jonny davy
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. [1]
Jonny Davy stands at the front of Job for a Cowboy as their manic, gutter-throated vocalist, firing up the devoted hordes that flock to the band’s countless shows. [2]
We recently asked Job for a Cowboy vocalist Jonny Davy to write a tour blog for the band’s MetalSucks co-sponsored headlining trek with Hate Eternal, All Shall Perish, Animosity and Annotations of an Autopsy. [3]
At least, that’s what singer Jonny Davy says in our exclusive podcast interview. [4]
Jonny Davy: The process has been a bit slow, and this tour is sort of holding the writing process back, but its getting there. [5]
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. [1]
The buckets of internet venom spewed at Arizona death metal titans Job for a Cowboy have seemingly made them stronger: the noticeable shift in sound and focus between their debut EP, Doom, and their debut full length, Genesis, is the sound of a band evolving nicely. [2]
They have been defined by The New York Times as “an Arizona band with a guttural, brute-force sound descended (indirectly) from hard-core punk ” and “straightforwardly brutal act” by Rolling Stone magazine. [6]
Actually, Job For a Cowboy were initially reluctant to even accept the gig since they had received a hostile crowd reaction earlier when they played Europe with Megadeth, but something pushed them forward, even though they knew they would be the heaviest band on the bill. [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. [6]
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. [1]
This interview is a real dozy though, because likely before everyone else finds out, I got to learn a little on the process of their new album, and some big lineup changes. [5]
They were doing just fine before Megadeth invited them to tour on this year’s Gigantour. [4]
While in the studio recording their new album, The Concealers, the members of Daath decided to record a medley of classic death metal songs by Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Dying Fetus (see behind-the-scenes video above). [2]
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. [1]
Sources:
[1] Job for a Cowboy: Information from Answers.com
[2] Jonny Davy | MetalSucks
[3] JOB FOR A COWBOY’S JONNY DAVY’S BRIEF BUT DROLL TOUR BLOG FOR …
[4] Job For a Cowboy, Jonny Davy, Genesis, Gigantour, Ravi Bhadriraju,
[5] Way Too Loud! > Job for a Cowboy - Jonny Davy
[6] Job for a Cowboy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia