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Job for a Cowboy

Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band from Glendale, Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band's debut album Genesis was released in 2007, peaking at No. 54 on the US Billboard 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first week of release. The second album, 2009's Ruination, sold 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week to debut at position No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band comprises vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman and bassist Nick Schendzielos. Davy is the only remaining founding member.

Job for a Cowboy
At 2008's Hellfest
Background information
OriginGlendale, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Years active2003–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
  • Jonny Davy
  • Al Glassman
  • Nick Schendzielos
  • Tony Sannicandro
Past members
  • Ravi Bhadriraju
  • Andy Rysdam
  • Brent Riggs
  • Elliott Sellers
  • Bobby Thompson
  • Jon Rice
  • Andrew Arcurio

The band has played in international music festivals, including Sounds of the Underground, Download Festival, Mayhem Festival, Summer Slaughter, Graspop Metal Meeting, and Wacken Open Air.

History edit

Formation and Doom EP (2003–2006) edit

Job for a Cowboy was founded in Glendale, Arizona, during December 2003[1] by vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam when the band members were no older than 15 and 16.[2] In 2004, they created a MySpace profile, posted songs online, and immediately began to connect with several worldwide fans.[3] In an interview, Davy admitted regretting the band name, which stuck because "every generic metal band name [...] was taken".[4] 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.[2] Traffic to the band's MySpace profile increased exponentially in late 2005 when the band released their first EP, Doom.[3] 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.[2] The EP release helped the band win the award for Best Metal Band at the Third Annual Arizona Ska Punk Awards Ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.[5]

Job for a Cowboy extensively promoted their EP, including three performances on the Sounds of the Underground tour.[3] By the end of the year, the band obtained professional management and signed a deal with Metal Blade Records,[3] who reissued Doom with a bonus track.[2] During the same year, 2006, Arcurio left the band and Bobby Thompson joined the group.[2] While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full-length album, Sellers announced that he was leaving the band to go back to school immediately after recording the album.[3] 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.[3] Soon after, Rice joined the band.[7]

Genesis (2007–2008) edit

 
Guitarist Al Glassman, who was originally the guitarist for Despised Icon, joined Job for a Cowboy in late 2008.

In March 2007, Job for a Cowboy completed their debut full-length album, Genesis.[8] It was recorded at Blue Light Audio Media in Phoenix, Arizona, with producer Cory Spotts. It was mixed by Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap. Released on May 15, the album peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and sold nearly 13,000 copies in its first week, which made Genesis the highest-charting heavy metal debut since Slipknot's 1999 debut album.[3] The album received generally positive reviews, with Kerrang! magazine saying, "an album that quite literally obliterates everyone else currently residing within the death and grind 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 Gigantour with headliners Megadeth, Children of Bodom, In Flames, and High on Fire.[12] In addition, they confirmed for a number of festivals during 2008, including Wacken Open Air in Germany[13] and a second appearance at England's Download Festival.[14] Job for a Cowboy embarked on a U.S. headlining tour in November and December 2008 with supporting acts Hate Eternal and All Shall Perish.[15] In 2008, Job for a Cowboy once again won the award for Best Metal Band at The Arizona Ska Punk Awards, and took home the award again the next year at the 2009 Awards Ceremony.[5]

In late 2008, guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju left Job for a Cowboy to return to school because he wanted to pursue a more rewarding career in the medical field. He was replaced with former Despised Icon guitarist Al Glassman.[16]

Ruination and Gloom (2009–2011) edit

On May 1, 2009, the band announced that they had completed recording their second studio album, Ruination, at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida, with producer Jason Suecof.[17] The album marks the debut of guitarist Al Glassman and drummer Jon "the Charn" Rice, who had actually been with the band since the tour for Genesis.[17] Ruination was then released on July 7, 2009, worldwide through Metal Blade Records.[18] The album sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart.[19] Job for a Cowboy participated in the second Mayhem Festival, playing on the Hot Topic stage along with bands such as Cannibal Corpse and Whitechapel.

At the beginning of 2011, the band started work on an EP[20] which was recorded in February at the Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, with producer Jason Suecof.[21] Just before the recording process began, bassist Brent Riggs and guitarist Bobby Thompson departed from the band and were replaced by Nick Schendzielos of Cephalic Carnage and Tony Sannicandro, respectively. On April 13, 2011, a video appeared on the internet of drummer Jon Rice performing a new song in the studio.[22] Job for a Cowboy issued their new EP on June 7, 2011, entitled Gloom, which was only made available for purchase through mail order and digital download.[23]

Job for a Cowboy entered Audio Hammer Studios in September 2011 to record their next effort. The group worked with the production team of Jason Suecof, Eyal Levi of Dååth, and Ronn Miller on the project.[24]

Demonocracy and Sun Eater (2012–2016) edit

 
Vocalist Jonny Davy (pictured) is the only remaining original member of the band.

On February 21, 2012, Job for a Cowboy released their first single from their new album Demonocracy, titled "Nourishment Through Bloodshed." It was released via Metal Blade Records' YouTube channel.[25]

On March 20, Job for a Cowboy premiered the song "Black Discharge,"[26] and, on April 2, the song "Imperium Wolves."[27] Demonocracy was released on April 10, 2012, and had first-week sales reaching 4,900, which charted at 87 on the Billboard 200.[28] That summer they were a part of the Summer Slaughter tour with acts such as Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, and The Faceless.

On October 21, 2013, the band announced they were recording their fourth full-length album. The band's drummer, Jon "The Charn" Rice, announced eight days after the album announcement that he was departing the band.[29] It was announced on February 5, 2014, that he had joined hard rock band Scorpion Child.

On September 23, 2014, the band announced their upcoming album Sun Eater, which released on November 11 via Metal Blade. The band also released their first single from the album titled "Sun of Nihility."[30] The second single released off of Sun Eater was the song "Eating the Visions of God."

On January 22, 2016, it was announced that drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice had rejoined the band for a one-off show.[31]

Recent activities and Moon Healer (2016–present) edit

During a 2016 Interview at the NAMM Show, bassist Nick Schendzielos revealed that the band was writing new music and had four new songs at the time. He went on to say that they hope to release new music in late 2017 that would follow the musical direction of Sun Eater.[32]

In 2019, frontman Jonny Davy, and guitarists Alan Glassman and Tony Sannicandro formed a new group called Serpent of Gnosis, alongside The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Max Lavelle and Deeds of Flesh drummer Darren Cesca.

In August 2019, it was published that Job for a Cowboy may be "plotting a legit comeback with new music (an EP) and possibly some shows" according to "sources close to the band."[33] In May 2020, Job for a Cowboy alluded to a reunion on Twitter with a clip from the 1995 film Mortal Kombat,[34][35] shortly after which producer Jason Suecof, who has mixed and engineered three of the group's full-length albums proclaimed “[vocalist] Jonny Davy just sang me the whole new album”.[36] In June 2020, Suecof confirmed that the band will be recording new music, although production had been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[34] In September 2020, the band revealed that Navene Koperweis would be the session drummer on the band's upcoming album.[37]

On January 27, 2023, it was announced the band would perform for the first time in seven years at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September.[38]

On August 28, 2023, the band released their first song in nine years, "The Agony Seeping Storm", which would be featured on the band's upcoming fifth album.[39] On October 24, the band released a second single, "The Forever Rot", and announced their fifth album, Moon Healer, would be released on February 23, 2024.[40] On January 31, 2024, the band released the third single from Moon Healer, "Beyond the Chemical Doorway".

Musical style and influences edit

Job for a Cowboy originally started as a deathcore group, but they changed their style to death metal with the release of their first full-length album Genesis.[41][42] The band has also been described as technical death metal.[43][44] Job for a Cowboy has been described by The New York Times as "an Arizona band with a guttural, brute-force sound descended (indirectly) from hardcore punk"[45] and "straightforwardly brutal act" by Rolling Stone magazine.[46]

On the band's fourth full-length album Sun Eater, Job for a Cowboy started experimenting with a more progressive writing structure and style. The album, which was called "progressive death metal", was praised for its stylistic innovation in contrast to the band's previous albums.[47] The band's fifth studio album, Moon Healer, continues the progressive death metal sound introduced on Sun Eater,[48] while throwing back to their earlier deathcore sound.[49]

Job for a Cowboy's influences include Nile, Mastodon, Decapitated, Hate Eternal, Cattle Decapitation, Psycroptic, and Misery Index.[50][51][52]

Band members edit

Timeline edit

Discography edit

Job for a Cowboy discography
Studio albums5
Music videos6
EPs3
Singles3
Demos1

Studio albums edit

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[53]
US
Indie.

[54]
US
Rock
[55]
US
Hard Rock
[56]
2007 Genesis
  • Released: May 15, 2007
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
54 4 15
2009 Ruination
  • Released: July 7, 2009
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
42 4 14 7
2012 Demonocracy
  • Released: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
87 15 30 8
2014 Sun Eater
  • Released: November 11, 2014
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
91 12 20 6
2024 Moon Healer
  • Released: February 23, 2024
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download, Vinyl LP
29 9 7 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs edit

List of EPs
Year Album details
2005 Doom
  • Released: December 6, 2005
  • Label: King of the Monsters
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2010 Live Ruination
  • Released: November 23, 2010
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2011 Gloom
  • Released: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles edit

Year Song Album
2009 "Unfurling a Darkened Gospel"[57] Ruination
2011 "Misery Reformatory"[58] Gloom
2012 "Nourishment Through Bloodshed"[59] Demonocracy
2014 "Sun of Nihility"[60] Sun Eater
"Eating the Visions of God"[61]
2023 "The Agony Seeping Storm"[39] Moon Healer
"The Forever Rot"[40]
2024 "Beyond the Chemical Doorway"[62]

Music videos edit

Year Title From the album Director
2006 "Entombment of a Machine" Doom Richie Valdez[63]
2007 "Embedded" Genesis Popcore[64]
2008 "Altered from Catechization" Doug Spangenberg[65][66]
2009 "Unfurling a Darkened Gospel" Ruination
2010 "Ruination" Kevin McVey[67]
2012 "Tarnished Gluttony" Demonocracy Michael Panduro[68]
2023 "The Agony Seeping Storm" Moon Healer K. Hunter Lamar & Nick Schendzielos[69]
2024 "Beyond the Chemical Doorway" Chris Klumpp[70]

Concert tours edit

  • Sounds of the Underground 2006 (2006)
  • Job for a Cowboy Jan/Feb 2007 tour (January 12 – February 18, 2007)
  • Unearth European headlining tour (March 21 – April 16, 2007)
  • Download Festival 2007 (June 8–10, 2007)
  • Radio Rebellion Tour (October 18 – November 18, 2007)
  • Gigantour 3: North America (April 12 – May 22, 2008)
  • Wacken Open Air 2008 (July 2008)
  • Headlining Tour (November 13 – December 16, 2008)
  • Mayhem Festival 2009(July 10 – August 16, 2009)
  • Lamb of God Us Tour (September 16 – November 11, 2009)
  • Lamb of God Europe Tour (February 9 – March 12, 2010)
  • Job For A Cowboy Headlining Tour (April 21 – May 27, 2010)
  • Download Festival 2010 (June 11, 2010)
  • Gods of Metal 2010 (June 25, 2010)
  • Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 (June 27, 2010)
  • With Full Force 2010 (July 2, 2010)
  • Wacken Open Air 2010 (August 6–7, 2010)
  • 2010 South American Tour (July 17–25, 2010)
  • Ruination UK/Euro Tour 2010 (November 4–28, 2010)
  • Job for a Cowboy Fall US Headline Tour (December 5–20, 2010)
  • Between the Buried and Me US Tour (April 15 – May 15, 2011)
  • Destroyers Of The Faith UK (March 3–11, 2012)
  • Metal Alliance Tour 2012 (March 15 – April 21, 2012)
  • The Summer Slaughter Tour 2012 (July 20 – August 25, 2012)
  • The Womb to Waste Tour (September 14 – October 14, 2012)
  • The End of the World (December 6–18, 2012)
  • Bonecrusher Fest 2013 (March 1–30, 2013)
  • The Divinity of Purpose 2013 Tour (April 9–21, 2013)
  • Mayhem Festival 2013 (June 29 – August 4, 2013)

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Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band from Glendale Arizona Formed in 2003 the band s debut album Genesis was released in 2007 peaking at No 54 on the US Billboard 200 and selling 13 000 copies in its first week of release The second album 2009 s Ruination sold 10 600 copies in the United States in its first week to debut at position No 42 on the Billboard 200 chart The band comprises vocalist Jonny Davy guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman and bassist Nick Schendzielos Davy is the only remaining founding member Job for a CowboyAt 2008 s HellfestBackground informationOriginGlendale Arizona U S GenresDeath metal technical death metal progressive death metal deathcoreYears active2003 presentLabelsMetal Blade King of the MonstersSpinoffsFleshwrought Serpent of GnosisMembersJonny Davy Al Glassman Nick Schendzielos Tony SannicandroPast membersRavi Bhadriraju Andy Rysdam Brent Riggs Elliott Sellers Bobby Thompson Jon Rice Andrew Arcurio The band has played in international music festivals including Sounds of the Underground Download Festival Mayhem Festival Summer Slaughter Graspop Metal Meeting and Wacken Open Air Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and Doom EP 2003 2006 1 2 Genesis 2007 2008 1 3 Ruination and Gloom 2009 2011 1 4 Demonocracy and Sun Eater 2012 2016 1 5 Recent activities and Moon Healer 2016 present 2 Musical style and influences 3 Band members 3 1 Timeline 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 EPs 4 3 Singles 4 4 Music videos 5 Concert tours 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFormation and Doom EP 2003 2006 edit Job for a Cowboy was founded in Glendale Arizona during December 2003 1 by vocalist Jonny Davy guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio bassist Chad Staples and drummer Andy Rysdam when the band members were no older than 15 and 16 2 In 2004 they created a MySpace profile posted songs online and immediately began to connect with several worldwide fans 3 In an interview Davy admitted regretting the band name which stuck because every generic metal band name was taken 4 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 2 Traffic to the band s MySpace profile increased exponentially in late 2005 when the band released their first EP Doom 3 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 2 The EP release helped the band win the award for Best Metal Band at the Third Annual Arizona Ska Punk Awards Ceremony in Phoenix Arizona 5 Job for a Cowboy extensively promoted their EP including three performances on the Sounds of the Underground tour 3 By the end of the year the band obtained professional management and signed a deal with Metal Blade Records 3 who reissued Doom with a bonus track 2 During the same year 2006 Arcurio left the band and Bobby Thompson joined the group 2 While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full length album Sellers announced that he was leaving the band to go back to school immediately after recording the album 3 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 3 Soon after Rice joined the band 7 Genesis 2007 2008 edit nbsp Guitarist Al Glassman who was originally the guitarist for Despised Icon joined Job for a Cowboy in late 2008 In March 2007 Job for a Cowboy completed their debut full length album Genesis 8 It was recorded at Blue Light Audio Media in Phoenix Arizona with producer Cory Spotts It was mixed by Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap Released on May 15 the album peaked at No 54 on the Billboard 200 and sold nearly 13 000 copies in its first week which made Genesis the highest charting heavy metal debut since Slipknot s 1999 debut album 3 The album received generally positive reviews with Kerrang magazine saying an album that quite literally obliterates everyone else currently residing within the death and grind 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 Gigantour with headliners Megadeth Children of Bodom In Flames and High on Fire 12 In addition they confirmed for a number of festivals during 2008 including Wacken Open Air in Germany 13 and a second appearance at England s Download Festival 14 Job for a Cowboy embarked on a U S headlining tour in November and December 2008 with supporting acts Hate Eternal and All Shall Perish 15 In 2008 Job for a Cowboy once again won the award for Best Metal Band at The Arizona Ska Punk Awards and took home the award again the next year at the 2009 Awards Ceremony 5 In late 2008 guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju left Job for a Cowboy to return to school because he wanted to pursue a more rewarding career in the medical field He was replaced with former Despised Icon guitarist Al Glassman 16 Ruination and Gloom 2009 2011 edit On May 1 2009 the band announced that they had completed recording their second studio album Ruination at AudioHammer studios in Sanford Florida with producer Jason Suecof 17 The album marks the debut of guitarist Al Glassman and drummer Jon the Charn Rice who had actually been with the band since the tour for Genesis 17 Ruination was then released on July 7 2009 worldwide through Metal Blade Records 18 The album sold around 10 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No 42 on the Billboard 200 chart 19 Job for a Cowboy participated in the second Mayhem Festival playing on the Hot Topic stage along with bands such as Cannibal Corpse and Whitechapel At the beginning of 2011 the band started work on an EP 20 which was recorded in February at the Audiohammer Studios in Sanford Florida with producer Jason Suecof 21 Just before the recording process began bassist Brent Riggs and guitarist Bobby Thompson departed from the band and were replaced by Nick Schendzielos of Cephalic Carnage and Tony Sannicandro respectively On April 13 2011 a video appeared on the internet of drummer Jon Rice performing a new song in the studio 22 Job for a Cowboy issued their new EP on June 7 2011 entitled Gloom which was only made available for purchase through mail order and digital download 23 Job for a Cowboy entered Audio Hammer Studios in September 2011 to record their next effort The group worked with the production team of Jason Suecof Eyal Levi of Daath and Ronn Miller on the project 24 Demonocracy and Sun Eater 2012 2016 edit nbsp Vocalist Jonny Davy pictured is the only remaining original member of the band On February 21 2012 Job for a Cowboy released their first single from their new album Demonocracy titled Nourishment Through Bloodshed It was released via Metal Blade Records YouTube channel 25 On March 20 Job for a Cowboy premiered the song Black Discharge 26 and on April 2 the song Imperium Wolves 27 Demonocracy was released on April 10 2012 and had first week sales reaching 4 900 which charted at 87 on the Billboard 200 28 That summer they were a part of the Summer Slaughter tour with acts such as Cannibal Corpse Between the Buried and Me and The Faceless On October 21 2013 the band announced they were recording their fourth full length album The band s drummer Jon The Charn Rice announced eight days after the album announcement that he was departing the band 29 It was announced on February 5 2014 that he had joined hard rock band Scorpion Child On September 23 2014 the band announced their upcoming album Sun Eater which released on November 11 via Metal Blade The band also released their first single from the album titled Sun of Nihility 30 The second single released off of Sun Eater was the song Eating the Visions of God On January 22 2016 it was announced that drummer Jon The Charn Rice had rejoined the band for a one off show 31 Recent activities and Moon Healer 2016 present edit During a 2016 Interview at the NAMM Show bassist Nick Schendzielos revealed that the band was writing new music and had four new songs at the time He went on to say that they hope to release new music in late 2017 that would follow the musical direction of Sun Eater 32 In 2019 frontman Jonny Davy and guitarists Alan Glassman and Tony Sannicandro formed a new group called Serpent of Gnosis alongside The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Max Lavelle and Deeds of Flesh drummer Darren Cesca In August 2019 it was published that Job for a Cowboy may be plotting a legit comeback with new music an EP and possibly some shows according to sources close to the band 33 In May 2020 Job for a Cowboy alluded to a reunion on Twitter with a clip from the 1995 film Mortal Kombat 34 35 shortly after which producer Jason Suecof who has mixed and engineered three of the group s full length albums proclaimed vocalist Jonny Davy just sang me the whole new album 36 In June 2020 Suecof confirmed that the band will be recording new music although production had been slowed by the COVID 19 pandemic 34 In September 2020 the band revealed that Navene Koperweis would be the session drummer on the band s upcoming album 37 On January 27 2023 it was announced the band would perform for the first time in seven years at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September 38 On August 28 2023 the band released their first song in nine years The Agony Seeping Storm which would be featured on the band s upcoming fifth album 39 On October 24 the band released a second single The Forever Rot and announced their fifth album Moon Healer would be released on February 23 2024 40 On January 31 2024 the band released the third single from Moon Healer Beyond the Chemical Doorway Musical style and influences editJob for a Cowboy originally started as a deathcore group but they changed their style to death metal with the release of their first full length album Genesis 41 42 The band has also been described as technical death metal 43 44 Job for a Cowboy has been described by The New York Times as an Arizona band with a guttural brute force sound descended indirectly from hardcore punk 45 and straightforwardly brutal act by Rolling Stone magazine 46 On the band s fourth full length album Sun Eater Job for a Cowboy started experimenting with a more progressive writing structure and style The album which was called progressive death metal was praised for its stylistic innovation in contrast to the band s previous albums 47 The band s fifth studio album Moon Healer continues the progressive death metal sound introduced on Sun Eater 48 while throwing back to their earlier deathcore sound 49 Job for a Cowboy s influences include Nile Mastodon Decapitated Hate Eternal Cattle Decapitation Psycroptic and Misery Index 50 51 52 Band members editCurrent members Jonny Davy lead vocals 2003 present Al Glassman rhythm guitar 2008 present Tony Sannicandro lead guitar backing vocals 2011 present Nick Schendzielos bass 2011 present Current touring musicians Mike Caputo drums 2023 present Current session musicians Navene Koperweis drums 2020 present Former members Chad Staples bass 2003 2004 Andy Rysdam drums 2003 2004 Andrew Arcurio lead guitar 2003 2006 Ravi Bhadriraju rhythm guitar 2003 2008 Brent Riggs bass backing vocals 2004 2011 Elliott Sellers drums 2004 2006 Bobby Thompson lead guitar 2006 2011 Jon The Charn Rice drums 2007 2013 one off in 2016 Danny Walker drums 2013 2014 session Timeline editDiscography editJob for a Cowboy discographyStudio albums5Music videos6EPs3Singles3Demos1 Studio albums edit List of studio albums with selected chart positions Year Album details Peak chart positions US 53 USIndie 54 USRock 55 USHard Rock 56 2007 Genesis Released May 15 2007 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download 54 4 15 2009 Ruination Released July 7 2009 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download 42 4 14 7 2012 Demonocracy Released April 10 2012 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download 87 15 30 8 2014 Sun Eater Released November 11 2014 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download 91 12 20 6 2024 Moon Healer Released February 23 2024 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download Vinyl LP 29 9 7 3 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory EPs edit List of EPs Year Album details 2005 Doom Released December 6 2005 Label King of the Monsters Formats CD digital download 2010 Live Ruination Released November 23 2010 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download 2011 Gloom Released June 7 2011 Label Metal Blade Formats CD digital download Singles edit Year Song Album 2009 Unfurling a Darkened Gospel 57 Ruination 2011 Misery Reformatory 58 Gloom 2012 Nourishment Through Bloodshed 59 Demonocracy 2014 Sun of Nihility 60 Sun Eater Eating the Visions of God 61 2023 The Agony Seeping Storm 39 Moon Healer The Forever Rot 40 2024 Beyond the Chemical Doorway 62 Music videos edit Year Title From the album Director 2006 Entombment of a Machine Doom Richie Valdez 63 2007 Embedded Genesis Popcore 64 2008 Altered from Catechization Doug Spangenberg 65 66 2009 Unfurling a Darkened Gospel Ruination 2010 Ruination Kevin McVey 67 2012 Tarnished Gluttony Demonocracy Michael Panduro 68 2023 The Agony Seeping Storm Moon Healer K Hunter Lamar amp Nick Schendzielos 69 2024 Beyond the Chemical Doorway Chris Klumpp 70 Concert tours editSounds of the Underground 2006 2006 Job for a Cowboy Jan Feb 2007 tour January 12 February 18 2007 Unearth European headlining tour March 21 April 16 2007 Download Festival 2007 June 8 10 2007 Radio Rebellion Tour October 18 November 18 2007 Gigantour 3 North America April 12 May 22 2008 Wacken Open Air 2008 July 2008 Headlining Tour November 13 December 16 2008 Mayhem Festival 2009 July 10 August 16 2009 Lamb of God Us Tour September 16 November 11 2009 Lamb of God Europe Tour February 9 March 12 2010 Job For A Cowboy Headlining Tour April 21 May 27 2010 Download Festival 2010 June 11 2010 Gods of Metal 2010 June 25 2010 Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 June 27 2010 With Full Force 2010 July 2 2010 Wacken Open Air 2010 August 6 7 2010 2010 South American Tour July 17 25 2010 Ruination UK Euro Tour 2010 November 4 28 2010 Job for a Cowboy Fall US Headline Tour December 5 20 2010 Between the Buried and Me US Tour April 15 May 15 2011 Destroyers Of The Faith UK March 3 11 2012 Metal Alliance Tour 2012 March 15 April 21 2012 The Summer Slaughter Tour 2012 July 20 August 25 2012 The Womb to Waste Tour September 14 October 14 2012 The End of the World December 6 18 2012 Bonecrusher Fest 2013 March 1 30 2013 The Divinity of Purpose 2013 Tour April 9 21 2013 Mayhem 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