Trap Them- Darker Handcraft

Trap Them's third album won't be a shock if you've heard their earlier work, but they have inched once more toward a unified sound. With Kurt Ballou at the controls again, the band has built a torturous gauntlet of twelve pounding tracks. They've got the intensity of Converge, plenty of d-beat rhythms, and a buzzsaw guitar tone that recalls early Entombed. The band really does have a lot going for them. They might drown in their influences a bit, but they're carving a pretty nice niche for themselves in a pretty established sound. The stronger songwriting this time around is partially to blame. Not only has this band gotten a bit louder, but they're a lot more memorable, too. Though I wasn't in love with the whole album, "the Facts" will still be stuck in my head come December.

If you're into metal and loud rock, it's worth a visit.

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Trap Them- "The Facts" ‡ MP3

It's a new track from the band Trap Them, who had a pretty intense EP release on Southern Lord last year.

The band's forthcoming album is titled Darker Handcraft. It's been produced by Kurt Ballou--you know, the guy who also graced that All Pigs Must Die EP--and it's set for a 3/18 release via Prosthetic Records.

On "The Facts," the guitar tone is absolutely crusty--that's a compliment, I promise. The band syncs up really well on those drum fills, man. And like Danzig, frontman Ryan McKenney makes sure we know he's not a "goddamned sonofabitch." The difference here is that we don't have to think about it, baby.

MP3: Trap Them- The Facts -