TERMINAL - HOW THE LONELY KEEP unpublished

Let’s not mince words. Finding out these guys were youngsters (ranging from 18-21) was not surprising. In fact, it relieved me a little as it seemed to be a decent excuse for the excruciatingly bland sound that is Terminal. How many times will I hear these watered down versions of bands like Thrice and Thursday? Those guys walk the emo line with an added edge that keeps them teetering and interesting while bands like Terminal just haven’t figured out what makes them distinct. It’s the same prattling beat over and over and prolonged exposure to it could only be equated to a full day of Chinese water torture.

Terminal seems to be a project reaching in the dark and this album’s attempts to find their niche in this genre have failed. The song “Dark” could exemplify such attempts with its opening electronic beat. Again, how many times will I see bands adding such garnishes at an endeavor at diversity? It takes something truly unspoken to make a band not “just another band.” But who knows? Maybe they will find it. Fuck, like you knew what you were doing at 18.