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]

Richard Thurston
Thurston performing with On Bodies at Nishi-Ogikubo Flat in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Richard J. Thurston
Also known as	Rich Thurston
Born	(1973-01-06) January 6, 1973 (age 49)
Origin	Florida, United States
Genres	Metalcore hardcore
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar bass guitar drums vocals
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Bridge 9 Equal Vision Eulogy Ferret Good Life Indecision Reflections Roadrunner Shock Takeover Trial & Error Trustkill Toybox Uprising
Member of	Deep Breath Lowest Treason
Formerly of	Against Anthem As Friends Rust Blood Has Been Shed Broken Glass Everywhere Culture Diecast Elijah's Message Ego-Trip Grip Justified Defiance On Bodies One Nation Under Prayers Unanswered Severance Still Crossed Terror Timescape Zero Until the End Walls of Jericho

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)

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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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