Trenches
Origin	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Genres	Sludge Metal Post-Rock Ambient
Years active	2007–2011
Labels	Solid State Records
Associated acts	Haste The Day
Members
Jimmy Ryan Joel Lauver Phil Hook Eli Larch Chastain Bill Scott

Trenches was a metal band formed in Indianapolis, Indiana by former Haste the Day singer Jimmy Ryan.^[1] The band announced their hiatus in 2010.

History [link]

In late 2005, Jimmy Ryan announced his decision to leave Haste the Day. His last show with Haste The Day was in the band's hometown of Indianapolis on December 30, 2005. Soon after that he got married and accepted a position at Tooth & Nail Records.

He started a new band called Trenches and in 2008, Trenches signed to Solid State Records and recorded their debut record The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole which was released September 16, 2008.^[2] Lyrics for the songs were not included in the booklet, leaving fans anxious for their release. Jimmy Ryan has stated that he will not be releasing the lyrics, though. "The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole" was recorded, engineered and produced by guitarist Joel Lauver in 2 basements and an apartment closet. Mastered by T-roy at Spectre.

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Their first show ever was on November 24, 2007 in Noblesville, IN at the 4-H Grounds. Their first national show was at Cornerstone 2008. Trenches was scheduled to play Cornerstone 2009, but their name was removed from the listings. Trenches released a new song called "Ties That Bind" on their myspace page on April 30, 2009. It is labeled as a demo track, it is unclear when the song will be released. In September 2010 they announced their new album, "Reckoner", will be released soon. According to Joel's Facebook Trenches is no longer active, and it's unclear if the new album will ever be released.

Line-up [link]

Jimmy Ryan - lead vocals
Joel David Lauver - guitars, vocals, programming, keyboard
Phil Hook - drums
Eli Larch Chastain - guitars
Bill Scott - bass guitar

Discography [link]

2007: Demo
2008: The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole
2011: Reckoner

External links [link]

References [link]

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Trenches 2

Gameplay

Trenches 2, like Trenches is a combination of Tower Defence and Castle Attack genres, the player must create soldiers in order to overwhelm the opposing force. It is largely based on attrition warfare such as World War I was. Unlike Trenches the game has 5 countries each with their own strengths and weaknesses. These being the French, Germans, Russians, British and Americans. The campaign is non linear as the player can choose what area they would like to attack on a map of Europe.

Reception

The game was very well received on Apple app store, boasting a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. On other review websites the game was given poor reviews.

Publishing

The game uses EA's Origin. EA’s distribution agreement with the game’s developer had previously expired, but as of February 28, 2013, Trenches II was re-released on the iTunes app store for free.

Sources

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trenches-ii/id470423332?mt=8 http://www.gamezebo.com/games/trenches-ii/review https://help.ea.com/article/trenches-2-is-being-retired

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