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 official debut 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. 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 Bobby Thompson, bassist Brent Riggs, and drummer Jon 'Davis' Rice. The band's fan base has allowed them to share the stage with everyone from As I Lay Dying and The Dillinger Escape Plan to Origin and The Acacia Strain to Haste the Day and The Red Chord. To add to their progressive accomplishments they have now signed a deal with the well-known and well-respected label, Metal Blade Records; known for signing artists such as GWAR, As I Lay Dying, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, The Red Chord, Black Dahlia Murder and Bolt Thrower. Job For A Cowboy will be touring with other heavy metal acts such as Children of Bodom, Megadeth, In Flames, and High on Fire in a metal festival known as Gigantour. Megadeth will be headlining the event. They have stated on their myspace that a new album will come out in 2009. Current members Jonny Davy: - Vocals - (2002-present) Bobby Thompson: - Guitar - (2006-present) Brent Riggs: - Bass, Backing Vocals - (2005-present) (ex-Abigail Williams) Jon "Davis" Rice: Drums - (2007-present) Past members Ravi Bhadriraju - Guitar - (2002-Present) Elliott Sellers: Drums - (2004-2006) (now in The Faceless) Andrew Arcurio: Guitar, (2002-2006) Andy Rysdam: Drums (2002-2004) (now in Knights Of The Abyss) Chad Staples: Bass (2002-2004) http://www.jfacmetal.com
2008 reissue of the 2005 album Doom by Job for a Cowboy, a deathcore/death metal band, based in Glendale, Arizona that formed in 2004. They started [...]
2009 sophomore release. In the two short years since the release of the band’s full length debut Genesis, Job For A Cowboy JFAC) has progressed from [...]
