在90年代中期，多數的美國青少年都沉迷於KORN、Soundgarden和Metallica、311等搖滾之聲，在這之中，於南加州兩個同學兼室友Chris Brown和Peter Charell除了對以上樂團一樣狂熱外，對音樂有許多獨特見解的他們也喜歡Pink Floyd之類的老樂團，之后滿腔熱血的組成了Trapt，準備一展抱負。97年吉他手Simon Ormandy加入樂團，不久他們就錄了一張demo帶，開始在南加州地區闖蕩，在一年內Trapt就為Papa Roach、Dredg和Spike1000等樂團擔任過暖場工作，不過在當時有一個問題一直困擾著這三個熱血青年，他們高中還沒畢業！雖然在98年Trapt就發表了第二張自制專輯「Amalgamation」，但Trapt樂團的未來對當時的他們依舊是個未知數，接下來三個人分別進入不同且相距甚遠的大學就讀，但仍不放棄樂團，利用周末短暫的時間聚會練團及演出，也在2000年初設法完成了另一張作品「Glimpse」，他們的努力終於有了回應，不只是更多的群眾支持，也得到主流唱片公司的注意，在一番掙扎后團員們放棄學業，搬移到洛杉磯將重心集中在樂團上，此時來自西雅圖的鼓手Aaron Montgomery加入Trapt，使他們厚重強硬的搖滾之聲更加充實，2001年終於被主流廠牌簽下，并在2002年發表「Trapt」同名專輯。 School chums Chris Brown and Peter Charell absorbed the heavy rock sound of Korn, Soundgarden, and Metallica during the mid-'90s. 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, fellow 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 up 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 stellar gig at the Troubadour one evening in late 2000. Talks of a deal were in the works, but Immortal dropped 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 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 prepared their proper debut, and a self-titled EP appeared in spring 2004. The band returned in 2005 with Someone in Control. A live album released in 2007 -- simply titled Live -- was their first for Nikki Sixx's Eleven Seven label. A year later they teamed with producer GGGarth Richardson for their third studio album, Only Through the Pain.