediately became close friends. The band grew into a full-time consideration years later after both men left BSI to focus on other things. McKenney and Izzi later became roommates and began focusing on new material for the band. In 2006, the band reached an agreement with the Trash Art! record label to release a vinyl-only EP and a full-length album to be recorded with Kurt Ballou at the God City recording studio and released later that year. The resulting album and single, including a spoken word piece by McKenney were released in the January and April of 2007.

[edit] Monikers

Trap Them take their name from the 1977 film by Joe D'Amato called Trap Them And Kill Them, known also as Emanuelle E Gli Ultimi Cannibali and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals. The movie features European exploitation queen Laura Gemser who can also be found in other exploitation classics such as "The Bushido Blade" and "Le Notti erotiche dei morti viventi".