Terminal (American band)#Formation and How the Lonely Keep

Formed in 1998 under the name Letter Twelve, the group signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 2004 and changed its name. The band's first, and only, release under this name was entitled How the Lonely Keep,[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Terminal/How_The_Lonely_Keep/13933/ Review of How the Lonely Keep], Cross Rhythms, 2005. and in 2005 they went on tour with labelmates Anberlin.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p725853|pure_url=yes}} Biography] at Allmusic.com The record hit No. 39 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart in 2005.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/terminal/chart-history/christian-albums/song/482350|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514032703/https://www.billboard.com/music/terminal/chart-history/christian-albums/song/482350|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2018|title=Terminal How The Lonely Keep Chart History|magazine=Billboard |publisher=|accessdate=January 11, 2018}}[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p725853|pure_url=yes}} Chart Positions], Allmusic.com Matthew Tsai of Absolute Punk called the record "one of the great emo releases of the 00's".[http://images.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=76168562 Weekly Nostalgia: Terminal] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140305221602/http://images.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=76168562 |date=2014-03-05 }}. Absolute Punk, September 29, 2010. Melodic.net compared the group to Anberlin, Jimmy Eat World and Third Eye Blind.[http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=3750 Review], Melodic.net.

Shortly after the release of the album, all of the band's members except for lead singer Travis Bryant departed the group[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/HowTheLonelyKeep.asp Album Review], Jesus Freak Hideout, September 3, 2005. Accessed October 2, 2007. during their tour with The Spill Canvas and Rufio; 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 Saosin, He Is Legend, The Juliana Theory, Cartel, The Working Title, Codeseven, The Receiving End of Sirens, and Yesterdays Rising.[http://www.nowontour.com/news/interviews/00102.php Interview with Travis Smiley], NowOnTour. Accessed October 2, 2007. Terminal split in January 2006.[http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_395 Terminal Break Up; Singer to Go Solo]. Alternative Press, January 30, 2006.

Ryan Conley, and James Erwin are now all members of the band Oh, Sleeper, a metalcore band which later signed to Solidstate Records. 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, Alive in Wild Paint.

Matt Lucas owns and operates Trust Printshop, a screen printing company. Ryan Flynn is now a commercial photographer and film maker based out of Los Angeles.

Travis Bryant was featured as a guitarist for the band Analog Rebellion.

• Travis Bryant - vocals/guitar (1998–2021)
• Ryan Flynn - bass (2005–2006)
• Justin Leu - drums (2005–2006)
• Chris Pulis - guitar (2005–2006)
• Ryan Conley - drums (1998–2021) (also was in Oh, Sleeper)
• Matt Lucas - guitar (1998–2021)
• James Erwin - guitar/vocals (2001–2021) (also was in Oh, Sleeper and At Night We Strike)
• Lucas Starr - bass (2002–2005, died 2018) (also was in As Cities Burn, Oh, Sleeper, and At Night We Strike)
• Kevin McCauley - bass (1998–2002)
• Landon Cabarubio - bass (2021)

;As Letter Twelve[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/Terminal.asp Terminal] at Jesus Freak Hideout

• Letter Twelve EP (2002)
• The Antecedent Me (2004)

;As Terminal

• How the Lonely Keep (2005, Tooth & Nail Records)

• [http://www.myspace.com/terminal Myspace.com/Terminal] · Terminal's MySpace.
• [http://www.purevolume.com/terminal PureVolume.com/Terminal] · Terminal's PureVolume page.
• [http://www.purevolume.com/travisbryant PureVolume.com/TravisBryant] · where Travis Bryant's solo work can be found.

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