Richard Thurston (born January 6, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and mixed martial artist. Thurston was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved to Florida in his late teens. 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 and As Friends Rust. 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. Thurston is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist, having performed guitar, bass and drums in addition to vocals in several of his bands. He has also been straight-edge and vegan since the early 1990s, participating in several bands that vocalized those beliefs and ethics. Thurston began training as a mixed martial artist in 2003. During his inaugural amateur fight on November 5, 2004, he dislocated his elbow while against opponent Joshua Blanchard. In November 2006, Thurston became a professional fighter. Bands Ego Trip - guitar Severance - drums Timescape Zero - guitar Grip - bass Culture - guitar , bass guitar , lead vocals , drums Elijah's Message - guitar Prayers Unanswered - guitar Blood Has Been Shed - bass guitar , guitar Until the End - guest vocals Diecast - guitar Broken Glass Everywhere - guitar One Nation Under - guitar Terror - bass guitar Against - guitar Still Crossed - guitar Walls of Jericho - touring bass guitar Anthem - guitar On Bodies - guitar, bass guitar, drums Justified Defiance - vocals Treason - guitar, drums Deep Breath - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums Lowest - guitar, bass guitar, drums As Friends Rust - drums References External links 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) 1973 births 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American drummers 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American singers 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American drummers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American singers American heavy metal bass guitarists American heavy metal guitarists American male bass guitarists American male guitarists American male mixed martial artists American rock songwriters American punk rock bass guitarists American punk rock drummers American punk rock guitarists American punk rock singers As Friends Rust members Culture (American band) members Blood Has Been Shed members Guitarists from Florida Guitarists from Ohio Hardcore punk musicians