Trapt

rock

Trapt is an alternative band from Los Gatos, California, USA. The band formed in 1995, after meeting in high school, with members: Chris Taylor Brown (vocalist), Simon Ormandy (guitarist), Peter Charrell (bassist) and David Stege (drummer) and recorded the albums 'Amalgamation' 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. After more than one year an EP followed 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 failed to do as well as any of their previous singles, although it still made an excellent run on ...