Trapt

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Trapt is a rock band from Los Gatos, California, United States. The band chose their name because they felt trapped by their upper middle-class Bay Area town. 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 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 is currently co-headlining with Shinedown as part of the Equinox Tour.

Discography

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

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	Album
2003	"Headstrong"	#16	#1	#1	Trapt
2003	"Still Frame"	#69	#3	#1	Trapt
2004	"Echo"		#10	#13	Trapt
2005	"Stand Up"		#17	#3	Someone In Control
2006	"Waiting"		#27	#20	Someone In Control
2006	"Disconnected (Out Of Touch)"			#24	Someone In Control

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