Trap Them

Trap Them began in 2001 as a side-project for Ryan McKenney, who at the time was the vocalist of Backstabbers Incorporated and Brian Izzi, a brief second guitarist for Backstabbers Incorporated and consistent member of December Wolves. The pair first met as employees of Newbury Comics in Salem, New Hampshire. They took the band's name from the 1977 film by Joe D'Amato called Trap Them And Kill Them, known also as Emanuelle E Gli Ultimi Cannibali and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals.{{cite web |last1=Synyard |first1=Dave |title=Trap Them's Ryan McKenney |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/trap_thems_ryan_mckenney |website=Exclaim! |access-date=18 February 2022}} In this early time they created a self released MCD under the moniker of Trap Them and Kill Them. Both departed from Backstabbers Incorporated in 2008 and soon became roommates, leading to Trap Them becoming their full-time project.{{cite web |last1=Kamiński |first1=Karol |title=TRAP THEM announce a new pressing of "Darker Handcraft" |url=https://idioteq.com/trap-them-new-darker-handcraft-pressing/ |access-date=17 February 2022}}

On April 3, 2007, they released their debut album Sleepwell Deconstructor. They toured Europe in early 2008 with the Ocean and Rotten Sound.{{cite web |title=THE OCEAN FOR TWO UK DATES |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/the-ocean-for-two-uk-dates |website=RockSound |access-date=19 February 2022}}

Trap Them worked with crust punk band Extreme Noise Terror for a split EP{{cite web |title=Extreme Noise Terror / Trap Them Split [7 inch] (2008) |date=23 May 2008 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7317/extreme-noise-terror-trap-them-split-7-inch |access-date=18 February 2022}} and toured the U.S. with Napalm Death. Their second album Seizures in Barren Praise, was released in November 2008. In May 2009, the band played on the year's bill for the annual Maryland Deathfest music festival in Baltimore, Maryland. The band went on US tours with Victims and Black Breath in May and June 2009, and Skeletonwitch and Saviours in mid-July.

In 2010 the band released the EP Filth Rations, initially only as a strictly limited cassette release restricted to just fifty copies available at their appearance at the Scion Rock Festival. The EP was later released on Southern Lord Records on 12" vinyl featuring an etching on the B-side by artist Justin Bartlett, who also drew the main cover.{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Scott |title=Record Review: Trap Them's Darker Handcraft |date=11 February 2011 |url=https://alarm-magazine.com/2011/record-review-trap-thems-darker-handcraft/ |access-date=17 February 2022}}

In late 2010, it was announced that in March 2011 the band would release their third full-length Darker Handcraft through Prosthetic Records - their first for the label since signing for them in mid-2009.{{cite web| last = Debenedictis| first = Matt| title = Trap Them Go 'Huge and Intense' for 'Damage Prose' -- Song Premiere| work = Noisecreep| publisher = AOL Music| date = March 1, 2011| url = http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/01/trap-them-damage-prose-song-premiere/| accessdate = March 7, 2011}}

In April 2011, the band embarked on a European tour to promote the album as main support for Rotten Sound.{{cite web |last1=MCCORMICK |first1=JANSSEN |title=After a decade on the grind, Trap Them find their stride |url=https://thephoenix.com/boston/music/120800-after-a-decade-on-the-grind-trap-them-find-their-/ |access-date=17 February 2022}}

On April 7, 2014, the band announced that they had completed work on their following album, titled Blissfucker, which was released on June 10, 2014.{{cite web |last1=Ulrey |first1=Jeremy |title=Album Review: TRAP THEM Blissfucker |date=20 May 2014 |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-trap-them-blissfucker |access-date=17 February 2022}} It was the first album to feature their new bassist, Galen Baudhuin (Infera Bruo), and drummer Brad Fickeisen (No Salvation, ex-The Red Chord).{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Toby |title=Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Albums Of 2014 With Toby Cook |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/16925-columnus-metallicus-best-metal-albums-of-2014 |website=The Quietus |access-date=17 February 2022}}

Crown Feral, the band's fifth and final studio album, was released on September 23, 2016, via Prosthetic Records. The album was again recorded with producer Kurt Ballou at the God City recording studio and featured artwork from artist Mattias Frisk.{{cite web |last1=Redrup |first1=Zach |title=ALBUM: Trap Them – Crown Feral |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-trap-them-crown-feral/ |access-date=17 February 2022}}

The band performed their final three shows in November in New York City, Montreal and Boston before disbanding.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=136539 |title=Trap Them Announce Final Shows In November |publisher=Metal Underground |date=August 22, 2017 |accessdate=August 22, 2017 }}

Trap Them's music has been categorised as grindcore,Paul Schwartz, "Rotten Sound + The Ocean + Victims + Trap Them", Terrorizer no. 171, June 2008, p. 83 crust punk, hardcore punk{{cite web |last1=Slessor |first1=Dan |title=The 22 Most Essential Grindcore Albums |url=https://www.kerrang.com/essential-grindcore-albums-everyone-must-own |website=Kerrang! |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=17 February 2022}} and metalcore.{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=David |title=The Buzzsaw Riffs of the Stockholm Scene |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/the-buzzsaw-riffs-of-the-stockholm-scene |website=Premier Guitar |access-date=17 February 2022}} The band make heavy use of the Boss HM-2 guitar pedal, which creates a distinctive guitar tone that was first popularised by Swedish death metal bands. Metal Injection writer Christopher described their sound as Luedtke "Bringing a hardcore/punk, d-beat, and grind attitude with death metal riffs ala Grave".{{cite web |last1=Luedtke |first1=Christopher |title=Album Review: TRAP THEM Crown Feral |date=4 October 2016 |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/trap-them-crown-feral |access-date=18 February 2022}}

The band's influences include hardcore and crust punk bands, such as Black Flag, Born Against, and Tragedy and metal bands like Dismember and Entombed.{{cite web |title=Trap Them Is Angry |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1226792/trap-them-is-angry |website=Times Leader |date=7 April 2009 |access-date=17 February 2022}}

;Final

• Brian Izzi - guitar (2001-2017)
• Ryan McKenney - vocals (2001-2017)
• Brad Fickeisen - drums (2013-2017)
• Galen Baudhuin - bass (2013-2017)

;Past

• Nat Coghlan - bass (2006-2007)
• Scott DeFusco - drums (2006-2007)
• Mike Sharp - drums (2007-2008)
• Derek Black - bass (2007)
• Stephen LaCour - bass (2007-2011)
• Mike Justian - drums (2008-2009)
• Chris Maggio - drums (2009-2013)

Timeline

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• Sleepwell Deconstructor (2007, Trash Art!)
• Seizures in Barren Praise (2008, Deathwish)
• Darker Handcraft (2011, Prosthetic)
• Blissfucker (2014, Prosthetic)
• Crown Feral (2016, Prosthetic)

• 77K7 (2002, self-released)
• Cunt Heir to the Throne (2007, Trash Art!)
• Séance Prime (2007, Deathwish)
• Extreme Noise Terror / Trap Them (split with Extreme Noise Terror) (2008, Deathwish)
• ''Filth Rations (2010, Southern Lord)

• People Don't Take Pictures of Things They Want to Forget (2003)

{{reflist}}

• [http://prostheticrecords.com/?p=1278 Trap Them artist page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128183520/http://prostheticrecords.com/?p=1278 |date=2010-11-28 }} at Prosthetic Records
• [http://www.deathwishinc.com/bands/63 Trap Them] at Deathwish Inc.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519182253/http://www.bonereader.com/2011/03/17/trap-them-interview-ryan-mckenney/ Ryan McKenney interviewed on The Bone Reader]

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