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Justice Tripp
Tripp performing live in 2016 with Angel Dust
Background information
Also known as
  • Cold Mega
  • Jurtice
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1]
OriginBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, saxophone
Years active2004–present
LabelsPop Wig
Member of
Formerly of
  • Nick Fury
  • Sai Nam

Justice Tripp is an American musician who is notably the vocalist of hardcore punk band Trapped Under Ice and rock band Angel Dust. He additionally performs solo bedroom pop under the stage name Cold Mega, plays guitar in Warfare and was previously vocalist of Sai Nam and guitarist in Nick Fury. He has featured on songs by notable groups including Pulling Teeth, Gideon and Pain of Truth, and is a co-founder of independent record label Pop Wig Records, which has released music by bands including Turnstile and Iron Reagan.

Early life

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Tripp was born to first-generation Polish immigrants to the United States. He was raised in Essex, Maryland, by his single mother who worked as a hairdresser.[2][3] His uncle and step father were both bikers, who introduced him to rock and roll and heavy metal at a young age, his uncle buying him his first guitar.[4] Tripp was introduced to punk rock after his older brother gifted him a number of CDs that he had obtained while stealing a car.[3] He formed his first band, in which he played guitar, at ten years old.[5] He attended his first hardcore punk show at thirteen at Baltimore venue the Sidebar, where Hatebreed, Death Threat and Out To Win performed.[1] Around 2004, Tripp began playing in youth crew band Nick Fury (or Nick X Fury), which around 2006 would feature future Trapped Under Ice guitarist Sam Trapkin.[3] That year, Tripp and Trapkin began writing material for a Nick Fury which would never be released, and by that summer they began to form Trapped Under Ice.[6]

Career

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Trapped Under Ice

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Main article: Trapped Under Ice

Trapped Under Ice was formed in 2007 by Justice Tripp and Sam Trapkin on guitars, with Anton Rough on vocals. By the time of the time of recording their demo tape later that year, the band's lineup had revolved to Justice Tripp on vocalist, Sam Trapkin and Daniel Klipa on guitars, Eric Mach on bass and Ben Esparanza on drums.[7] The band re-popularised the tough guy hardcore aesthetic and beatdown hardcore sound by incorporated polished production from, danceable rhythms, and more melodic and experimental aspects into the genre. The band's Chad Gilbert-produced second album Big Kiss Goodnight (2011) was one of the most influential hardcore albums of its time,[8] with Stereogum writer Tom Breiham stating in a 2023 article that "it's been years since we've gotten a new Trapped Under Ice song, but that band's influence looms large over the entire hardcore landscape today."[9] In 2013, the band announced they would disbanding following their set at This is Hardcore festival.[10]

The band reformed in 2015, playing their first reunion show at Back To School Jam on September 12.[11] The band released their third studio album Heatwave in 2017, which saw the band expand their sound to embrace some of the more unorthodox influences for hardcore that Tripp has been experimenting with as a part of Angel Dust.[12]

Sai Nam

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Sai Nam was a hardcore band formed in 2011 by guitarist Mike Dijan of 1980s New York hardcore band Breakdown and drummer Lou Medina of 1990s metalcore band All Out War. The pair reached out to producer Dean Baltulonis for advice on finding a vocalist, who, having recently worked with Trapped Under Ice, recommended Tripp. Medina and Dijan approached Tripp later that week when Trapped Under Ice headlined the Santos House Party venue in New York City. Tripp accepted and the trio soon entered Wild Arctic Recording Studio to record with Baltulonis producing.[13] The band played its first live show in December 2011, supporting the Cro-Mags.[14] Their sole album Crush was released in May 2012 through Reaper Records.[15] Between March 8 and 10, 2013, they toured the United States supporting Incendiary[16]

Angel Dust

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Tripp (center) performing live with Angel Dust in 2014
Main article: Angel Dust (American band)

In 2013,[17] as Trapped Under Ice were in the process of disbanding, Tripp began writing music with a less serious tone than his previous band. Tripp originally intended to only play guitar, with Nicholas Heitman taking on vocal duties. However, Heitman instead opted to play bass, and Tripp took on vocal duties.[18] The first solidified lineup of the band was Tripp on vocals, Michael Quick and Pat McCrory on guitar, Nicholas Heitman on bass and Daniel Fang on drums.[17] While Angel Dust's music is rooted in hardcore, it takes a more experimental approach, embracing influences from hip hop, funk and pop music, making it increasingly border power pop.[19] Their debut album A.D. was released in 2014.[17]

Warfare

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Warfare was founding by Sam Yarmuth, owner of Triple B Records, and founding Trash Talk drummer Sam Bossom in 2016. The duo recorded their demo the same year in California with Madison Woodward of Fury engineering and playing bass. By the time the demo was released, Tripp had joined the band on guitar alongside Ryan Boone of Firewalker. The band's sound is primarily influenced by early, fast New York hardcore like Youth of Today, Warzone and the Abused.[20] They released their Demo 2016 on January 27, 2016.[21] The band's debut album Declaration was released on November 14, 2018.[22] On November 16, 2021, they released a split EP with Boston hardcore band Restraining Order.[23] Their second full-length album Doomsday was released on March 11, 2022.[22]

Other projects and collaborations

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Tripp performing live with Angel Dust in 2016

Tripp was featured on the song "Evaporate" by Atlanta hardcore band Foundation, which was released as a part of their album Hang Your Head on December 1, 2009.[24] Pulling Teeth released their album Funerary on June 17, 2011, which included the song "From Birth" featuring Tripp.[25] On July 3, 2012, he was featured on the song "Maternity" by Gideon, from their album Milestone.[26] On September 18, 2012, Pennsylvania hardcore band Agitator released the song "Concrete Opinions", featuring Tripp.[27]

In 2016, Tripp founded independent record label Pop Wig Records alongside Brendan Yates and Daniel Fang of Angel Dust and Turnstile.[28] The label went on to release material by Iron Reagan,[29] Truth Cult,[30] Mary Jane Dunphe,[31] Razorbumps[32] and Bib.[33]

Tripp was featured on the song "Love and Hate" by Suburban Scum, released on March 11, 2016.[34] On May 15, 2020, the two track single Regional Jurtice Center was released, a collaboration between Tripp and Seattle powerviolence project Regional Justice Center.[35] On June 15, 2020, Tripp was featured on the song "New Wage Slavery" by Baltimore hardcore band End It.[36] Tripp provided backing vocals for the Touché Amoré song "Lament" from their October 9, 2020 album Lament.[37]

On June 3, 2022, Tripp announced his bedroom pop solo-project Cold Mega and surprise released his self-titled debut album.[38][39] On September 13, 2022, he released "Swingin' The Dog".[40]

Tripp, alongside Sam Trapkin, featured on the song "Never Die", released by Never Ending Game, which was released on March 22, 2023.[41] Tripp featured on the song "Too Late" by Pain of Truth, which was released on September 9, 2023, as a part of their Not Through Blood.[42] Tripp provided guitars and saxophone for the Nicole Dollanganger album Married In Mount Airy (2023).[43] On May 14, 2024, Candy released the single "You Will Never Get Me", featuring Tripp on guest vocals.[44] Tripp was featured on the Firewalker song "Hell Bent", which was released on June 28, 2024.[45]

Personal life

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Tripp followed a straight edge lifestyle from his teens into his thirties. Due to his anxiety disorder, which prescription drugs did not help, he eventually began consuming cannabidiol, which in turn led to him frequently using cannabis. In 2022, he was hospitalised due to symptoms of a stroke, which the doctors later determined was a mental breakdown, in response he was recommended to smoke cannabis. In a 2023 interview with Norman Brannon, Tripp stated "I like smoking pot. I smoke kind of a lot".[2]

He is diagnosed with celiac disease, lactose intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome.[46]

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Anthony, David (18 July 2023). "Angel Du$t's Justice Tripp Is Ready To Reinvent Hardcore All Over Again". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Brannon, Norman (2 November 2023). "In Conversation: Justice Tripp of Angel Du$t". Archived from the original on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Perssaro, Fred (24 May 2017). "ROBBING CARS FOR FUTURE PUNKS: TRAPPED UNDER ICE RETURN". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ Justice Tripp, Matt Caughthran (2024-02-08). Justice Tripp of Angel Du$t (podcast). Event occurs at 7m34s. Retrieved 2024-10-03. I had an uncle and a step father who were both bikers and they were into heavy metal and rock and roll and shit like that and they were both very supportive of the idea. My uncle bought me my first guitars when I was a little kid.
  5. ^ Justice Tripp, Matt Caughthran (2024-02-08). Justice Tripp of Angel Du$t (podcast). Event occurs at 10m18s. Retrieved 2024-10-03. My first real band would've been sixth or seventh grade. How old are you then? I don't even know, like fucking ten or something... I guess around 13, 14, I always reference the same show: I saw Hatebreed, Death Threat and Mushmouth at the sidebar and it was like my first hardcore show... I was playing guitar [in his early bands].
  6. ^ Sam Trapkin (2024-09-26). HardLore: Sam Trapkin (Trapped Under Ice) (Podcast). Knotfest. Event occurs at 25m. Retrieved 2024-09-29. We had the same drummer in Carol and Nick Fury, so I would just hang out for the Nick Fury practice and then they were like "You wanna be in the band now?" I was like "Yeah sure", and I just started adding solos to everything. I joined, they had two EPs and then Justice and I started writing the new record in 2006, which never materialised. That was on the way to TUI. The proto-demo songs.
  7. ^ Sam Trapkin, Colin Young, Beau Leuders (2024-09-26). HardLore: Sam Trapkin (Trapped Under Ice) (Podcast). Knotfest. Event occurs at 32m. Retrieved 2024-09-29. Sam Trapkin: [Justice Tripp] wasn't even supposed to sing in the band originally, it was supposed to be Anton [Rough] and it wasn't until like, I don't know long until we recorded, but it was last minute that Justice did it instead. We'd never even heard Justice sing before. So like, him recording the demo was like 'Well, I hope Justice sounds cool cause this could be a disaster'.
    Colin Young: Was he gonna play second guitar?
    Sam Trapkin: Yeah, just gonna play guitar.
  8. ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Out of Step: 11 albums that pushed hardcore towards its current genre-defying moment". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ Breiham, Tom (April 14, 2023). "Gorilla Biscuits, Reunited And Vital". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ Saincome, Matt (3 March 2015). "Road Justice: Trapped Under Ice and Angel Du$t Frontman on Life in the Van, the Return of TUI and More". Vice Media. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Trapped Under Ice to make return at Back To School Jam 2015". Alternative Press. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ RANJANATHAN, BRANAN. "Trapped Under Ice". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ^ "SAI NAM – "CRUSH" ARTWORK AND ALBUM DETAILS REVEALED". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ SUAREZ, GARY (11 January 2012). "ALBUMS THAT WILL F*CK YOUR FACE OFF IN 2012: SAI NAM, TBA". MetalSucks. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  15. ^ Paul, Jean. "SAI NAM – CRUSH". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Incendiary releasing 'Cost of Living' (stream a new track)". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  17. ^ a b c Monger, James Christopher. "Angel Du$t". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  18. ^ Justice Tripp, Matt Caughthran (2024-02-08). Justice Tripp of Angel Du$t (podcast). Event occurs at 20m23s. Retrieved 2024-10-03. Trapped Under Ice was slowing down and it was the people I was spending the most time with at the time, my buds, we were like "I wanna do something fun". We wrote some songs initially with the intentions of somebody else singing and kind of a similar thing happened [to Trapped Under Ice]... this person [Nicholas Heitman] he ended up playing bass in the band for a couple years but I think he just wasn't vibing with what we wanted to do, what we wanted from him vocally and he was like "I'd rather just play bass or whatever", so I was like "alright I'll sing it."
  19. ^ Ottenhof, Luke. "Angel Du$t's Role in the Hardcore Universe". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ^ Enis, Eli. "WARFARE: HEAR TRAPPED UNDER ICE, GOD'S HATE, FURY MEMBERS RAGE ON HARDCORE SUPERGROUP'S NEW SONGS". Revolver. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ^ "MASSACHUSETTS HARDCORE BAND WARFARE STREAMING DEBUT DEMO". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  22. ^ a b Breiham, Tom (11 March 2022). "Stream Hardcore Supergroup Warfare's Fast & Furious New Album Doomsday". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  23. ^ Breiham, To (16 November 2021). "Stream Restraining Order & Warfare's Fast And Furious New Split EP". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  24. ^ Ghorbani, Ronak. "Foundation Hang Your Head". Exclaim!. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  25. ^ Defined, Over (17 June 2011). "Pulling Teeth Funerary [12-inch] (2011)". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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  27. ^ "Agitator release new single ft. Trapped Under Ice's Justice Tripp". Alternative Press. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  28. ^ Gonda, Christopher (9 August 2016). "AUDIOTURNSTILE Stream Songs "Come Back For More" and "Harder On You" from New 7" Record "Move Thru Me"". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  29. ^ PESSARO, FRED. "HEAR IRON REAGAN'S SURPRISINGLY MELODIC NEW THRASH RIPPER "PATRONIZER"". Revolver. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  30. ^ Yoe, Adam (28 February 2023). "Truth Cult, Walk the Wheel (Pop Wig Records, 2023)". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  31. ^ Moore, Em (27 July 2023). "Mary Jane Dunphe releases video for "Always Gonna Be The Same"". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  32. ^ Scott, Tim (8 January 2018). "Raise Some Hell With Denton Punks Razorbumps". Vice Media. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  33. ^ PESSARO, FRED. "LISTEN TO BIB'S ECLECTIC PUNK RAGER "FREEDOM"". Revolver. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  34. ^ SHRUM, TONY (11 March 2016). "SUBURBAN SCUM JOINS FLATSPOT RECORDS, STREAMS NEW TAPE". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  35. ^ Breiham, Tom (15 May 2020). "Regional Justice Center – "Don't Talk To Me" & "Escape From LA"". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  36. ^ Moore, Em (16 June 2022). "End It release "New Wage Slavery" featuring Justice Tripp". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  37. ^ CHICHESTER, SAMMI. "TOUCHÉ AMORÉ'S JEREMY BOLM BREAKS DOWN NEW ALBUM 'LAMENT' TRACK BY TRACK". Revolver. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  38. ^ Vigil, Dom (3 June 2022). "COLD MEGA Releases Debut Album". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  39. ^ Breiham, Tom (3 June 2022). "Stream Angel Du$t Frontman Justice Tripp's Solo Debut As Cold Mega". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  40. ^ Breiham, Tom (13 September 2022). "Cold Mega – "Swingin' The Dog"". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  41. ^ Breiham, Tom (22 March 2023). "Never Ending Game – "Never Die" (Feat. Justice Tripp) & "Memories"". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  42. ^ MCLENNAN, SEAN (20 June 2023). "NEWS: PAIN OF TRUTH ANNOUNCES NEW LP, SHARES SINGLE 'ACTIN' UP' FEAT. STEVE BUHL OF 200 STAB WOUNDS". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  43. ^ Married In Mount Airy (liner notes). Nicole Dollanganger. Nicole Dollanganger. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  44. ^ ADAMS, GREGORY. "HEAR TRAPPED UNDER ICE'S JUSTICE TRIPP ROAR ON NEW CANDY SINGLE". Revolver. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  45. ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Firewalker announce new LP 'Hell Bent' (stream a track)". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  46. ^ Justice Tripp, Colin Young, Beau Leuders (2022-08-18). HardLore: Stories From Tour Justice Tripp (Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t) (Podcast). Knotfest. Event occurs at 26m. Retrieved 2024-09-29. I have celiac and I'm lactose intolerant and then mix in a little IBS. I be shitting.
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