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Job for a Cowboy
Job for a Cowboy performing at 2008's Hellfest.
Background information
Also known as	JFAC
Origin	Glendale, Arizona, United States
Genre(s)	Death metal Deathcore (early)
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	King of the Monsters Metal Blade
Associated acts	Knights of the Abyss Despised Icon The Faceless
Website	www.jfacmetal.com
Members
Jonny Davy Brent Riggs Bobby Thompson Jon Rice Al Glassman
Former members
Ravi Bhadriraju Chad Staples Andy Rysdam Andrew Arcurio Elliott Sellers

Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band, formed in Glendale, Arizona in 2003. They released their first EP, Doom in 2005, and later that year signed with the Metal Blade label. Their follow-up album, Genesis, was released in 2007, peaking at #54 on the Billboard 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first week.

Job for a Cowboy started as a deathcore group, and evolved into a predominantly death metal sound with their full-length debut Genesis.¹ Their influences include mostly extreme metal bands, such as Decapitated, Mastodon and Nile, as well as the rock groups Every Time I Die, Muse and the singer Björk.²

The band has played in several festivals, including Download, Sounds of the Underground and Wacken Open Air. The current band members are vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Al Glassman and Bobby Thompson, bassist Brent Riggs, and drummer Jon Rice.

History

Formation and Doom (2003–2006)

Job for a Cowboy was formed in Glendale, Arizona in December 2003.³ The group was founded by vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam.⁴ In 2004, they created a MySpace profile, posted songs online, and began to connect with several worldwide fans.⁵ Later that year, Staples and Rysdam left Job for a Cowboy and were replaced by Brent Riggs and Elliott Sellers respectively as bassist and drummer.⁴ Traffic to the band's MySpace profile increased exponentially in late 2005, when the band released its first EP, entitled Doom.⁵ The EP attracted the attention of Arizona independent label King of the Monsters, who distributed the disc after an initial self-released pressing by the band.⁴

Job for a Cowboy extensively promoted their debut EP, including three performances on the Sounds of the Underground tour.⁵ By the end of year, the band obtained professional management and signed a deal with Metal Blade Records,⁵ who reissued Doom with a bonus track.⁴ Also in 2006, Arcurio left Job for a Cowboy, and new guitarist Bobby Thompson joined the group.⁴ While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full-length album, Sellers announced that he would be leaving the band to go back to school immediately after recording the album.⁵ In search of a permanent drummer, the band then posted a bulletin on Blabbermouth.net,⁶ which was seen by Jon "The Charn" Rice. He made a video of himself, posted it on YouTube, and sent the link to the band.⁵ Soon after, Rice was announced as the new drummer.⁷

Genesis (2007–present)

In March 2007, Job for a Cowboy completed their full-length debut album, Genesis.⁸ The album was recorded at Blue Light Audio Media in Phoenix, Arizona with producer Cory Spotts, and mixing of Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap; released on May 15, the album peaked at #54 on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 13,000 copies in its first week, the highest-charting metal debut since 1999's self-titled album by Slipknot. The album received generally positive reviews, with UK's Kerrang! saying, "an album that quite literally obliterates everyone else currently residing within the death and grind [metal] scenes" and "one of the year's most essential metal purchases".⁹

In June 2007, the band performed at the Download Festival in Donington Park, England.¹⁰ The group also played at the Sounds of the Underground festival along with Amon Amarth, Chimaira, Gwar, and Shadows Fall.¹⁰ In October, Job for a Cowboy co-headlined the 2007 Radio Rebellion Tour, teaming up with Behemoth, Gojira and Beneath the Massacre.¹¹ The band featured on the 2008's Gigantour with headliners Megadeth, Children of Bodom, In Flames and High on Fire.¹² In addition, they have been confirmed for a number of festivals during 2008, including Wacken Open Air in Germany¹³ and a second appearance at England's Download Festival.¹⁴ Job for a Cowboy have embarked on a U.S. headlining tour in November and December 2008 with supporting acts Hate Eternal and All Shall Perish.¹⁵ In late-2008 guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju left Job For A Cowboy to return to school.¹⁶ He was replaced with ex-Despised Icon guitarist Al Glassman.¹⁷

Members

• Jonny Davy – vocals (2003–present)
• Brent Riggs – bass, backing vocals (2004–present)
• Bobby Thompson – guitar (2006–present)
• Jon "The Charn" Rice – drums (2007–present)
• Al Glassman – guitar (2008–present)

Former members

• Chad Staples – bass (2003–2004)
• Andy Rysdam – drums (2003–2004)
• Andrew Arcurio – guitar (2003–2006)
• Elliott Sellers – drums (2004–2006)
• Ravi Bhadriraju – guitar (2003–2008)

Discography

• Doom (2005)
• Genesis (2007)

Music videos

References

External links

• Job for a Cowboy's official website
• Job for a Cowboy at MySpace
• Job for a Cowboy at PureVolume

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