The Glendale, Ariz. outfit is gearing up for a headlining tour -- one that's a hard-hitting bill to end the year. The Job for a Cowboy tour dates will also include Skeletonwitch, Misery Index and Trap Them for what will certainly be a take-no-prisoners affair.
Drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice recently told Noisecreep to expect some surprises in their set. "We've been tossing around quite a few ideas as to what cover we'd like to do -- anything from Bloodbath to the Crown to Napalm Death -- but I don't think I'll divulge which one we're actually going to throw in there. We feel it's a definite salute to some of the bands who have shaped our sound and our musical tastes, and we sort of feel that we can throw a little bit different spin on some of these classic bands' tunes."
BIOGRAFI
- Band Members: Andrew Arcurio, Jonny Davy, Chad Staples, Jon "The Charm" Rice, Bobby Thompson, Ravi Bhadriraju, Elliott Sellers, Brent Riggs, Andy Rysdam
- Genre: Rock & Alternative
- Influenced by: Death
- Followed By: Sons of Azrael
- Similar Artists: Daath, Impaled, Dying Fetus, Cattle Decapitation, Crematorium, Animosity, From a Second Story Window, Despised Icon, Through the Eyes of the Dead
Unleashing a relentless fusion of hardcore and death metal with the precision guitar attack of progressive metal, Job for a Cowboy was formed in Glendale, AZ, in 2002. The group was founded by vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam, and the band cut their first demo CD in 2004. Later that year, Staples and Rysdam left Job for a Cowboy, with Brent Riggs and Elliott Sellers respectively stepping in as bassist and drummer. In 2005, the band recorded a six-song EP, Doom, that attracted the attention of Arizona independent label King of the Monsters, who distributed the disc after an initial self-released pressing by the band. Doom earned a potent buzz in metal circles, enhanced by extensive touring, and Metal Blade Records signed the band in 2006, reissuing Doom with a bonus track. Also in 2006, Arcurio dropped out of Job for a Cowboy, and new guitarist Bobby Thompson joined the group. While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full-length album, Sellers left the band, and Jon "The Charm" Rice became their new percussionist. Recorded between road trips with producer Andy Sneap at the controls, the group's first album, Genesis, was released in May 2007 by Metal Blade, with lots more touring to follow. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
