''Only Through the Pain'' is the fourth studio album by American

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Trapt Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California. Eight studio albums have been recorded to date: ''Amalgamation'' (1999), ''Trapt'' (2002), '' Someone in Control'' (2005), '' Only Through the Pain'' (2008), '' No Apologies'' (20 ...

. It was released on August 5, 2008 through Allen Kovac and

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's label,

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. It is their last album to feature original guitarist Simon Ormandy before he left the band shortly before the album's release. 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 ''

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'' on July 1, 2008. The album's second and last single was "Contagious". 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

Personnel

Trapt

* Chris Taylor Brown –

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* Simon Ormandy –

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* Pete Charell – bass * Aaron 'Monty' Montgomery –

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*Paul Rayner Brown –

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*Mike Cashin – mixing *Ben Kaplan – engineering, programming *Evan Leake –

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*Adam Malka –

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*Simon Ormandy – engineering *

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*Scott Ternan – engineering *Josh Wilbur – mixing *

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– mixing

References

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