Californian post-nu-metal quartet Trapt formed in the '90s while the original lineup were still in high school, where Chris Brown and Peter Charell absorbed the heavy rock sound of Korn, Soundgarden, and Metallica. Both were music geeks and naturally flirted with the idea of getting a group together. Available with an Apple Music subscription.
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Reborn is the sixth studio album by American rock band Trapt, released on January 22, 2013. It is their first album released through Epochal Artists Records and EMI Records. The album was produced by lead vocalist Chris Taylor Brown and co produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Thorne, who produced the band's live album Trapt Live! and compilation album Headstrong. This is the band's first album released independently. The first single, 'Bring It', was released on December 7, 2012. A second single titled 'Love Hate Relationship' was released on iTunes on October 2, 2013, along with a remastered version of 'Bring It'. A third single, 'Living in the Eye of the Storm' was released in February 2014 with a music video paying tribute to US soldiers.
Background[edit]
In regards to the album's sound, singer Chris Taylor Brown states: “This record is really a new sound for Trapt. With ‘Reborn’ we really wanted to use new sounds and textures as well as experiment with delays, reverbs, synths and many other techniques we have learned over the years or have heard in our influences. Lyrically, this album is as deep and thoughtful as any album that Trapt has done in the past.”[3]
In March 2012, the band began streaming weekly videos dubbed 'March Riffness', where both Brown and guitarist Robb Torres played sneak peeks of the album's guitar riffs.
In August 2012, as a special thanks to the fans supporting the single 'Bring It', the band released for a limited time a medley of 'Love Hate Relationship' and 'Experience'. In September 2012, a second medley was released, this time featuring 'Love Hate Relationship' with 'Livewire'.
Reborn was released in two versions in January 2013, standard edition with 11 tracks and the deluxe edition with 17 total tracks with never-before released fan-favorite Avelyn.
A total of three singles have been released as of February 2013, 'Bring It', 'Love Hate Relationship' and 'Living in the Eye of the Storm' with music videos for each.
The album received mostly positive reviews from most critics.
Reborn, is Trapt's fifth album to crack the Billboard top 50. It peaked at number 44, selling 8,700 copies in its first week.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Bring It' | 3:39 |
2. | 'Love Hate Relationship' | 4:13 |
3. | 'Experience' | 3:52 |
4. | 'Living in the Eye of the Storm' | 3:51 |
5. | 'Livewire (Light Me Up)' | 4:08 |
6. | 'Strength in Numbers' | 4:00 |
7. | 'Get Out of Your Own Way' | 3:42 |
8. | 'Going Under' | 3:18 |
9. | 'Too Close' | 3:09 |
10. | 'When It Rains' | 3:50 |
11. | 'You're No Angel' | 3:32 |
Total length: | 41:14 |
Deluxe edition
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | 'Bring It (Acoustic)' | 3:32 |
13. | 'Love Hate Relationship (Acoustic)' | 3:52 |
14. | 'Experience (Acoustic)' | 3:48 |
15. | 'Living in the Eye of the Storm (Acoustic)' | 3:34 |
16. | 'Too Close (Acoustic)' | 3:14 |
17. | 'Avelyn (Non Album Track)' | 3:55 |
Total length: | 1:03:09 |
Personnel[edit]
- Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Robb Torres – lead guitar
- Pete Charell – bass
- Dylan Howard – drums
References[edit]
- ^Heaney, Gregory (2013-01-22). 'Reborn - Trapt'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^Kaufmann, Andy (2012-12-06). 'Reborn - Trapt'. Music Connection. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^'Trapt Announce New Album 'Reborn,' Unveil Dates for Fall 2012 U.S. Tour'. Loudwire.com. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
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Californian post-nu-metal quartet Trapt formed in the '90s while the original lineup were still in high school, where Chris Brown and Peter Charell absorbed the heavy rock sound of Korn, Soundgarden, and Metallica. 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, 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 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 standout gig at the Troubadour one evening in late 2000. Talks of a deal were in the works, but Immortal walked away from 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 'Monty' 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 released their self-titled debut album, featuring their biggest hit 'Headstrong,' which topped the Billboard rock chart and peaked in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200.
The band returned in 2005 with the melodic Someone in Control, which led to tours with bands like Nickelback, Chevelle, and Thousand Foot Krutch. A live album, Trapt Live!, arrived in 2007 on Nikki Sixx's Eleven Seven label. A year later, Ormandy parted ways with Trapt and was replaced by Robb Torres. Their third studio album, Only Through the Pain, followed soon after, produced by GGGarth Richardson (Nickelback, Mudvayne, Atreyu). For their fourth album, the band hired producer Johnny K (Sevendust, Disturbed, Megadeth), and in 2010 released No Apologies. A compilation album, Headstrong, was issued the following year on Cleopatra Records. It featured re-recordings of their singles, remixes, live tracks, demos, and a cover of Depeche Mode's 'Policy of Truth.'
In between releases, Trapt experienced a number of roster changes. Montgomery left the band at the start of 2012, replaced by Dylan Howard. Torres also left the band, his spot temporarily filled by ex-Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel (permanent replacement Ty Fury was recruited in 2014). On 2013's independently released Reborn, the new lineup expanded their sound by adding synthesizers and samples, making it their most ambitious to date. The quartet returned in 2016 with their seventh album, the muscular DNA. ~ MacKenzie Wilson & Neil Z. Yeung
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 standout gig at the Troubadour one evening in late 2000. Talks of a deal were in the works, but Immortal walked away from 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 'Monty' 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 released their self-titled debut album, featuring their biggest hit 'Headstrong,' which topped the Billboard rock chart and peaked in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200.
The band returned in 2005 with the melodic Someone in Control, which led to tours with bands like Nickelback, Chevelle, and Thousand Foot Krutch. A live album, Trapt Live!, arrived in 2007 on Nikki Sixx's Eleven Seven label. A year later, Ormandy parted ways with Trapt and was replaced by Robb Torres. Their third studio album, Only Through the Pain, followed soon after, produced by GGGarth Richardson (Nickelback, Mudvayne, Atreyu). For their fourth album, the band hired producer Johnny K (Sevendust, Disturbed, Megadeth), and in 2010 released No Apologies. A compilation album, Headstrong, was issued the following year on Cleopatra Records. It featured re-recordings of their singles, remixes, live tracks, demos, and a cover of Depeche Mode's 'Policy of Truth.'
In between releases, Trapt experienced a number of roster changes. Montgomery left the band at the start of 2012, replaced by Dylan Howard. Torres also left the band, his spot temporarily filled by ex-Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel (permanent replacement Ty Fury was recruited in 2014). On 2013's independently released Reborn, the new lineup expanded their sound by adding synthesizers and samples, making it their most ambitious to date. The quartet returned in 2016 with their seventh album, the muscular DNA. ~ MacKenzie Wilson & Neil Z. Yeung
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