Trapped Under Ice is an American

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band from

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that was formed in 2007. Since then they have released an EP and three full-length albums. Taking influence from

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, the band has toured all over the world and was signed to Reaper Records. On August 11, 2013, Trapped Under Ice played its last show at Philadelphia's The Electric Factory at This Is Hardcore Festival 2013. The band announced their reunion in early 2015. In 2017 they released their third LP, ''Heatwave'', on Pop Wig Records.

History

2007-2011: Early years

Trapped Under Ice was formed in 2007 by vocalist Justice Tripp, guitarists Sam Trapkin & Daniel Klipa, bassist Eric Mach, and drummer Ben Esparanza. The band released their demo via Flatspot Records on October 11, 2007. In July/August 2008, the band was part of the 10 for $10 tour. Each show of the tour would feature 10 bands and admission would only cost $10. The tour was headlined by Poison the Well and featured a rotating lineup on select dates with

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, Crime in Stereo, Trapped Under Ice, The Mongoloids, The Ghost Inside, This is Hell, and Vision. The band released their debut EP '' Stay Cold'' on August 19, 2008 via Reaper Records. Later in the year, the band released a split 7" with UK hardcore band Dirty Money via A389 Recordings. On August 4, 2009, the band released their debut full-length album ''

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'' via Reaper Records. In 2009, following the departure of Ben Esperanza, the band enlisted drummer Brendan Yates, who would later go on to form and be the vocalist of

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. Yates would also later join Angel Du$t and form

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with fellow Trapped Under Ice bandmates Justice Tripp and Sam Trapkin respectively. In February 2010, the band embarked on the Bowl Camp tour in Japan with support from Numb. In 2010, the band embarked on a co-headlining US tour with Bane with support from

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and Alpha & Omega. In March 2011, the band supported Madball and Born from Pain on the Rebellion Tour in Europe alongside

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, All for Nothing, and Devil in Me.

2011-2013: ''Big Kiss Goodnight'' and disbandment

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to record their new album. In April 2012, the band supported Your Demise on the Rock Sound Impericon Exposure Tour in the UK alongside

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and

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. On October 7, 2011, the band released their second album ''

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'' via Reaper Records. The album was received with much critical acclaim. Many people credit this album with re-popularizing beatdown hardcore at a time when melodic hardcore was popular. In March 2012, the band embarked on an Australian headlining tour with support from Relentless. In April/May 2013, the band embarked on a headlining UK tour with support from Backtrack, Broken Teeth, and Climate. On August 11, 2013, the band played their (at the time) final show performing on day three of the 2013 edition of This Is Hardcore festival the

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2015-present: Reunion and ''Heatwave''

After a two year hiatus, it was announced the band would reunite to headline Back to School Jam 2015 in Howell, NJ on September 12, 2015 alongside Code Orange, Incendiary,

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vocalist Matt Korvette. On June 10, 2017, the band headlined day two of Sound and Fury Festival at The Regent Theater in

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. On July 21, 2017, the band released their third album, ''Heatwave'', via Pop Wig, the label that Tripp and Yates own with fellow Turnstile bandmate Daniel Fang. In August/September 2017, the band embarked on a Northeast US tour with support from Fury and Freedom. In February 2018, the band embarked on a weekend co-headlining tour with No Warning, with support from Wisdom in Chains. In April/May 2020, the band was set to do an Australian headlining tour with support from Born Free, which was cancelled due to the growing Coronavirus. After two years of inactivity, it was announced the band would return to headline Disturbin' the Peace festival in Baltimore on January 28, 2023 with support from End It, No Warning, Scowl, Never Ending Game, Zulu, Buggin,' Mutually Assured Destruction, Jivebomb, and Hold My Own. This was followed by the announcement of a headline show in Brooklyn the day after with support from Bulldoze, Pain of Truth, Crown of Thornz, Division of Mind, Illusion, Volcano, and Carried by Six. Both of these shows sold out within an hour of being announced. It was later announced the band would appear at the 2023 edition of Outbreak Fest and would co-headline Tied Down in Detroit with Gorilla Biscuits.

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (Reaper Records, 2009) *''

'' (Reaper Records, 2011) *''Heatwave'' (Pop Wig Records, 2017)

EPs

*''Demo'' (Flatspot Records, 2007) *'' Stay Cold 7"'' (Reaper Records, 2008) *''Trapped Under Ice/Dirty Money Split'' (A389 Recordings, 2008)

Members

Current

* Sam Trapkin - guitar (2007-2013, 2015-present) * Justice Tripp - vocals (2007-2013, 2015-present) * Jared Carman - bass (2008-2013, 2015-present) * Brad Hyra - guitar (2008-2013, 2015-present) * Brendan Yates - drums (2009-2013, 2015-present)

Former

* Ben Esparaza - drums (2007-2009) * Daniel Klipa - guitar (2007-2008) * Eric Mach - bass (2007-2008)

References

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