Richard Thurston

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]

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

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)
• Wounded Paw – guitar (2024–present)