Trapt continue their campaign of hearts and minds, this time after apparently refusing to let local opener Too Far Lost sell their merch at a show they played together at the Stanhope House in New Jersey yesterday. Dangerkids vocalist Andy Bane called the band out on the act, sharing the following words and below footage:

“You make a post about bullying and then an hour later tell one of your openings bands (who were required to sell tickets to your shitty show) that they can’t sell their merch? Call them fat and worthless and “you’re in a local band you don’t matter”? Sorry Headstrong hasn’t been relevant in over 10 years. Maybe you should hang it up” - Advertisement -

Trapt being Trapt, a war of words emerged over social media, here’s some of the exchanges:

Trapt:

“Andy Bane, worry about your own band and your own career and maybe writing a song that people like. Our one Top 40 hit, that was the biggest alternative song of last decade is one of our 12 songs that crossed at least the top 20 in rock, so I guess you can only have a hit if it on pop stations in your opinion. Douchebag….”

Trapt:

“Oh and Andy Bane, headstrong makes more money yearly than you’ve made in your whole life. You’re so dangerous…. No one said they can’t sell merch. That band wanted 3 fucking tables and we wanted our main support to have at least 1 table. That girl in the video bitched and said then we will take our stuff and leave and we said go ahead and then that local band said if they didn’t go out and sell tickets than no one would be at the show, all 20 tickets they sold. The second local was waaaayyy better and did a much better job promoting the show and selling the tix… We rely on hard working local bands to promote TRAPT when we come to town. Fuck you!!! See you out there sometime!”

Andy Bane:

“Yeah I’ll see you guys out there. Make sure to come say hi! And the statistics are great. I hope to one day write a poorly written song that people somehow gravitate towards and cling to it dearly for the rest of my life. Heard the show was packed!!!!”

Trapt:

Oh, yeah… Somehow? You hate us cause you anus, lol! A few hundred people in the middle of New Jersey on Sunday night is just fine. So glad we don’t have to give all of our money away to a label and a manager like you… Douchebag….

Trapt in response to a fan on the thread:

“it’s just dudes being dudes, our country is so fucking soft now… All these liberals running around crying about gun control and sensitivity.” “I feel you Sara, if anyone comes to this country to get us back for what our corporations do to other countries, most dudes in this country will cower and try and move to Canada. Only problem is when China starts para trooping their billion poor people into middle america AND Canada, they will have no choice but to fight. Survival of the fittest”

There’s more on that to be found in the replies of the Facebook post below: