Trap Them began as a side-project

Trap Them began in 2001 as a side-project for Ryan McKenney, who at the time was the vocalist of Backstabbers Incorporated and Brian Izzi, a brief second guitarist for Backstabbers Incorporated and consistent member of December Wolves . The pair first met as employees of Newbury Comics in Salem, New Hampshire . They took the band’s name from the 1977 film by Joe D’Amato called Trap Them And Kill Them , known also as Emanuelle E Gli Ultimi Cannibali and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals . In this early time they created a self released MCD under the moniker of Trap Them and Kill Them. Both departed from Backstabbers Incorporated in 2008 and soon became roommates, leading to Trap Them becoming their full-time project.