Richard Thurston
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Birth name | Richard J. Thurston |
Also known as | Rich Thurston |
Born | January 6, 1973 |
Origin | Florida, United States |
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Richard Thurston (born January 6, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and mixed martial artist.[1][2] Thurston was born in Florida and notably performed in such bands as Timescape Zero, Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Until the End, Diecast, Terror, Walls of Jericho and As Friends Rust.[3] 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.[4][5]
Thurston is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist, having performed guitar, bass and drums in addition to vocals in several of his bands.[6][7] He has also been straight-edge and vegan since the early 1990s, participating in several bands that vocalized those beliefs and ethics.[6][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
- ^ "Rich Thurston". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Deep Breath: Alone Is Where We'll Stay". SXEWORLDWIDE Store. 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.
- ^ a b "Interview: Rich Thurston (Culture, Treason, On Bodies, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, Ego Trip)". www.noecho.net. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Rich Thurston joins Terror". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Interview: Bassist Spotlight: Rich Thurston (Treason)". www.noecho.net. 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".
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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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