The Guy from Trapt Is Feuding with the Guy from Power Trip Because 2020 Has Everything
Only time will tell who is the most "Headstrong"
The whole thing started in a disgustingly low place when Trapt's Twitter page called civil rights activist Bishop Talbert Swan "The authority on victim mentality" in Donald Trump's Twitter replies:
Oh it's THE authority on victim mentality! Made a career of that, 😂
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 16, 2020
As if that weren't enough, the Trapt account went full MAGA in another tweet:
All you're doing is kissing left wing main stream media's ass... very SAFE career move for you! Such a rebel, Dick! Fact is the "Chinese" virus came from... wouldn't you know it, Wuhan China! Just like China calls "African" swine flu that decimated China's pig pop. #virtuesignal
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 18, 2020
Then, the Trapt account got some digs in at the guy from CunninLynguists:
2 million Spotify and 2.6 million Pandora users mean I will make more money on any given weekend than you will make all year. Maybe stop being a virtue signaling victim with a massive chip on his shoulder and you might do bigger things🤷🏻♂️
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 18, 2020
Once it became an audience-measuring contest, Power Trip's frontman decided to step into the ring, throwing down the gauntlet at Trapt:
i'd be willing to bet my band would outdraw yours with only 24 hours notice to promote it. i'll give y'all 24 weeks. hell, i'll give you 24 months. might as well call it your last show because we'd bury you. @TRAPTOFFICIAL
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
From there, it turned into a good ol' fashioned internet fight, further proving that Twitter really is just one big web forum:
Buddy your band is never going to do anything ever. You will forever be scraping by. This is why you are a Bernie bitch
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 19, 2020
that's weird, i'd call countless US headliners and european tours and getting flown to indonesia for the 1st time last year just to headline a festival of 8k+ people is more than "anything". but keep avoiding the challenge, pal. cuz ya know you've already lost. https://t.co/fILw7JNb91
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
oh that's right, you're probably broke from delusional fantasies of real success. my bad. we could just make it an easy $20 wager, if that helps?
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
sounds like you're scared to play the game. is this where i drop the sell out figures from our headlining tours, or our high presale numbers from everywhere else? how about hometown? don't even get me started on walk up numbers. you've already lost, but pick your poison, nerd. https://t.co/5r02PyhywJ
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
You idiots didn't do anything but give my views publicity.... You dumb fucks 😂
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 19, 2020
i bet my band out draws yours in your own home town @TRAPTOFFICIAL. want to put it to the test? two shows, different venues, same night. loser donates their entire guarantee to a charity of the winners choosing. @powertriptx is the band. step up or be labeled COWARDS.
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
nice! our last 3 bay area shows were all over 1000 people. keep grinding guys, you'll get there!
— Justin Toguys (@RILEY_CYRUS) March 19, 2020
Next Bay Area show we do, we will do better numbers than your shitty metal band.... Til then. Oh and 30 dollar tickets. Your fans have no money. Your spotify and Pandora numbers are absolutely horrible.
— TRAPT (@TRAPTOFFICIAL) March 19, 2020
Of course, the great irony of this whole thing is that neither artist could possibly play a show right now thanks to coronavirus. But it's still fun to watch them fight.