Trap Them

Trap Them
Trap Them live at the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn
Background information
Also known as	77+K7, Trap Them + Kill Them
Origin	Salem, New Hampshire, Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Grindcore, crust punk, hardcore punk
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Prosthetic Records, Southern Lord, Trash Art!, Deathwish Inc.
Associated acts	Backstabbers Incorporated December Wolves The Red Chord No Salvation Infera Bruo
Website	http://www.trapthem.net
Past members	Stephen LaCour (studio & live) Mike Justian (studio & live) Mike Sharp (live) Scott DeFusco (studio & live) Nat Coghlan (studio & live) Chris Maggio (studio & live)

Trap Them is a grindcore band based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington.

Trap Them's influences include hardcore punk bands, such as Black Flag, Born Against, and Tragedy; metal bands like Dismember and Entombed (whose "buzzsaw" guitar tone create the main guitar sound for Trap Them), and experimental bands like Swans. Ryan McKenney's lyrics tend to deal with issues both personal and political, while recent material has also contained a conceptual element to its lyricism. The group's musical style consists of complex and sometimes discordant guitar work and d-beat and grindcore drumming styles.

Trap Them take their 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. The movie features European exploitation queen Laura Gemser.

Trap Them began as a side-project for Ryan McKenney (former vocalist of Backstabbers Incorporated) and Brian Izzi (guitarist of December Wolves) in 2001 while Izzi was beginning his stint as second guitarist for Backstabbers Inc. The two met while working together at Newbury Comics in Salem, NH and immediately became close friends. The band grew into a full-time consideration years later after both men left BSI to focus on other things. McKenney and Izzi later became roommates and began focusing on new material for the band.

In 2006, the band reached an agreement with the Trash Art! record label to release a vinyl-only EP and a full-length album to be recorded with Kurt Ballou at the God City recording studio and released later that year. The resulting album and single, including a spoken word piece by McKenney, were released in January and April 2007. In late 2007, Trap Them signed with Converge's Jacob Bannon's music label, Deathwish Inc.. They toured Europe in early 2008 with The Ocean and Rotten Sound.