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Empty Trail is the modern evolution of grunge: raw, dark, and introspective. Built on the tension between despair and hope, the project blends the haunting honesty of 90s Seattle with a sharpened, contemporary hard-rock edge.
Led by Milwaukee-based multi-instrumentalist Rick Lambert, Empty Trail is a one-person creative force in the studio and a three-piece onstage, a project defined by uncompromising authenticity and total creative control.
Drawing comparisons to Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Highly Suspect, Empty Trail has carved out a loyal audience through visceral songwriting and a tone that cuts straight into the emotional core. The music explores personal struggle, identity, and resilience while always offering a sense of release.
Across platforms, Empty Trail has built rare independent momentum:
4M+ Spotify streams, with “Somewhere” added to Spotify’s official HARD ROCK playlist
30K+ monthly listeners
4 official Apple Music playlist placements (New in Rock)
10M+ YouTube views
20K+ Instagram followers, plus 15 fan-run international pages
Empty Trail has been supported in various ways by respected corners of the industry, including positive reactions from Michael Rapino and Johnny Zazula RIP (Metallica) as well as an official Ernie Ball artist endorsement. Meaningful nods that speak to the project’s growing footprint.
The band has been featured in Guitar World, Modern Drummer, and Ultimate-Guitar, and previously released the EP Lost under Golden Robot Records.
On radio, Empty Trail continues to rise:
“My World” charted at #27 on the BDS Rock Indicator and was featured nationally on Lou Brutus’s HardDrive XL.
The latest single “Reborn” is receiving spins across stations including KQXR, KLAQ, WZOR, KGRR, WQLZ, and more.
Live, Empty Trail has shared stages with Drowning Pool, Cold, Adelitas Way, Smile Empty Soul, The Veer Union, 96 Bitter Beings (CKY), Firehouse, and others — delivering a tight, three-piece modern rock assault that brings the studio’s emotional depth to life onstage.
Current momentum marks Empty Trail’s strongest era yet.
Rick recently returned from Austin, TX after working on two new tracks with John Moyer (Disturbed), to be mixed by Juan Urteaga (Machine Head).