Richard Thurston (born January 6, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and mixed martial artist.[1][2] Thurston was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved to Florida in his late teens.[3] He notably performed in such hardcore and metalcore bands as Timescape Zero, Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Until the End, Diecast, Terror, Walls of Jericho, On Bodies and As Friends Rust.[4] He has lived in and performed with bands from Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, California, Michigan and Ohio, the latter of which has been his home since 1997.[5][6]
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 Thurston performing with On Bodies at Nishi-Ogikubo Flat in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2015. | |
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| Birth name | Richard J. Thurston |
| Also known as | Rich Thurston |
| Born | January 6, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Origin | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Thurston is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist, having performed guitar, bass and drums in addition to vocals in several of his bands.[3][7] He has also been straight-edge and vegan since 1994, participating in several bands that vocalized those beliefs and ethics.[3][8][9][10]
Thurston began training as a mixed martial artist in 2003.[11] During his inaugural amateur fight on November 5, 2004, he dislocated his elbow while against opponent Joshua Blanchard.[12][13] In November 2006, Thurston became a professional fighter.[11][14]
Bands
edit- Ego Trip - guitar (1991–1992)
- Severance - drums (1992)
- Timescape Zero - guitar (1992–1993)
- Grip - bass (1993)
- Culture - guitar (1993–1997, 1997, 2012–2016), bass guitar (1993–1994), lead vocals (1994), drums (1995, 2015)
- Elijah's Message - guitar (1998)
- Prayers Unanswered - guitar (1998–1999)
- Blood Has Been Shed - bass guitar (1999–2000), guitar (2000)
- Until the End - guest vocals (2000)
- Diecast - guitar (2000)
- Broken Glass Everywhere - guitar (2000–2001)
- One Nation Under - guitar (2001–2002)
- Terror - bass guitar (2002–2003)
- Against - guitar (2003)
- Still Crossed - guitar (2003)
- Walls of Jericho - touring bass guitar (2003)
- Anthem - guitar (2005)
- On Bodies - guitar, bass guitar, drums (2009–2017)[15]
- Justified Defiance - vocals (2015–2016)
- Treason - guitar, drums (2017–2022)
- Deep Breath - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums (2020–present)
- Lowest - guitar, bass guitar, drums (2020–present)
- Saboteur - drums (2021–2022)
- As Friends Rust - drums (2022)
- Greater Vision - guitar (2022–2023)
- No Grave - guitar (2023–present)
References
edit- ^ "Rich Thurston". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Deep Breath: Alone Is Where We'll Stay". SXEWORLDWIDE Store. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b c "Interview: Rich Thurston (Culture, Treason, On Bodies, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, Ego Trip)". www.noecho.net. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Julien, Alexandre (January 10, 2020). "As Friends Rust - A skeletal repository of As Friends Rust's timeline". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "MUSICSCAN > INFOS > Interviews-Stories > Details". www.music-scan.de. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Rich Thurston (Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Terror, etc) Interview: Part 3". Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Rich Thurston joins Terror". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Interview: Bassist Spotlight: Rich Thurston (Treason)". www.noecho.net. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Julien, Alexandre (January 9, 2008). "Culture". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Terror - Terror Interview - RoomThirteen - Online Rock Metal Alternative Music Magazine - Reviews Interviews News Tours". www.roomthirteen.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b "Rich Thurston (ex-Terror) prepares for MMA fight | Comments | Lambgoat". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "ICE 12 - International Combat Events 12". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "ICE results... no-shows = a-holes". The Underground. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Brutal Renaissance: Rich Thurston (ex-Terror/Blood Has Been Shed) Talks Raising Up the High End Hardcore of Lowest". Decibel Magazine. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "On Bodies - New band featuring members of Terror, Culture, as Friends Rust and more".
External links
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- Interview with Music Scan (2002)
- Interview with No Echo (2018)
- Interview with No Echo (2019)
- Interview with Mass Movement (2020)
- Interview with Decibel Magazine (2021)
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