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Trapt

Trapt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hot Action Cop, Buckcherry, Tantric, Korn and Three Days Grace. Those roots explain a lot about how Trapt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Smile Empty Soul, Saving Abel, Saliva, 10 Years and Tantric, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into RedHook, Eve 6, Saliva and Downstait, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Trapt, reaching back through Hot Action Cop and forward to RedHook. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California. Since 2021, their lineup has consisted of Chris Taylor Brown, Pete Charell (bass), Shawn Sonnenschein (guitar), and Mitch Moore (drums). Eight studio albums have been recorded to date: Trapt (2002), Someone in Control (2005), Only Through the Pain (2008), No Apologies (2010), Reborn (2013), DNA (2016), Shadow Work (2020), and The Fall (2024). Their ninth, Resurrection, is set to release in 2026.

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TraptHot Action CopBuckcherryTantricKornThree Days Grace40 Below SummerHinderSoundgardenRedHookEve 6SalivaDownstaitSmile Empty SoulSaving AbelSaliva10 YearsTantricCold12 StonesThe Exies

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Trapt connections

Trapt grew out of Hot Action Cop, Buckcherry, Tantric and Korn, shares an orbit with Smile Empty Soul, Saving Abel, Saliva and 10 Years, went on to shape RedHook, Eve 6, Saliva and Downstait. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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