Trace Amount

Experimental harsh industrial project from Brooklyn, New York.
Trace Amount is the solo project of Brandon Gallagher, Brooklyn-based drummer/vocalist of the “feral-rock” duo Coarse, and visual artist / content creator.

First conceived in 2019, Trace Amount took shape during the early stages of the pandemic, inspired by the grim realities of life in New York City at that time, and has evolved at a lightning pace ever since.

The sound is a harsh strain of industrial music, evoking apocalyptic dread through primal rhythms, layers of synth and noise, and Gallagher's distorted moans and screams. Decibel Magazine has hailed Trace Amount as a "one-man sonic demolition unit"; CVLT Nation has termed it, an "experimental industrial onslaught"; Post-Punk.com has warned, "Trace Amount is not for the faint of heart."

Anti Body Language, the debut full-length album by Trace Amount, will be released on April 15 via Federal Prisoner, the label founded by Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen, Jerry Cantrell) and visual artist Jesse Draxler.

Member: Brandon Gallagher

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Trace Amount - "Eventually It Will Kill Us All" (Official Video)




Trace Amount - "ANXIOUS AWAKENINGS" (Official Video)




Trace Amount "Death Match" (Official Video)




Trace Amount - "Pop Up Morgues" (Official Video)




Trace Amount - A Product of Metaphysical Existence




Trace Amount - Gloss Of Life - Episode I: Chromatic Abduction ft. BTKGOD




Trace Amount - Gloss of Life - Episode II: Medicated Escape Simulations ft. BTKGOD




Trace Amount x Muttersprache - (I AM) YOUR ONLY HOPE (Visualizer)




Trace Amount - "Living Accessory" (TRACK VISUALIZER)




Trace Amount - "ANTI BODY LANGUAGE" (Lyric Video)

Simulation Fetish
by TRACE AMOUNT




released March 22, 2024

Production, Vocals, Lyrics by Brandon Gallagher
Mixed by Rhys Fulber
Mastered by Kris Lapke
Additional Pre Production with Fade Kainer
Artwork by Brandon Gallagher


Living Accessory
by TRACE AMOUNT




Living Accessory is the latest offering of new music since Anti Body Language, the debut full-length album released in April 2022 via Federal Prisoner, a label founded by Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen) and visual artist Jesse Draxler. Since the release of Anti Body Language, Trace Amount has been on a heavy touring grind, bringing his blend of metal influenced harsh industrial far and wide performing over 80 shows in 18 different countries, and most of the US in 2022 and 2023. This included runs with White Ring, King Yosef, Lana Del Rabies, 3 weeks in eastern and northern Europe with The Soft Moon, and a full North American run with Greg Puciato, Escuela Grind, and Deaf Club. There have also been select NYC support shows during this cycle with Author & Punisher, Uniform, Body Void, Thou, Dreamcrusher, Thoughtcrimes, L.O.T.I.O.N. and others.

'Simulation Fetish' EP was mixed by Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly, whose mixing work goes beyond his own projects and includes credits with Youth Code, Kanga, Noise Unit, and more. Trace Amount will be releasing the tracks intermittently throughout another leg of international touring, featuring dates in Australia with Greg Puciato, Japan with King Yosef, and the United Kingdom again with Greg Puciato in January through March. The first track "Living Accessory" will hit all streaming platforms on Wednesday, January 10th.

Thematically, these could be considered some of Trace Amount's most irritated and hostile tracks to date. The first single "Living Accessory" is yet another beef track about the trials and tribulations of being a freelance creative, working without a financial safety net, and battling soul draining corporate companies.  In early 2023, months before heading out for 3 weeks in Europe and quickly turning around for 5 weeks of touring in the USA, Trace Amount wrongfully had his instagram and facebook deleted by the gods above for promoting a song that had the word k*ll in it. "Artists are so shackled to social media because it's really the only platform you have these days, and that's what "m3t4pr1s0n3r" is all about. So much time and effort put into creating and building a platform just vanished like that. The algorithm bots can't tell the difference between art and hate and I paid the price." Gallagher adds. "Simulation Fetish", the title track, is an analogy for how badly everyone wants everything to go right for themselves, and that's just not how life works. Gallagher sarcastically adds, "Sometimes I'll throw a dollar or two on a well crafted thought out, NBA parlay to win hundreds, and just think damn if Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic hit triple doubles tonight I'm buying a new drum machine. It's pretty fucked up when you think about the root of this behavior. But hey, whatever you need to escape your reality."

The 'Simulation Fetish' EP will be released in its entirety before a yet-to-be-announced April USA tour on Friday, March 22nd. 

released January 10, 2024

Mixed by Rhys Fulber
Mastered by Kris Lapke
Artwork by Trace Amount