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School chums Chris Brown and Peter Charell absorbed the heavy rock sound of Korn, Soundgarden, and Metallica during the mid-'90s. Both were music geeks and naturally flirted with the idea of getting a group together. Casual gigs in school motivated them even more, leaving Brown and Charell to design what would become Trapt. In 1997, fellow guitarist Simon Ormandy joined the band. The trio recorded its own demo and landed gigs in and around the suburbs of southern California. Within a year, Trapt were opening up for the likes of Papa Roach, Dredg, and Spike 1000, but high-school graduation loomed ahead.

Trapt's second album, Amalgamation, was self-released in 1998, but the band's dynamic was shifting. Ormandy and Brown were attending classes at UC Santa Barbara by fall 1999 while Charell was several hours away at UC Santa Cruz. The band met up on weekends for rehearsals and shows, and also managed to issue another record, Glimpse, in early 2000 with hopes that a record label would notice. As luck would have it, Trapt impressed those at the Immortal label after a stellar gig at the Troubadour one evening in late 2000. Talks of a deal were in the works, but Immortal dropped the band after eight weeks.

Each member eventually dropped out of school and moved to Los Angeles to focus solely on Trapt. Seattle native Aaron Montgomery joined to play drums, and after a 9/11 benefit show, Warner Bros. offered the band a deal in late 2001. A year later, Trapt prepared their proper debut, and a self-titled EP appeared in spring 2004. The band returned in 2005 with Someone in Control. A live album released in 2007 -- simply titled Live -- was their first for Nikki Sixx's Eleven Seven label. A year later they teamed with producer GGGarth Richardson for their third studio album, Only Through the Pain. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music GuideMore

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Trapt
School chums Chris Brown and Peter Charell absorbed the heavy rock sound of Korn, Soundgarden, and M...
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Most Popular Music Videos (8)

Headstrong (Video)
(Duration: 3:37)
Oct 7th, 4:47am
Echo (Revised Video)
(Duration: 4:30)
Oct 7th, 10:50pm
Who's Going Home With You Tonight?
(Duration: 3:47)
Jul 28th, 10:37pm
Who's Going Home With You Tonight? Re-Edit
(Duration: 3:42)
Sep 16th, 7:44am
Still Frame (Video)
(Duration: 4:01)
Oct 8th, 10:05pm
Made Of Glass
(Duration: 4:09)
Oct 8th, 10:06pm
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Fan Comments

Aug 25th, 6:59pm
I freakin' LOVE so cold acoustic.
New album rocks :]
Aug 21st, 3:56am
Still amazed how you motherfuckers ROCK! on a Youtube kick with your concert Vids. DAMN
Jul 24th, 10:42pm Last edited Jul 24th, 10:43pm.
this album is great i really enjoy it Trapt Rocks
Jul 5th, 7:21pm
Excellent musicians. Loved ya's from 1st CD.
Jun 30th, 11:06pm
I love " Disconnected " and " Headstrong " I rememeber lovin it way back in 2002...it takes me back everytine I listen to it :)
Jun 21st, 11:30pm
I love your music- you guys rock! Come to Texas if u can! thanks!
Apr 25th, 5:54pm
thanks for coming to iowa for viesha with red and halestorm. it was the best concert i've ever seen. please come back again.
Apr 6th, 9:58pm
help me find band membrs plz
Mar 30th, 8:31pm
OMG UR MY FAVORITE BAND AND THE SINGER OF MY BRANDED SONG "WHO'S GOING HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT" I HAVE BRANDED THAT SONG AS MINE NO ONE ELSE CAN HAVE IT THANK YOU FOR COMMING UP WITH IT