Trauma was founded in the Bay Area in 1980 as one of the first of the New Wave of Bay Area metal bands. The original line-up included Michael Overton - guitar, George Lady - guitar, Dennis Shafer - drums, the iconic Cliff Burton (Metallica) - bass guitar, and Donny Hillier - vocals.

The Scratch And Scream album, unavailable before on a legitimate CD issue, has long been considered a hard to obtain, classic heavy metal record. Trauma is recognized by many progressive metal fans as one of the underground classics to come out of the 80's guitar driven metal scene.

Earlier this year, the album received a Retro Recommendation by About.com/Metal In January 2013.

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