IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:45:26 -0800 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 MP3: Trust - Battle rattle http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36864-mp3-trust-battle-rattle http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36864-mp3-trust-battle-rattle http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36864-mp3-trust-battle-rattle#comments There's more than a few bands who call themselves Trust, but only one of them is a gnarly math-rock band from Denmark. Forget the French thrashers, the Canadian synth act or whatever other variation might pop in your head because none of them will be covered here. Much like their labelmates Obstacles, Trust excels at matching their instrumental acuity with heaviness and melody and comes out sounding very similar to two excellent bands local to me: C Average and Helms Alee. The former is an obvious comparison due to the drums + guitar duo format (stir it up, add plenty of octave pedal), but it's those soaring vocals and epic riffs that really make the band and are far more comparable to the latter. Similarily, I can only presume that they are likewise underrated, as these kinds of bands so often are. Get through the flurries of notes and take note of what you find on the other side!

]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:17:55 -0800 mp3s Trust on tour http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36505-trust-on-tour http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36505-trust-on-tour http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36505-trust-on-tour#comments Danish mathrockers Trust are heading out on the road this week:

02/12 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Hühnermanhatten, Halle (GER)
02/14 - tba, Hannover (GER)
02/15 - Final Club, Prague (CZ)
02/16 - Muzejka Music Club, Brno (CZ)
02/17 - Ibiza, Ceský Tešín (CZ)
02/18 - Vrah, Rožnov pod Radhoštem (CZ)
02/19 - Spunk, Zagreb (HR)
02/20 - XM24, Bologna (ITA)
02/21 - Gustaf Pekarna, Maribor (SI)
02/22 - Velbloud, C(eské Bude(jovice (CZ)
02/23 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
02/24 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
02/25 - Dödsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)

]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:43:30 -0800 news live Trust preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36278-trust-preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36278-trust-preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36278-trust-preview#comments is streaming a couple new tracks from Danish heavy mathrockers Trust at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/playrec
The band's debut album "From light into mass" comes out January 31.

]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:44:47 -0800 news multimedia Trust album confirmed http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36119-trust-album-confirmed http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36119-trust-album-confirmed http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36119-trust-album-confirmed#comments has confirmed that Trust's full-length debut "From light into mass" will be released on January 31. I managed to listen to about 2/3rds of it last night and it's pretty cool; definitely well worth checking out for anyone into the label's other releases (Menfolk, Obstacles, etc.) or heavy math-rock in general. The band will also be touring Europe in February and you can get dates here: http://playrec.dk/default.aspx?section=schedule

]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:00:50 -0800 news general vinyl live Obstacles Dividual PlayRec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35195-obstacles-dividual-playrec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35195-obstacles-dividual-playrec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35195-obstacles-dividual-playrec#comments Obstacles fall somewhere between exposing this shortfall and revealing that the inclusion of a singer isn't as important as some may think. The album displays an insane amount of technical wizardry, falling in and out of rock and free jazz, at times sounding like an intense math-rock jam session. Closing track "Locomotive" is where "Dividual" both rises and falls. Featuring the only vocal performance on the album, it makes it very clear that the music Obstacles plays benefits greatly from having a singer -- in this case Henrik W. Hald of Trust and Rising fame -- in the fold. His inclusion offers a distinct Mastodon vibe and shows, undeniably, that this is a band who has the potential to reach a level of appreciation that will escalate them to a greater international recognition. The music is of the same style as on the rest of the album; it's just that where the other, voice-free, tracks often wind up sounding a little too much like fret-wankery of the highest order, the vocal addition gives us something additional to concentrate on, resulting in a greater, true appreciation of the musicianship on display. There's great potential here. Whether or not the band decides to capitalize on that is entirely up to them.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:52:25 -0700 reviews Top 10s for 2009: Play/Rec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32529-top-10s-for-2009-play-rec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32529-top-10s-for-2009-play-rec http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32529-top-10s-for-2009-play-rec#comments Ten reasons for Play/Rec to wake from the dead

Brilliant bands all around us:
1 - Marvins Revolt
2 - Adam McCormack
3 - Menfolk
4 - Trust
5 - Obstacles, Rising, Bjørst, Chainsaw Eaters, Snake, Bongo & Friends and many others

Chaos all around us:
1 - Bank Account has hit the floor
2 - Babies screaming in our homes
3 - Need legitimate reasons to go out more often
4 - Will have to stay active to get invited to Roskilde Festival next year.
5 - We can't help doing it.....

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Recent releases from Play/Rec include the Marvins Revolt album "Patrolling the heights" and a series of digital EPs from Adam McCormack.
http://www.playrec.dk/
http://www.myspace.com/playrec

]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 articles top10s Play/Rec signs Trust http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32362-play-rec-signs-trust http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32362-play-rec-signs-trust http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32362-play-rec-signs-trust#comments Trust has been picked up by Play/Rec and no, it's not the French thrash act that Anthrax covered. This band is a guitar/drums duo featuring ex-members from Up In Arms and they already have one 7" out and another on the way, but Play/Rec will handle their debut full-length, due out in early 2010. Samples here: http://www.myspace.com/abandcalledtrust

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:21 -0800 news general MP3: Rising - Dead kings http://www.itsatrap.com/n/31798-mp3-rising-dead-kings http://www.itsatrap.com/n/31798-mp3-rising-dead-kings http://www.itsatrap.com/n/31798-mp3-rising-dead-kings#comments Indie/hardcore dudes attempting to play metal is a dicey proposition, hence me approaching Danish act Rising with extreme caution, especially considering the "true fucking metal" banner they fly on myspace. However, in their favor I will concede they have a legit metal brother in guitarist Jacob Krogholt (ex-Withering Surface), but is he enough to offset the potential poseurtude of drummer Martin Niemann (Marvins Revolt) and bassist/vocalist Henrik Hald (Trust)? Or maybe those dudes are just slumming it with their other bands, finally able to let loose their inner-hessian with Rising? It's not an unreasonable question because I must concede that yes, they do successfully bring the heavy. Rising leans a bit towards the angular sludge of Unsane or Årabrot more than, say, the true metal glory of Manowar, but that's not such an awful digression IMO. If you're still in doubt, just wait for the solo section on this track and your opinion might be swayed. And really, I'd much rather hear a band like this than any 4th-rate thrash revival, even if it isn't exactly denim-vest and bullet-belt material or the truest of true. It's heavy and I like it, that's enough.

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