Editing Trapt (section)

==History==
===Formation and early years (1995–2000)===
The members of Trapt met in middle school in the mid-'90s, and were in an early [[NOFX]] cover band called the Swinging Udders, with Manny Terres on guitar and Aaron Azlant on lead vocals. Shortly thereafter, the band reformed and developed an act with Chris Taylor Brown (lead vocals), Simon Ormandy (guitar), Rick Sanders (guitar), Pete Charell (bass), and David Stege (drums). The band's first few rehearsals were in Ormandy's guesthouse, which had a party-like atmosphere with its loft overlooking the living room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.synthesis.net/music/interview/item-2356/2002-09-12-breaking_free+wiki|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090110021815/http://www.synthesis.net/music/interview/item-2356/2002-09-12-breaking_free+wiki|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2009|title=Trapt History|work=Synthesis|date=September 12, 2002}}</ref> They began playing at local venues in 1997 before any members had graduated high school. In 1998, still before graduation, they were already opening for up-and-coming fellow acts like [[Papa Roach]].<ref name="AMG"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shavemagazine.com/entertainment/080801|title=Interview With Trapt|work=[[Shave (magazine)|Shave Magazine]]|author=Abe|date=August 1, 2008|access-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> They recorded and released their first CD, ''Amalgamation'', in 1999, which they sold at their live shows. Sanders departed from the band afterwards, but the band opted to remain a quartet instead of recruiting an additional guitarist.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8919514-Trapt-Amalgamation/images |title=Amalgamation credits |type=liner notes |access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref> Drummer Stege also left the band not longer after. He was replaced by Robin Diaz, and in 2000 the band released the EP ''Glimpse''.

===''Trapt'' (2001–2003)===
In 2001, the band signed with [[Warner Bros. Records]] and started recording their debut album.<ref name="AMG"/> During recording however, Diaz was simultaneously in Trapt, [[Closure (band)|Closure]], and [[Theory of a Deadman]], but he ultimately chose to stay in the latter two bands; thus, his place in Trapt was filled by Aaron Montgomery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2004/05/robin-diaz/?srsltid=AfmBOoqWekYTvfc3HOb0t8xPKbcxTiPOKdHayRRGRrDoA12Arjr4haku |title=Robin Diaz |website=[[Modern Drummer]] |date=May 12, 2004 |access-date=November 21, 2024}}</ref> On November 5, 2002, the band released their major label debut album, ''[[Trapt (album)|Trapt]]'',<ref name="AMG"/> which was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on November 24, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=trapt#search_section | title=American certifications – Trapt | publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] | accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The album produced a total of three charting singles: "[[Headstrong (Trapt song)|Headstrong]]", "[[Still Frame]]", and "[[Echo (Trapt song)|Echo]]" with "Headstrong" as the most successful of the three.

===''Someone in Control'' (2004–2006)===
Before releasing their next full-length album, the band released a self-titled three-track EP, released March 30, 2004, that included live versions of the "Made of Glass" and "Echo" tracks from their debut album, as well as a previously unreleased non-LP track, "Promise".

Their second full-length album, titled ''[[Someone in Control]]'', was released September 13, 2005.<ref name="AMG"/> It produced three singles for the band: "[[Stand Up (Trapt song)|Stand Up]]", "Waiting", and "Disconnected (Out of Touch)". While it reached #14 on the US Billboard 200, the album didn't meet Warner's expectations, selling 500,000 copies. Disappointed, Warner stopped responding to the band. Brown said of the situation “We didn’t like the situation. We asked them to let us off the label. There was no official parting of the ways; we just said, ‘We’re leaving,’ and there was no response, so we were out of there.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/07/03/for-trapt-newfound-freedom/28644845007/|title=For Trapt, newfound freedom|website=Herald-Tribune|date=July 3, 2008|last=Galipault|first=Gerry}}</ref> The band signed to [[Eleven Seven Music|Eleven Seven]] the following year.

===''Only Through the Pain'' (2007–2009)===
[[File:Trapt.jpg|thumb|Trapt vocalist Chris Taylor Brown live in [[Abilene, Texas]] in 2007|275px]]
Their first live album titled ''[[Trapt Live!]]'', was released on September 18, 2007.<ref name="AMG"/> The album featured two new studio songs, "Stay Alive" and "Everything to Lose", as well as live versions of nine songs from their earlier records. On March 7, 2008, it was announced that lead guitarist Simon Ormandy had parted ways with the band. He was replaced by Robb Torres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trapt.fancorps.com/headquarters/news.php?nid=3008 |title=trapt.fancorps.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805172423/http://trapt.fancorps.com/headquarters/news.php?nid=3008 |archive-date=August 5, 2009 }}</ref> Despite rumors indicating otherwise, Ormandy's departure was amicable, and Brown continued to speak highly of Ormandy to the media, while promoting Torres as the new guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicgeekmedia.com/?p=19 |title=2 Music Geeks' Podcast 21: The Geeks Are Legal– Featuring Chris Brown of Trapt |work=musicgeekmedia.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805085620/http://www.musicgeekmedia.com/?p=19 |archive-date=August 5, 2009 }}</ref> A day later on March 8, Trapt released "Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" on the band's website, a song from their then-upcoming studio album entitled ''[[Only Through the Pain]]'', which released on August 5.<ref name="AMG"/> A music video for the song was released later that year. The band also posted four other songs before the album's release: "Black Rose", "Contagious", "Wasteland", and "Ready When You Are". On April 15, Trapt announced they would be touring as part of [[Mötley Crüe]]'s ''[[Crüe Fest]]'' along with [[Buckcherry]], [[Papa Roach]] and [[Sixx:A.M.]] The tour began July 1, 2008 in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-blender/the-blender/2008/04/concert-announcement-cruefest-with-motley-crue/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090623014330/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-blender/the-blender/2008/04/concert-announcement-cruefest-with-motley-crue/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2009 |title=Concert Announcement: Cruefest with Mötley Crüe |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch|STLtoday.com]] }}</ref> and wrapped up in [[Burgettstown, Pennsylvania]] on August 31.

===''No Apologies'' and ''Reborn'' (2010–2013)===
In March 2010, Trapt said they were wrapping up the recording process of their new record with producer [[Johnny K]].<ref name="facebook.com"/> ''[[No Apologies (Trapt album)|No Apologies]]'' was released on October 12, 2010. The first single, "Sound Off", was available on iTunes on July 20, 2010. Another song, "Stranger in the Mirror", was released for free from the band's Facebook page August 11, 2010.<ref name="facebook.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/trapt/|title=Trapt|website=Facebook.com|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> The band left Eleven Seven shortly after the release. In 2011, the band released the compilation album ''Headstrong'' under [[Cleopatra Records]], with which they re-recorded 7 tracks from their self-titled, as well as releasing a new track, "Policy of Truth".

In 2012, the band signed with Epochal Artists, and in October of that year, announced ''[[Reborn (Trapt album)|Reborn]]'' would be released on November 20,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-new-album-reborn-fall-2012-tour/|title=Trapt Announce New Album ‘Reborn,’ Unveil Dates for Fall 2012 U.S. Tour|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=October 4, 2012|last=Childers|first=Chad}}</ref> before delaying it to January 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-reborn-album-moves-2013-release/|title=Trapt’s ‘Reborn’ Album Moves to 2013 Release|website=Loudwire|date=October 28, 2012|last=Childers|first=Chad}}</ref> The tracks "Bring It" and "Love Hate Relationship" were released as a double single.

===''DNA'' and ''Shadow Work'' (2014–2022)===
In 2014, Trapt  re-released their early, out of print albums ''Amalgamation'' and ''Glimpse EP''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151952866293173&set=a.10151224252618173.463354.9951378172&type=1&theater | title=Trapt: The Strength in Numbers Bundle | work=[[Facebook]] | access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> and announced "The Self Titled Tour", a tour focused around their self-titled album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-play-self-titled-album-entirety-2014-summer-tour/|title=Trapt to Play Self-Titled Album In Its Entirety on 2014 Summer Tour|website=Loudwire|date=May 7, 2014|last=Bowar|first=Chad}}</ref> On June 15, Trapt launched an [[Indiegogo]] campaign to help fund their next studio album, ''DNA'', and a collection of acoustic versions of songs called ''The Acoustic Collection'', which came out that summer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/trapt-become-part-of-our-dna/x/7970555 | title=TRAPT: Become Part of Our DNA | access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> Their $50k goal was met two weeks early.

The band's seventh studio album, ''[[DNA (Trapt album)|DNA]]'' was released on August 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7476101/exclusive-billboard-premieres-trapts-new-album-dna | title=Billboard Premieres Trapt's New Album 'DNA'; 2nd paragraph | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 18, 2016 | access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref> It was the band's poorest charting album to date, debuting and peaking at number 148 on the ''[[Billboard (Magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trapt/chart-history/tlp/|title=Trapt|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Similarly, its three singles, "Passenger", "Human", and "It's Over", failed to crack the top 20 of the [[Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart, or chart at all on the [[Hot Rock Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trapt/chart-history/rtt/|title=Trapt|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trapt/chart-history/ark/|title=Trapt|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> They also partook  in the [[Make America Rock Again]] tour that year and the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeamericarockagain.com/|title=Make America Rock Again! – Official website for the Make America Rock Again tour.|website=Make America Rock Again!|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, the band released the non-album single "Come Together" with rapper An0maly, which did not chart on any ''Billboard'' song charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cinq-partners-with-rock-group-trapt-drops-new-single-trapt-and-rapper-an0maly-to-release-unifying-single-come-together-friday-november-16-1027734244|title=Cinq Partners with Rock Group TRAPT, Drops New Single – TRAPT and Rapper An0maly To Release Unifying Single 'COME TOGETHER' Friday November 16 &#124; Markets Insider|first=finanzen net|last=GmbH|website=markets.businessinsider.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/trapt|title=Trapt|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>

In May 2020, a new studio album, ''[[Shadow Work (Trapt album)|Shadow Work]]'', was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trapt-to-release-shadow-work-album-in-june/|title=TRAPT To Release 'Shadow Work' Album In June|date=May 11, 2020|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> It released the following July, though it failed to chart in the US [[Billboard 200]] chart,selling only 600 copies in its first week, an 87% drop from their prior studio album, ''DNA'', in 2016.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trapt/chart-history/tlp/|title=Trapt|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/its-just-business/record-sales/all-that-publicity-led-to-trapt-selling-a-whopping-600-copies-of-their-new-album|title=All That Publicity Led To TRAPT Selling A Whopping 600 Copies of Their New Album|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|date=July 15, 2020|website=Metalinjection.net|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> In the following December, multiple outlets reported that Brown had been fired from the band, though it was debunked as a hoax hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-didnt-fire-singer/|title=No, Trapt Didn't Fire Their Singer|website=Loudwire|date=December 15, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-15|title=Trapt Just Fired Singer Chris Taylor Brown [Update: No They Didn't]|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/12/14/trapt-just-fired-singer-chris-taylor-brown/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=MetalSucks}}</ref> On January 23, 2021, drummer Mike Smith announced that he had left Trapt for "primarily political" reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-23|title=Trapt Drummer Michael Smith Quits Band, Issues Statement|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-drummer-michael-smith-quits/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Loudwire}}</ref>

In 2022, the band embarked on the "20th Anniversary Tour", where they performed the self-titled album in full.

===''The Fall'', continued touring and ''Resurrection'' (2023-present)===

In 2023, the band announced that their new album, titled ''The Fall'', would be released by the end of the year, before being delayed to March 2024, and again to May 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trapt.com|title=www.trapt.com}}</ref> They embarked on ''The Fall'' Tour throughout 2023 and 2024.

In 2025, Trapt embarked on a full band acoustic tour, with dates being added throughout the year. In March 2025, the band were announced to be a part of [[Powerman 5000]]'s "Taste of Armageddon Tour", but were pulled from the bill the same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/03/11/news/trapt-are-no-longer-a-part-of-this-summers-powerman-5000-ill-nino-hedp-e-etc-tour/|title=Trapt Are No Longer A Part Of This Summer’s Powerman 5000, Ill Niño, (hed)p.e., Etc. Tour|website=The PRP|date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/trapt-is-off-powerman-5000-ill-ninos-tour-priest-added|title=TRAPT Is Off POWERMAN 5000 & ILL NIÑO's Tour, PRIEST Added|website=Metal Injection|date=March 11, 2025|last=Kennelty|first=Greg}}</ref> Brown claimed they left the tour on their own terms because of heavy backlash. During the acoustic tour, Brown claimed four venues backed out due to "cancel culture", with which people would contact the venues to inform them of the band's controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/trapt-2025-acoustic-tour-canceled-shows-chris-taylor-brown/|title=Multiple Venues Cancel Trapt Shows, Chris Taylor Brown Responds|website=Loudwire|date=April 21, 2025|last=Childers|first=Chad}}</ref>

On April 24, 2025, it was reported that Trapt's upcoming album would be titled ''Resurrection''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2025/04/24/chris-taylor-brown-unplugs-trapt-eyes-electric-surge/|title=Chris Taylor Brown Unplugs Trapt, Eyes Electric Surge|website=The Southern Maryland Chronicle|date=April 24, 2025|last=Higgins|first=David|quote=The upcoming album, tentatively titled Resurrection, promises heavier tracks, showing Trapt’s refusal to repeat formulas. “We don’t like to write the same song over and over again,” Brown said.}}</ref>