Terminal was an American rock band from

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History

Formation and ''How the Lonely Keep''

Formed in 1998 under the name Letter Twelve, the group signed to

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in 2004 and changed its name. The band's first, and only, release under this name was entitled ''How the Lonely Keep'', and in 2005 they went on tour with labelmates

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. The record hit No. 39 on the ''

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'' Top Christian Albums chart in 2005. Matthew Tsai of

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. Shortly after the release of the album, all of the band's members except for lead singer Travis Bryant departed the group during their tour with

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; Bryant toured with Terminal as a solo act for the remainder of the tour. Bryant found replacements for the members later in 2005 and continued to tour behind the album, touring with

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, and

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. Terminal split in January 2006.

Post-breakup

Ryan Conley, and James Erwin are now all members of the band

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, a metalcore band which later signed to

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. The band reunited on December 28, 2007 for a one-off reunion show in Plano, TX. Bryant periodically covers Terminal songs in his current band,

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Members

*Travis Bryant - vocals/guitar (1998–2006) *Ryan Flynn - bass (2005–2006) *Justin Leu - drums (2005–2006) *Chris Pulis - guitar (2005–2006) *Ryan Conley - drums (1998–2005) (also was in Oh, Sleeper) *Matt Lucas - guitar (1998–2005) *James Erwin - guitar/vocals (2001–2005) (also was in Oh, Sleeper and At Night We Strike) *Lucas Starr - bass (2002–2005, died 2018) (also was in

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, and At Night We Strike) *Kevin McCauley - bass (1998–2002)

Discography

;As Letter TwelveTerminal
at Jesus Freak Hideout *''Letter Twelve'' EP (2002) *''The Antecedent Me'' (2004) ;As Terminal * ''How the Lonely Keep'' · June 28, 2005 ·

References

External links

Myspace.com/Terminal
· Terminal's MySpace.
PureVolume.com/Terminal
· Terminal's PureVolume page.
PureVolume.com/TravisBryant
· where Travis Bryant's solo work can be found. {{DEFAULTSORT:Terminal American post-hardcore musical groups Christian rock groups from Texas People from Mansfield, Texas Musical groups established in 1998