Travail was an American, Christian

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band based in the

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area in

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. Fronted by Matt Leslie, it had an intense following at Club 412, a local church-sponsored lounge and music venue located in southwest Fort Worth. Stylistic comparisons were often drawn between their sound and that of secular rock acts popular at the time such as

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and

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. The band was signed on

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and then were picked up by national label Metro One. After releasing their second album, ''Beautiful Loneliness'', on the Metro One label, Travail received a nomination for the 2001

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in the Hard Music Recorded Song category. Before touring much under the new label, however, Travail broke up. Their most requested song, "Judge Me" is still a very popular song and the video for "Return" is still a popular video among those who enjoy the rapcore/nu metal genre. Guitarist Aaron Wiese later joined the band Spoken, but left in 2008. Members Matt Leslie, Brian Hoover, Daniel McKay, and Duane Smith have started a new band with Travis Knight as their second guitarist. The new band is Southern Train Gypsy. Although not a band anymore, Matthew Leslie has retired from music, and the other members have formed a new band as of 2018.

Members

Current *Matt Leslie - vocals (1996-2001) *Brian Hoover - guitar *Duane Smith - bass *Daniel McKay - drums (1996-2001) Former *Kyle Magnon - guitar *Tim Bowman - guitar *Aaron Weise - guitar *Cliff Wright - bass

Discography

*1998: ''Anchor of my Soul'' (Independent) *1999: ''Travail + Luti-Kriss'' (EP,

, Review:
HM Magazine
') *1999: ''Travail'' (Pluto Records, Review

*2000: ''Beautiful Loneliness'' (Metro One, Reviews

Cross Rhythms
')

References

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External links

Travail Fan Site (Myspace)
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