Last year, Bay Area thrash vets Trauma announced their long-awaited comeback and new member additions.
In advance of finishing their upcoming third album, Trauma are set to hit the road on a brief headline tour beginning April 13 in Cool, CA.
Additional east coast and midwestern dates have also been added.
US Tour Dates 2018:
4/13 - Cool, CA @ Cool Beerwerks
4/20 - Milwaukee, WI @ NYDM Spring Bash
4/21 - Crest Hill, IL @ Bada Brew
4/22 - Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
4/23 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
4/24 - Boston, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs
4/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Kingsland
4/28 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Listen to Trauma's recently released new track, “The Rage”, produced by guitarist Joe Fraulob, below, or stream the track via Spotify. The track will be featured on the band's upcoming third album, engineered by Juan Urteaga (Testament, Machine Head, M.O.D.).
Trauma was born in California's Bay Area in 1980, a crucial year for metal music. It was within that fertile musical climate that Trauma developed a sound evoking the electric energy in the air around them. Donny Hillier consumed a steady diet of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and shared a love of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden with guitarist Mike Overton. And of course there was Trauma's legendary early bassist, Cliff Burton.
Much like Metallica, Trauma's first recorded appearance was as part of the compilation series curated by Metal Blade Records. “Metal Massacre II” (1982) featured “Such a Shame”. The band shot a video for the song “The Warlock” in Santa Ana, California, not long before Burton left the group to join Metallica. New members entered the fold, including powerhouse double kick drummer Gustofson. The highly-skilled-musicianship-centric Shrapnel Records, the label formed by record producer and Guitar Player columnist Mike Varney, issued Trauma's debut. Scratch and Scream arrived to enthusiastically positive reviews from the worldwide metal press, including tastemaker publications Kerrang!, Circus, and Metal Forces.
As fate would have it, Trauma did not survive the era, but much like the Misfits and other important bands who accomplished so much in such a short time while flying under the radar, the story of the band grew for generations of fans; enough that demand continued for their seminal debut, the follow-up album, and the group's first ever appearances overseas, most notably at Germany's Headbangers Open Air.
Now, the Bay Area's prodigal sons are back and ready as ever to attack.
Line-up:
Donny Hillier - Vocals
Steve Robello - Guitar
Joe Fraulob - Guitar
Greg Christian - Bass
Kris Gustofson - Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/traumausa
traumathrashofficial.com
In advance of finishing their upcoming third album, Trauma are set to hit the road on a brief headline tour beginning April 13 in Cool, CA.
Additional east coast and midwestern dates have also been added.
US Tour Dates 2018:
4/13 - Cool, CA @ Cool Beerwerks
4/20 - Milwaukee, WI @ NYDM Spring Bash
4/21 - Crest Hill, IL @ Bada Brew
4/22 - Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
4/23 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
4/24 - Boston, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs
4/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Kingsland
4/28 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Listen to Trauma's recently released new track, “The Rage”, produced by guitarist Joe Fraulob, below, or stream the track via Spotify. The track will be featured on the band's upcoming third album, engineered by Juan Urteaga (Testament, Machine Head, M.O.D.).
Trauma was born in California's Bay Area in 1980, a crucial year for metal music. It was within that fertile musical climate that Trauma developed a sound evoking the electric energy in the air around them. Donny Hillier consumed a steady diet of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and shared a love of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden with guitarist Mike Overton. And of course there was Trauma's legendary early bassist, Cliff Burton.
Much like Metallica, Trauma's first recorded appearance was as part of the compilation series curated by Metal Blade Records. “Metal Massacre II” (1982) featured “Such a Shame”. The band shot a video for the song “The Warlock” in Santa Ana, California, not long before Burton left the group to join Metallica. New members entered the fold, including powerhouse double kick drummer Gustofson. The highly-skilled-musicianship-centric Shrapnel Records, the label formed by record producer and Guitar Player columnist Mike Varney, issued Trauma's debut. Scratch and Scream arrived to enthusiastically positive reviews from the worldwide metal press, including tastemaker publications Kerrang!, Circus, and Metal Forces.
As fate would have it, Trauma did not survive the era, but much like the Misfits and other important bands who accomplished so much in such a short time while flying under the radar, the story of the band grew for generations of fans; enough that demand continued for their seminal debut, the follow-up album, and the group's first ever appearances overseas, most notably at Germany's Headbangers Open Air.
Now, the Bay Area's prodigal sons are back and ready as ever to attack.
Line-up:
Donny Hillier - Vocals
Steve Robello - Guitar
Joe Fraulob - Guitar
Greg Christian - Bass
Kris Gustofson - Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/traumausa
traumathrashofficial.com