Richard Thurston often only referred as "Rich Thurston" is a musician originally from Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. He has however been in bands in Connecticut and California as well. In his time with bands he has gone from doing vocals, to guitar, and now to bass. Rich is also known for his straight-edge and vegan views and followings. He is now a professional fighter in Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. In November 2004, Rich dislocated his shoulder during a fight. He was brought to the hospital and recovered quickly. He is in the Pro-MMA league since November 2006.

In 2000 he provided back up vocals and co-wrote lyrics to Until the End's self titled EP.

Bands

• Ego Trip (1991-1992) as guitarist
• Timescape Zero (1992) as guitarist
• Grip (1993) as guitarist
• Culture
  Culture (US band)
  Culture was a Florida-based vegan/straight edge hardcore band. They formed in 1992, and lasted until 1998, when Damien Moyal merged the remaining members into the second incarnation of As Friends Rust.-History:...
  
   (1994-1997) as guitarist, bassist and vocalist
• Elijahs Message (1998) as guitarist
• Diecast
  Diecast (band)
  Diecast is a five-piece metalcore band originating from Boston, Massachusetts. There are no active members that date back to their inception.-History:...
  
   (1999) as guitarist
• Blood Has Been Shed
  Blood Has Been Shed
  Blood Has Been Shed is a mathcore group from Connecticut. They formed in 1997. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage in the band, though both bands have very different styles. Although Jones and Foley are currently performing with Killswitch Engage, they do not intend to end...
  
   (2000-2001) as bassist
• Broken Glass Everywhere (2001) as guitarist
• One Nation Under (2001-2002) as guitarist
• Terror
  Terror (band)
  Terror is a hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California. Their second album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe , Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America...
  
   (2002-2003) as bassist
• Walls of Jericho (2003) as touring guitarist
• Against (2003) as guitarist
• Still Crossed (2003-2004) as guitarist

External links

• One Nation Under Interview
• Still Crossed on Indecision Records (2) (3)

• • See individual band pages for more links.