Rev Theory has just unleashed their latest single “Light It Up” on rock radio. Along with spins on radio, the straight ahead rock track can be heard this fall on the Jagermeister Music Tour. The tour which kicks off October 24th in Magna, UT will feature Rev Theory and fellow rockers Hinder and Trapt. Hear “Light It Up” now here and on the band’s official imeem page.

Jägermeister Music Tour Fall 2008 Tour featuring Hinder dates and cities:

10/24 Magna, UT Great Salt Air

10/25 Blackfoot, ID El Rey Events Center

10/28 San Diego, CA 4th and B Theater

10/29 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

10/30 Las Vegas, NV The Palms Theater Palms Casino Resort

11/01 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort Theatre

11/02 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim

11/04 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre

11/08 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Park (WPLA Planetfest)

11/10 Ft Walton Beach, FL The Swamp

11/12 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

11/14 Worcester, MA The Palladium

11/15 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock

11/16 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre

11/19 New York, NY Nokia Theatre

11/20 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues

11/22 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

11/23 Knoxville, TN Valarium

11/24 Starkville, MS Rick’s Cafe

11/26 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

11/28 Springfield, MO Shrine Mosque

11/29 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium

11/30 Wichita, KS TBA

12/02 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

12/03 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom

12/04 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club

12/06 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre

12/07 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater

12/11 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club

12/12 Cincinnati, OH TBA

12/13 Ft Wayne, IN Piere’s

12/15 Dayton, OH Ervin J Nutter Center (FREE SHOW)

12/17 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room

12/18 Youngstown, OH Wedgewood Entertainment Center

12/19 Ponitac, MI Clutch Cargo’s

12/20 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

12/22 Indianapolis, IN TBA

Trapt have announced a US headlining tour beginning almost immediately after the band finishes up its current stint as part of the ongoing Crue Fest.

The California natives who are supporting their recently released third studio album, “Only Through the Pain,” will launch the headlining run tomorrow, Sept. 3rd in West Springfield, VA.

“Only Through the Pain,” Trapt’s third studio album debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200. In celebration of the new release the band has created a social networking website, OnlyThroughthePain where fans can stream the entire album, download customizable Trapt content, interact with other fans as well as the band, and much more.

“We decided to create our own unique social networking site for Trapt fans because of our frustration with MySpace,” said front man Chris Brown in a statement, adding that the site is “simply a way for us to eliminate the middle man, or third wheel so to speak.”

September 2008:

3 – West Springfield, VA – Jaxx
4 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
5 – Columbia, SC – Headliner’s
7 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
8 – Dallas, TX – The Loft
9 – San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
10 – Pharr, TX – Graham Central Station
12 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
13 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
14 – Louisville, KY – Waterfront Park / The Great Lawn
18 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
21 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
22 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
24 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
25 – Santa Rosa, CA – Last Day Saloonz
26 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
27 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater

Chris Taylor Brown (Vocals/Guitar)
Peter Charell (Bass)
Aaron “Monty” Montgomery (Drums)
Robb Torres (Guitar)

On their third studio album platinum rockers Trapt have not only returned to form but shattered expectations of what a rock disc can be. With Only Through The Pain, the Northern California-reared, L.A. based band returned to Co-Producer Gggarth Richardson’s Vancouver studio to rekindle the magic that helped propel its 2002 eponymous debut past two million in sales. The end result is a disc that’s as heartfelt and ingenious as it is diverse and seamlessly rewarding.

From the riff-roaring, high energy anthem “Wasteland” to the deeply moving finale “The Last Tear,” the eleven-song follow up to Trapt’s 2005’s gold-certified Someone In Control again finds frontman, guitarist and principal songwriter Chris Taylor Brown going deep. Drawing lyrically on the kind of personal experiences that earned the band modern and mainstream rock smashes like “Headstrong”, “Still Frame” and “Stand Up”, Only Through The Pain affirms Trapt — which also includes co-founding bassist Pete Charell, longtime drummer Aaron “Monty” Montgomery and newly-minted guitarist Robb Torres — has turned out its strongest song-cycle yet.

“I’ve come to a point where I’ve discovered the positives and negatives of pain,” the vocalist explains. “I really believe that the bad times in life really help to contribute to the good times in life and these lyrics embrace that. I much prefer to allow myself to feel everything as it comes, as opposed to maybe numbing yourself so that you can avoid feeling anything.”

Informed by Brown’s past relationships, the emotionally-charged first single, “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight?,” chronicles how mistrust can ruin a relationship. Driven by an infectious chorus, a persevering guitar line and a crunching rhythm, Chris says the song personifies what Trapt does best. “I love big choruses and well written songs,” Brown asserts.

“Contagious” — a look at the positive side of life — asserts that notion with its big swooning chorus, crunching, undeniable guitars and, uh, downright contagious delivery. Elsewhere the alluring, melodic ballad “Black Rose” stems from hurt and loss while the pop-inflected “Ready When You Are” deserves to be a crossover smash.

When asked if Trapt has a secret desire to have a bona fide pop smash, Aaron cites the success of “Headstrong,” which reached #5 on the U.S. pop survey and remarks, “There’s always been that sort of element to our band, even though it’s been hard rock at the very core. I think the songs that have done well for us have backed that up. If it were to do well that would be a good problem to have.” To which Pete adds, “I’m not opposed to any style of music as long as it’s good.”

Which helps explain why the diverse presentation of songs on Only Through The Pain are still very much representative of Trapt. “We wanted to try new things and stretch ourselves creatively and approach things from a totally fresh perspective,” Aaron says. “We really had a mindset that anything goes. And if anybody has a good idea, let’s work with it and not be so narrow in the scope of what we’re trying to build. It’s going to sound like Trapt because we’re the guys in Trapt, so let’s do what Trapt does and try some new approaches.”

That mindset carries over to the reggae-tinged “Forget About The Rain,” which Charell and Montgomery both cite as their favorite new Trapt tune. “It’s way different from anything that we had ever done before,” Pete explains. “It’s a total change for us, but at the same time, there’s no mistaking it’s us.”

Aside from the comfort level of reconvening with Richardson, the members of Trapt wanted to work with someone who had a proven track record of getting the best from the band. “I like having someone like Gggarth because he’ll catch you doing something on a particular instrument that could have been a little better, or getting you to work a little harder on a vocal,” Chris admits. “With him we can trust that things can be as best as possible.”

Be it the keyboard flourishes on the bridge of the aforementioned “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” or the lush arrangement of “Ready When You Are”, the subtle elements — or what Brown calls “cool little bursts” — add a distinct element to the band’s sound. “That’s by design,” Chris explains. “Once the hard work is done, writing the music and making the lyrics the coolest they can be, the best part is when you can just relax and figure out the cool little things that you can add that will turn people on after they’ve heard it for the hundredth time. Music to me should last for our fans. As I like to say, there’s candy in it.”

“I think the main thing we wanted to do with this record is grow artistically and defy what people have come to expect from Trapt while still remaining true to ourselves,” Charell explains. “We let things flow a lot more naturally and we didn’t just discard an idea because it wasn’t our sound. And I hope our fans look at it as a progression for us. We’re continuing to grow and change. We wanted to do things a little different, so we concentrated on the actual song before we worried about whether it would fit easily into a certain format.”

Aligned with Eleven Seven — overseen by company President/Mötley Crüe founder Nikki Sixx — the members of Trapt are excited to have the support of a record label that understands the group. “We’ve dealt with record executives when we were at Warner Bros. who never even played in bands,” Pete continues. “But Nikki is a really smart guy. He definitely knows what he’s doing and he’s got a lot of tremendous ideas.

That freedom has allowed the men of Trapt to excel both creatively and spiritually on Only Through The Pain. “Now that we’re on a great new label and there’s a lot less red tape than before, we can get our music to our fans without all of the inner politics coming between us and our audience,” Aaron says. “The apprehensions that we might have once had are gone. We’ve learned to trust our intuitions and feel like there’s nothing we can’t accomplish. “