Only Through the Pain
Only Through the Pain is the fourth studio album by American rock band Trapt. It was released on August 5, 2008 through Allen Kovac and Nikki Sixx's label, Eleven Seven Music. It is their last album to feature original guitarist Simon Ormandy before he left the band shortly before the album's release.
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| Released | August 5, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 45:06 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven | |||
| Producer | Garth Richardson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Audiversity | Excellent[3] |
| EveryJoe.com | 4/5[4] |
| IGN | 5.8/10[5] |
| TuneLab Music | 9/10[6] |
The album's first single, "Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" was released ahead of time as downloadable content for the video game series Rock Band on July 1, 2008. "Contagious", "Black Rose", and "Only One In Color" were also released as singles.
The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Top Rock Albums chart. It moved 25,000 copies its first week. As of September 25, 2008, the album has sold 60,895 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasteland" |
| 3:45 |
| 2. | "Who's Going Home with You Tonight?" | Brown | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Contagious" |
| 4:23 |
| 4. | "Black Rose" |
| 4:41 |
| 5. | "Ready When You Are" | Brown | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Forget About the Rain" |
| 3:28 |
| 7. | "Cover Up" |
| 3:45 |
| 8. | "Only One in Color" | Brown | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Wherever She Goes" | Brown | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Curiosity Kills" |
| 4:21 |
| 11. | "The Last Tear" |
| 4:15 |
Personnel
Trapt
- Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Simon Ormandy – lead guitar
- Pete Charell – bass
- Aaron "Monty" Montgomery – drums
Other
- Paul Rayner Brown – photography
- Mike Cashin – mixing
- Ben Kaplan – engineering, programming
- Evan Leake – artwork, design
- Adam Malka – composition
- Simon Ormandy – engineering
- Garth Richardson – production
- Scott Ternan – engineering
- Josh Wilbur – mixing
- James Michael – mixing
References
- "Trapt Only Through the Pain Review". About.com.
- "Only Through the Pain - Trapt". Allmusic.
- "Trapt - "Only Through the Pain"". Audiversity. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08.
- "Trapt: Only Through the Pain Review". EveryJoe.com.
- "Trapt - Only Through the Pain Review". IGN.
- "Review: Trapt - 'Only Through the Pain'". TuneLab Music.