Graham Triangle

"A Graham never dies without a fight". - Family Quote/Battlecry of the Graham Brothers
The Graham Triangle was a rock-trio consisting of brothers Connor Graham 'Ghost', Brad Graham 'Bullet' and Dennis Graham 'Nightmare'.
The Graham Triangle was an extremely well-acclaimed undergrown band that dominated venues throughout North Carolina for years, even during COVID when it would gain an extremely significant stream count of up to 40K monthly listeners at its peak.
Sadly, the G.T's would come to a sudden and abrupt end with Brad Graham's tragic demise following a motorcycle accident on March 17, 2021, though only two shows would be filled in for him in honor by youngest sibling Ricky Graham 'Midnight', who briefly but unofficially joined the G.T's before meeting his own tragic end in June 2021. A revival attempt was being made for the band in December 2021 after Connor and Dennis Graham reconnected and reconciled following an estrangement, and multiple tours were planned out alongside new tracks as a duo, but this too would fail with Dennis Graham's death in August 2022. 
Connor Graham is the sole surviving member of the Graham Triangle.
== History ==
=== Formation (September 2018) ===
Connor Graham had been a veteran musician for about 4 years up until a feud between him and Vibez emerged, tainting the partnership the two had alongside non-artist Brix. 
Connor, known as 'Tha Ghost' would reach out to the three of his brothers, Brad and the twins Dennis and Ricky, with an offer to start up a band, with a lingering concept for a name. Ricky refused to join; both Brad and Dennis agreed to start up the band, and a trio concept was confirmed. After some small time dabbling with names, Connor got the idea of 'Triangle of Terror', while Brad thought something to distinctly remind the world of their united brotherhood should be in the title; he thought 'The Terrible Triangle Brothers' would work, while Connor simply thought Graham Triangle was shorter and would fit better on titles or banners. 
Although both Brad and Dennis firmly agreed on the previous title, Connor would overrule the concept in the longrun and both eventually became unanimous with that title, and would begin working on their first projects together. Brad and Dennis made their debut with a duet titled 'On my Watch', the first ever musical appearance of the two, with guitar/bass instrumentals done by the three and mixed by Connor. 
At first, the three dabbled in a British style starting in March 2019, before transitioning towards a deathmetal/heavy rock tune in June and for the duration of its run.
Throughout this time, DJ Cyanidal (Ricky) was one of their supporting producers/mixers, and often followed them to shows to help run the equipment offstage.
=== First Tours (Summer 2019) ===
Throughout 2019, the brothers would begin to host shows, their first ever being at Ziggy's in High Point on June 17, 2019. They would rapidly begin hosting all throughout North Carolina, becoming a regular at Ziggy's and The Underground in Charlotte. among others.
They would have their first out-of-state show at Elevation 27 at Virginia Beach on July 29th, where they were met with an extremely high reception that persuaded their return on August 8th.
Connor would take lead-vocals for a majority of the songs, with Brad following closely behind, more often than not, the two would make duets under the band moniker, whilst Dennis Graham would usually make rare vocal contributions, often only participating in vocals on his independent music career; the most of his music appearances would be one vocal performance per song on album. 
The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious impact on the performances in 2020, and almost any concerts the brothers held were illegally held in venues during a hushed up attendance or at house parties or streaming services. 
The last show the band would have during its original lineup was on March 8, 2021 at Hanger 1819 in Greensboro. Midnight (formerly Cyanidal) was a guest appearance who performed alongside his brothers for his concert debut. 
=== Death of Brad Graham 'Bullet' (March 17, 2021) ===
On March 17, 2021, Brad Graham was found unresponsive in his bed by Dennis around 9:12 AM, who was coming to wake him up for an appointment to be put on disability following his motorcycle accident. He would be pronounced dead upon arrival from medical officials, who initially determined no foul-play was expected, but an autopsy would be needed to confirm his cause of death.
This event sent shockwaves across not only the brothers, but the entire city of Thomasville, residents who adored and idolized the trio were torn by the sudden and expected death of one of the most talented young artists in the community.
A show at Ziggy's was planned for March 22, along with an album that was underway.
Instead of cancelling the show, Connor had Ricky Graham perform lead vocals and production on the album, finishing the incomplete project 'Waves from Beneath a Cold Heart' recorded primarily on March 20th, and the three hosted a memorial show to Brad at Ziggy's. 
The memorial show was held with the three wearing leather jackets saying "Long Live Brad Graham" and a picture of him holding a guitar at Ziggy's in 2019.
Although a touching tribute, Ricky Graham was critically boo'd and flipped off during his performance, which was brought on by his lack of experience in the punk/rock industry. 
=== Aftermath/Final Original Run (March 22 - June 27, 2021) ===
With Brad's demise, Connor and Dennis had to think critically as to whether or not the band should be disbanded, and considered the finalizing of the Waves album and Brad's tribute show on March 22 was as good enough a send-off for their band, and Dennis opted to retire in peace after, but Connor disagreed and thought the band should live on for their late brother and bandmate. 
The band was on an indefinite hiatus during this point, although Connor and Dennis both experimented with Ricky Graham as a candidate for a potential return to the music industry as a band, although all three did continue recording and producing for their own solo careers. 
Despite being on hiatus, they did agree to join a lineup for Deathmetal World '21 on April 9th, a concert at the Pinhook and the two performed with Ricky as their third member, though it was never confirmed that he officially joined the band.
Although the three eventually expressed interest in seeing where the potentially reformed Graham Triangle would lead, they never had the chance to grow with Ricky as the new candidate for a complication of reasons; extremely negative feedback mixing between criticism that Connor and Dennis were replacing Brad and/or carrying out the band too far, and others based on Ricky's rookie stage attempting to carry the weight of his fan-favorite elder sibling. Ricky had minimum involvement in singing metal, and was mostly into laidback lo-fi or emo-rap, and didn't fit in. 
A complication of issues would soon surface, leading setbacks to a potential comeback altogether; the Laven Wise conflicts on April 15 - throughout the hiatus, Connor's near-fatal shooting injury on May 2 - 19, 2021, followed by the Owen Hinton Scandal on May 21 - 23 which lead to the arrest of the three siblings, then Ricky Graham's near fatal injury on June 1st in which Dennis refused to do his part in any potential band or music related business throughout June, and then Ricky's suicide on June 27th lead to the temporary estrangement of Dennis and Connor, and demise of the Graham Triangle.
With this conflict, Connor was also impeached as leader of the label Young Rich Nation, and Dennis left the label after holding a hand in his removal. Both quit music from then - December 2021, though Connor uploaded unreleased content. 
=== Reunion Concerts/Potential Comeback & Dennis Graham's Death (February - August 2022) ===
The two remaining Graham Brothers made peace in December 2021, and agreed to return to music together, and began working tirelessly on new music, though had only accomplished two performances in the meantime; one in Orlando Florida on June 28th, and the other on June 30th at a venue in NC. 
Dennis Graham held two solo shows; one at the 2022 Dogwood Festival in Mebane, NC as a solo artist, and the second on August 9th, performing only his song 'Mask' to commence a punk gathering/convention.
On July 4, 2022, Dennis suffered near fatal injuries from an armed robbery, having been revived at Duke Medical Center and spent weeks in the hospital. He was in the process of recording for his 2nd solo album, 'Spent a Night at Hell Avenue' which was set for a September 2022 release. 
Connor had recently signed onto Young Grown Nation in May, representing the Triangle in this move to further advance their careers as a duo. They would then begin working with the Fox Family more prominently as both families were signed into YGN and even considered a countrywide tour for 2023. (Later known as SummerSlash '23)
On August 16, 2022, Dennis had been rushed to the hospital with undisclosed medical problems early that morning; he had been unable to sleep the night transitioning onto the 16th, but was discharged hours later. 
He would then collapse from either an aneurysm or stroke, and was returned to the hospital having been found by Connor and his wife Abby, and was in a comatose state, having been paralyzed on the left side of his body, and later succumbed to what was confirmed a fentanyl overdose on August 26th, ten days after he was admitted. 
=== Aftermath & Retirement (August 2022 - Present) ===
After Dennis' death on August 26, 2022, the Graham Triangle was ultimately disbanded for good, and Connor Graham was on an indefinite hiatus until January 2023, when he held a 4 hour retirement concert, in which many songs of the Graham Triangle + his and his brothers' solo songs were played. 
Connor Graham would retire from music after this, and the Graham Triangle was shuttered entirely. 
== Roster ==
* Connor Graham 'Tha Ghost' - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar (September 2018 - April 2021/ February 2022 - August 2022)
* Brad Graham 'Mr. Bullet' - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drums (September 2018 - March 2021)
* Dennis Graham 'Madd Nightmare' - Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar, Occasional Vocals (September 2018 - April 2021/February 2022 - August 2022)
=== Associated Acts ===
* Ricky Graham 'DJ Cyanidal' - Sound Engineering, Synthesizer, Mixing/Mastering & Brief Vocals (June 2019 - April 2021)