No Apologies (Trapt album)

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No Apologies
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Studio
Genre
Length41:20
Label Eleven Seven
Producer Johnny K
Trapt chronology
Only Through the Pain
(2008)
No Apologies
(2010)
Reborn
(2013)
Singles from No Apologies
  1. "Sound Off"
    Released: July 20, 2010
  2. "End of My Rope"
    Released: May 31, 2011

No Apologies is the fifth studio album by American rock band Trapt. It was released on October 12, 2010, with Eleven Seven Music and debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 25, selling around 15,000 copies. The first single is "Sound Off". A deluxe edition of the album was released with a bonus DVD exclusively at Best Buy. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Robb Torres after original guitarist Simon Ormandy left the band in 2008. It is also their last album to feature drummer Aaron "Monty" Montgomery.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Alternative Addiction Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

A writer for Alternative Addiction noted how a majority of the album leans more towards rock than the pop aesthetics of the band's self-titled debut, commending Robb Torres' guitar work for being an admirable replacement for Simon Ormandy and Chris Taylor Brown for his catchy lyrical hooks. [2] Gregory Heaney of AllMusic said that the record contains "a heavier, harder-edged sound" while still retaining the radio appeal of the band's previous works, concluding that "With this tighter, more aggressive approach, Trapt fans should be pleased to hear that the band is still able to keep things fresh after all these years." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sound Off"3:28
2."Drama Queen"3:39
3."End of My Rope"4:00
4."Get Up"3:18
5."No Apologies"3:46
6."Stranger in the Mirror"3:24
7."Beautiful Scar"3:36
8."Are You with Me"3:44
9."The Wind"4:04
10."Overloaded"3:50
11."Storyteller"4:23

Chart positions

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 25
Billboard Rock Albums [3] 7
Billboard Independent Albums [3] 4
Billboard Alternative Albums [3] 5
Billboard Hard Rock Albums [3] 3

Personnel

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  2. 1 2 "Album Review of No Apologies by Trapt". Alternative Addiction . Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 No Apologies - Trapt. Billboard. Retrieved on November 1, 2010.