Richard Thurston

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Richard Thurston

| image = On Bodies at Nishi-Ogikubo Flat 2015-2 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Thurston performing with On Bodies in Japan in 2015

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

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| alias = Rich Thurston

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|01|06}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| origin = West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

Metalcore
hardcore punk}}

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|bass guitar|drums|vocals}}

| years_active = 1991–present

| current_member_of = {{hlist|Deep Breath|No Grave|Lowest|}}

| past_member_of = {{hlist|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}}

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Richard Thurston (born January 6, 1973) is an American musician.{{Cite web|title=Rich Thurston|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/617461-Rich-Thurston|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=Discogs|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Deep Breath: Alone Is Where We'll Stay|url=https://straightedgeworldwide.com/blogs/music/deep-breath-alone-is-where-well-stay|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=SXEWORLDWIDE Store|date=November 29, 2020 }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Julien |first=Alexandre |author-link=Alexander Julien |date=January 10, 2020 |title=As Friends Rust – A skeletal repository of As Friends Rust's timeline |url=http://www.abridgedpause.com/as-friends-rust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034618/http://www.abridgedpause.com/as-friends-rust |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=Abridged Pause Blog |language=en-US}} He is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist, having performed guitar, bass and drums in addition to vocals in several of his bands.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Interview: Rich Thurston (Culture, Treason, On Bodies, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, Ego Trip) |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/rich-thurston-straight-edge |access-date=February 8, 2021 |website=www.noecho.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rich Thurston joins Terror |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/1753/Rich-Thurston-joins-Terror |access-date=February 8, 2021 |website=lambgoat.com}}

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.{{Cite web|title=MUSICSCAN > INFOS > Interviews-Stories > Details|url=http://www.music-scan.de/infos/stories/details.php?id=56|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=www.music-scan.de}}{{Cite web|title=Rich Thurston (Culture, Blood Has Been Shed, Terror, etc) Interview: Part 3|url=http://xstuckinthepastx.blogspot.com/2010/08/rich-thurston-culture-blood-has-been.html|access-date=February 8, 2021}} He has also been straight-edge and vegan since 1994, participating in several bands that vocalized those beliefs and ethics.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Bassist Spotlight: Rich Thurston (Treason)|url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/bassist-spotlight-rich-thurston|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=www.noecho.net|date=October 28, 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Julien |first=Alexandre |author-link=Alexander Julien |date=January 9, 2008 |title=Culture |url=http://www.abridgedpause.com/culture |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114103658/http://www.abridgedpause.com/culture |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2021 |website=Abridged Pause Blog |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Terror – Terror Interview – RoomThirteen – Online Rock Metal Alternative Music Magazine – Reviews Interviews News Tours|url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/features/193/Terror_Interview.html|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=www.roomthirteen.com|language=en}}

Personal life

Thurston was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved to Florida in his late teens.

Thurston began training as a mixed martial artist in 2003.{{Cite web|title=Rich Thurston (ex-Terror) prepares for MMA fight {{!}} Comments {{!}} Lambgoat|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=7499|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=lambgoat.com}} During his inaugural amateur fight on November 5, 2004, he dislocated his elbow while against opponent Joshua Blanchard.{{Cite web|last=Sherdog.com|title=ICE 12 – International Combat Events 12|url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/ICE-12-International-Combat-Events-12-8139|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=Sherdog}}{{Cite web|title=ICE results... no-shows = a-holes|url=https://www.mixedmartialarts.com/forums/UnderGround/ICE-results-no-shows--a-holes:509064|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=The Underground|date=November 8, 2004}} In November 2006, Thurston became a professional fighter.{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2021|title=Brutal Renaissance: Rich Thurston (ex-Terror/Blood Has Been Shed) Talks Raising Up the High End Hardcore of Lowest|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/01/20/brutal-renaissance-rich-thurston-talks-raising-up-the-high-end-hardcore-of-lowest/|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=Decibel Magazine|language=en-US}}

Bands

Ego Trip – guitar {{small|(1991–1992)}}
Severance – drums {{small|(1992)}}
Timescape Zero – guitar {{small|(1992–1993)}}
Grip – bass {{small|(1993)}}
Culture – guitar {{small|(1993–1997, 1997, 2012–2016, 2025)}}, bass guitar {{small|(1993–1994)}}, lead vocals {{small|(1994)}}, drums {{small|(1995, 2015)}}
Elijah's Message – guitar {{small|(1998)}}
Prayers Unanswered – guitar {{small|(1998–1999)}}
Blood Has Been Shed – bass guitar {{small|(1999–2000)}}, guitar {{small|(2000)}}
Until the End – guest vocals {{small|(2000)}}
Diecast – guitar {{small|(2000)}}
Broken Glass Everywhere – guitar {{small|(2000–2001)}}
One Nation Under – guitar {{small|(2001–2002)}}
Terror – bass guitar {{small|(2002–2003)}}
Against – guitar {{small|(2003)}}
Still Crossed – guitar {{small|(2003)}}
Walls of Jericho – touring bass guitar {{small|(2003)}}
Anthem – guitar {{small|(2005)}}
On Bodies – guitar, bass guitar, drums {{small|(2009–2017)}}{{Cite web|url=http://xstuckinthepastx.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/on-bodies-new-band-featuring-members-of.html|title = On Bodies – New band featuring members of Terror, Culture, as Friends Rust and more}}
Justified Defiance – vocals {{small|(2015–2016)}}
Treason – guitar, drums {{small|(2017–2022)}}
Deep Breath – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums {{small|(2020–present)}}
Lowest – guitar, bass guitar, drums {{small|(2020–present)}}
Saboteur – drums {{small|(2021–2022)}}
As Friends Rust – drums {{small|(2022)}}
Greater Vision – guitar {{small|(2022–2023)}}
No Grave – guitar {{small|(2023–present)}}
Wounded Paw – guitar {{small|(2024–present)}}

References

External links

[http://www.music-scan.de/infos/stories/details.php?id=56 Interview with Music Scan (2002)]
[https://www.noecho.net/interviews/rich-thurston-straight-edge Interview with No Echo (2018)]
[https://www.noecho.net/interviews/bassist-spotlight-rich-thurston Interview with No Echo (2019)]
[http://massmovement.co.uk/treason/ Interview with Mass Movement (2020)]
[https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/01/20/brutal-renaissance-rich-thurston-talks-raising-up-the-high-end-hardcore-of-lowest/ Interview with Decibel Magazine (2021)]