Richard Thurston
Thurston performing with On Bodies at Nishi-Ogikubo Flat in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2015.
Background information
Birth nameRichard J. Thurston
Also known asRich Thurston
Born (1973-01-06) January 6, 1973
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
OriginWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • bass guitar
  • drums
  • vocals
Years active1991–present
Labels
Member of
  • Deep Breath
  • Lowest
  • Treason
Formerly of

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]

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

  • 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–present)
  • Deep Breath - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums (2020–present)
  • Lowest - guitar, bass guitar, drums (2020–present)
  • As Friends Rust - drums (2022)

References

  1. ↑ "Rich Thurston". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Deep Breath: Alone Is Where We'll Stay". SXEWORLDWIDE Store. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Interview: Rich Thurston (Culture, Treason, On Bodies, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, Ego Trip)". www.noecho.net. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "MUSICSCAN > INFOS > Interviews-Stories > Details". www.music-scan.de. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Rich Thurston (Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Terror, etc) Interview: Part 3". Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  7. ↑ "Rich Thurston joins Terror". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Bassist Spotlight: Rich Thurston (Treason)". www.noecho.net. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  9. ↑ Julien, Alexandre (January 9, 2008). "Culture". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Terror - Terror Interview - RoomThirteen - Online Rock Metal Alternative Music Magazine - Reviews Interviews News Tours". www.roomthirteen.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  11. 1 2 "Rich Thurston (ex-Terror) prepares for MMA fight | Comments | Lambgoat". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  12. ↑ Sherdog.com. "ICE 12 - International Combat Events 12". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  13. ↑ "ICE results... no-shows = a-holes". The Underground. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "On Bodies - New band featuring members of Terror, Culture, as Friends Rust and more".
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