Travis Turner

**Associated Acts:** | Crutch, Aletheian, Becoming the Archetype, The Satire, UnTeachers, Tantrum of the Muse, Mid-Evil, The Houselights, Half Bomber, Lonely//Ghost//Parade, The Peter Johann Band, A Curios Vis, Meet the Mayor, My Brother The Woodmaker, Believer

**Clifton Travis "Trav" Turner** (born 1975) is an American musician that began his career in the mid to late 1990s. Turner was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. Turner was the longtime drummer for the band Crutch, later known as Aletheian. Turner also has played in UnTeachers, Solamors, The Satire, Lonely//Ghost//Parade, and many others.

## History

Travis Turner began playing drums at the age of 13 after his parents bought him a drum set. Turner cites that he believes his father bought him the proper equipment because he would break the lead in carpenter pencils when he would go to work with his dad. He began his musical career in the mid to late 1990s. He started in the band My Brother The Woodmaker with his friend Josh Kale. Turner would be a part of a band called Mid Evil, which was a thrash metal band out of Orefield, Pennsylvania. In 1999, Turner joined the technical death metal band Crutch, replacing Bryan Clarkson who had performed on the band's debut album. With Turner in the lineup, the band recorded their debut EP *Awe and Disbelief*, followed by *Transitions*.

Crutch would then record a full-length album after signing with Burning Records, which was owned by Mike Fealko of Vessel. The band would record their debut album *Hope Prevails*, which would be released in 2001. Around that time, the band performed at Cornerstone Festival, where they were approached to be a stand-in band for Hellfest in Alabama. However, Turner's wife was pregnant with their first children, who were twins. This led to Turner departing from the band as he did not want to hold the band back.

After Turner's departure, he wanted to continue playing music, however, also being able to work and not tour. Turner would then join the local band The Houselights. In 2007, Turner would be asked to be a part of Becoming the Archetype, as Brent "Duck" Duckett departed, to record *Dichotomy* with Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad). However, in spite of this, he realized that it would not work out for him due to his schedule, which led to Brandon Lopez of Broken Flesh taking the drum position.

## Bands

**Current**

* The Satire (2018-present)
* Lonely//Ghost//Parade (2019-present)
* Half Bomber (2014-present)
* The Peter Johann Band

**Former**

* My Brother The Woodmaker
* Crutch (1999-2002)
* Aletheian (2002)
* The Houselights
* Becoming the Archetype (2007-2008)
* Solamors (2012-2015)
* Grace and Thieves (2012-2016)
* A Curios Vis
* Meet the Mayor
* Megabruce (2015)

**Session**

* Tantrum of the Muse (2000)
* Believer (2011)
* The Blamed (2020)

## Discography

**Crutch**

* *Awe and Disbelief* (1999)
* *Transitions* (1999)
* *Hope Prevails* (2001)

**Aletheian**

* *Apolutrosis* (2003)

**UnTeachers**

* *UnTeachers/Grace and Thieves Split 7" Split* (2012)
* *A Human Comedy* (2015)

**Solamors**

* *Depravity's Demise* (2013)

**The Satire**

* *The Blamed X The Satire* (2020)

* *The Presence* (2020)

**Grace and Thieves**

* *UnTeachers/Grace and Thieves Split 7"* (2012)
* *Cursed Breath // Innocent Blood* (2014)

**Half Bomber**

* *prink* (2015)
* *Paroles de Feu* (2016)

**Megabruce**

* "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" (2015)

**Session**

* "Screw the Christian Industry" - *ModernMu$ick(2000)!*, Tantrum of the Muse (2000)
* "Lie Awake" - *Transhuman*, Believer (2011)
* "O.L.I." -  *5.98 Quarantine Days Revisited / 20 Years... Again*, The Blamed (2020)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Travis Turner". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Turner, Travis (July 1, 2018). "Travis Turner of As The Story Grows". As The Story Grows Podcast. Interviewed by Jeremy Hunt. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
3. ↑ "Hello, my name is Trav". Mynameistrav.com. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
4. ↑ "Mid Evil". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Crutch". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Crutch". Discogs. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
7. ↑ Turner, Travis (January 7, 2018). "Danny Pelletier and Joshua King of Not Beneath". As The Story Grows Podcast. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Turner, Travis (September 20, 2015). "Bruce Fitzhugh of Living Sacrifice". As The Story Grows Podcast. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Turner, Travis (July 19, 2015). "Jason Wisdom (Becoming the Archetype)". As The Story Grows Podcast. Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
10. ↑ "Half Bomber". Retrieved on December 29, 2020.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Travis Turner". Discogs. Retrieved on December 30, 2020.