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TRAUMA Release Third Studio Album ‘As The World Dies’
May 11th, 2018

San Francisco, California-based heavy metal band Trauma issued third full-length studio album As The World Dies independently on May 11th, 2018 via an exclusive global distribution deal with The Orchard / Sony Music. The album was reissued on February 15th, 2019 via Pure Steel Records.

As The World Dies was produced by guitarist Joe Fraulob at Trident Studio in Martinez, California, and mixed by Juan Urteaga.

In June 2017 Trauma confirmed the addition of former Testment bassist Greg Christian to their ranks. “Trauma is thrilled to welcome Greg Christian to our band,” said the band in a statement. “His creative bass guitar work completes our music.”

“Having grown up in the Bay Area thrash scene, it’s a huge honour for me to play in Trauma,” added Christian. “After all, this was Cliff Burton’s (R.I.P.) band. Respect! Style-wise, for me, it’s a perfect fit and feels like I’m finally exactly where I’m supposed to be.”

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘The Rage’
02. ‘From Here To Hell’
03. ‘As The World Dies’
04. ‘Gun To Your Head’
05. ‘Last Rites’
06. ‘Run For Cover’
07. ‘Asylum’
08. ‘Entropy’
09. ‘Cool Aid’
10. ‘Savage’

Trauma’s line-up was as follows:

Don Hillier (vocals)
Joe Fraulob (guitar, ex-Danzig / ex-Deconstruct)
Steve Robello (guitar, Dublin Death Patrol / ex-Heist)
Greg Christian (bass, ex-Testament / Trinity Fallen)
Kris Gustofson (drums, St. Elmo’s Fire)

Official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘The Rage’, ‘From Here To Hell’ and ‘Savage’. All three clips can be viewed below.

Second studio record Rapture And Wrath was released in February 2015 via Pure Steel Records.

Promotional photograph by Kevin Graft.