Richard Thurston

Richard Thurston
Thurston performing with On Bodies in Japan in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Rich Thurston
Born	(1973-01-06) January 6, 1973 (age 52) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Origin	West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore hardcore punk
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar bass guitar drums vocals
Years active	1991–present
Member of	Deep Breath No Grave Lowest
Formerly of	Against Anthem As Friends Rust Blood Has Been Shed Broken Glass Everywhere Culture Diecast Elijah's Message Ego-Trip Greater Vision Grip Justified Defiance On Bodies One Nation Under Prayers Unanswered Saboteur Severance Still Crossed Terror Timescape Zero Treason Until the End Walls of Jericho

Richard Thurston (born January 6, 1973) is an American musician. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[3] He is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist, having performed guitar, bass and drums in addition to vocals in several of his bands. ^{[4] [5]}

Thurston 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. ^{[6] [7]} He has also been straight-edge and vegan since 1994, participating in several bands that vocalized those beliefs and ethics. ^{[4] [8] [9] [10]}

Personal life

Thurston was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved to Florida in his late teens. ^[4]

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, 2025), 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

1. "Rich Thurston". Discogs. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
2. "Deep Breath: Alone Is Where We'll Stay". SXEWORLDWIDE Store. November 29, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
3. 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.
4. "Interview: Rich Thurston (Culture, Treason, On Bodies, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, Ego Trip)". www.noecho.net. August 15, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
5. "Rich Thurston joins Terror". lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
6. "MUSICSCAN > INFOS > Interviews-Stories > Details". www.music-scan.de. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
7. "Rich Thurston (Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Terror, etc) Interview: Part 3" . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
8. "Interview: Bassist Spotlight: Rich Thurston (Treason)". www.noecho.net. October 28, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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 February 8, 2021.
11. "Rich Thurston (ex-Terror) prepares for MMA fight | Comments | Lambgoat". lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
12. Sherdog.com. "ICE 12 – International Combat Events 12". Sherdog. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
13. "ICE results... no-shows = a-holes". The Underground. November 8, 2004. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
14. "Brutal Renaissance: Rich Thurston (ex-Terror/Blood Has Been Shed) Talks Raising Up the High End Hardcore of Lowest". Decibel Magazine. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
15. "On Bodies – New band featuring members of Terror, Culture, as Friends Rust and more".

External links

• 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)