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 first album to feature guitarist Robb Torres, who replaced original guitarist Simon Ormandy in early 2008 (although both individuals were credited in the album's liner notes).^[2]

Only Through the Pain
Studio album by Trapt
Released	August 5, 2008
Studio	The Farm Studios (Vancouver, Canada) Warehouse Studios (Vancouver, Canada) Charell’s Temple (Laguna Hills, California)
Genre	Post-grunge hard rock alternative rock emo[1]
Length	45:15
Label	Eleven Seven Zig Zag
Producer	GGGarth
Trapt chronology
Trapt Live! (2007) Only Through the Pain (2008) No Apologies (2010)
Trapt studio chronology
Someone in Control (2005) Only Through the Pain (2008) No Apologies (2010)
Singles from Only Through the Pain
"Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" Released: June 10, 2008 "Contagious" Released: February 17, 2009 "Black Rose" Released: 2009 "Only One In Color" Released: 2009

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 in 2008, and was also performed in concert in an episode of Cheaters.^[3] "Contagious", "Black Rose", and "Only One In Color" were also released as singles.

Background and production

By the time work on the album began, the band's relationship with their label, Warner Bros. Records, was already strained, in part due to their 2005 sophomore album, Someone in Control, not meeting the label's expectations.^[4] The label quietly dropped the band from their roster and began ignoring the band's emails. Irritated, the band emailed the label saying they were leaving, and began shopping demos around to new labels, ultimately signing to Eleven Seven, which, at the time, was distributed by Warner Bros. The band went up to Canada to work on the album with GGGarth Richardson, who produced the band's self-titled record.^[4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Audiversity	Excellent[7]
EveryJoe.com	4/5[8]
IGN	5.8/10[1]
TuneLab Music	9/10[9]

The debut single, "Who's Going Home With You Tonight?", was released on June 10, and peaked at #12 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and #11 on the Active Rock chart by the end of the month.^[10] The album was released on August 5, debuting at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Top Rock Albums chart,^[11] and selling 25,000 copies in its first week.^[12] "Contagious" was released as the second single in 2009, also making its way to the Mainstream Rock Airplay and Active Rock charts, peaking at #18 and #15 respectively.

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Taylor Brown, except where noted; all music is composed by Trapt.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wasteland"	Chris Taylor Brown Dave Bassett	3:45
2.	"Who's Going Home With You Tonight?"		3:35
3.	"Contagious"	Brown Bassett	4:23
4.	"Black Rose"	Brown Adam Malka	4:41
5.	"Ready When You Are"		4:57
6.	"Forget About the Rain"		3:28
7.	"Cover Up"		3:45
8.	"Only One in Color"		4:18
9.	"Wherever She Goes"		3:42
10.	"Curiosity Kills"		4:21
11.	"The Last Tear"		4:15
Total length:			45:15

Personnel

Trapt

• Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Pete Charell – bass
• Aaron "Monty" Montgomery – drums
• Robb Torres – lead guitar^[13]

Other

• Paul Rayner Brown – photography
• Mike Cashin – mixing
• Ben Kaplan – engineering, programming, additional guitars
• Evan Leake – artwork, design
• Adam Malka – composition
• Simon Ormandy – additional guitars^[13]
• Garth Richardson – production
• Scott Ternan – engineering
• Josh Wilbur – mixing
• James Michael – mixing