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History

Timeline

A source-aware chronology of TRASH’s 15-year arc: Taipei formation, independent momentum, key releases, Warner Music phase, arena milestones, and Golden Melody recognition.

2009

01 / Origin

Formation

TRASH forms in Taipei in December 2009, setting the starting point for a band story built through rehearsals, live rooms, and a long independent-stage foundation.

2012

02 / Early Archive

First Album / Gongliao Ocean Music Festival

TRASH releases its self-titled first album and moves through the Gongliao Ocean Music Festival recognition phase, marking the early archive with the pressure and visibility of Taiwan’s live circuit.

2013

03 / Member

Euan Joins

頤原 / Euan joined TRASH in 2013 as guitarist.

2014/2015

04 / Award Context

Reset / 歸零 and Golden Melody Awards Nomination

歸零 / Reset becomes an important early release in the band’s catalog, carrying TRASH into Golden Melody Awards Best Band nomination recognition and a wider public conversation.

2017

05 / Recording

11:11 / Japan Recording Period

11:11 marks another major creative phase, expanding the band’s record-making language and connecting the archive to the Japan recording period noted in the launch content package.

2019

06 / Label

Warner Music Phase

TRASH enters its Warner Music Taiwan phase in 2019, opening a broader release platform while keeping the band’s identity rooted in guitars, collective force, and live impact.

2020

07 / Album

Never Die

Never Die represents a compact release chapter in the discography, carrying the band’s forward motion into the next phase of the archive.

2021

08 / Album

Holy Trip!

Holy Trip! expands TRASH’s album narrative with another full-length chapter, placing the band’s melodic weight and distortion-driven identity in a larger official archive.

2024

09 / Album

The Last Train of Happiness / 幸福的末班車

幸福的末班車 / The Last Train of Happiness becomes the core 15th-anniversary album era, connecting the band’s long road with a new chapter of memory, movement, and recognition.

2024

10 / Arena

Taipei Arena

TRASH brings its 15th-anniversary concert era to Taipei Arena, turning the anniversary chapter into a major arena milestone.

2025

11 / Arena

Kaohsiung Arena

TRASH carries the 15th-anniversary concert era to Kaohsiung Arena, extending the arena chapter beyond Taipei and into southern Taiwan.

2025

12 / Award

Golden Melody Awards Best Band

TRASH wins Best Band at the 2025 Golden Melody Awards, a major recognition point for the band’s long-running catalog and live-driven story.