Brian Cook (born July 16, 1977) is an American
bass guitarist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboard bass or a low b ...
currently in the bands
Russian Circles
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and
Sumac
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. He was also previously a full-time member of
Botch,
These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. Before disbanding in 2009, they released three studio albums: ''Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go ...
and
Roy
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, and also a session musician for
Mouth of the Architect
Mouth of the Architect is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Dayton, Ohio, creating music influenced by and similar to Neurosis (band), Neurosis, Isis (band), Isis, Pelican (band), Pelican, Cult of Luna, and various post-metal b ...
.
Cook is also a freelance journalist and has published a book titled ''The Second Chair is Meant for You''.
He is openly gay.
In August 2021, Cook released his first solo album titled ''We Left a Note with an Apology'' through Sargent House under the moniker Torment & Glory.
The initial concept for the album dates back to the mid-2000's when he listened to
Bruce Springsteen's 1982 studio album ''
Nebraska
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'' on vinyl that was so covered in dust, the music was heavily distorted with occasional acoustic guitar music.
Discography
As official member
Botch
* ''
The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion
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'' (compilation) (1997)
* ''
American Nervoso'' (1998)
* ''
We Are the Romans
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'' (1999)
* ''
An Anthology of Dead Ends
''An Anthology of Dead Ends'' is an Extended play by Botch, released on Hydra Head Records in October 2002. It was the band's final studio recording, and was released after they disbanded.
The album was released on 10" vinyl and CD; a 12" versi ...
'' (EP) (2002)
* ''
061502'' (live album) (2006)
Onalaska
* ''To Sing for Nights'' (2002)
Roy
* ''Tacomatose'' (EP) (2003)
* ''Big City Sin and Small Town Redemption'' (2004)
* ''Killed John Train'' (2006)
These Arms Are Snakes
* ''
This Is Meant to Hurt You'' (EP) (2003)
* ''
Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
''Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home'' is the debut album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on September 21, 2004, on Jade Tree Records.
Track listing
* "Idaho" ends at 5:35. An untitled hi ...
'' (2004)
* ''Like a Virgin'' (2005)
* ''
Easter
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'' (2006)
* ''
Tail Swallower and Dove
''Tail Swallower and Dove'' is the third and final album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on October 7, 2008, on Suicide Squeeze Records. The album was re-released in 2017 ahead of the band's reunion shows.
T ...
'' (2008)
Russian Circles
* ''
Station'' (2008)
* ''
Geneva
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'' (2009)
* ''
Empros'' (2011)
* ''
Memorial'' (2013)
* ''
Guidance'' (2016)
* ''
Blood Year'' (2019)
* ''
Gnosis
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'' (2022)
Sumac
* ''
The Deal'' (2015)
* ''
What One Becomes'' (2016)
* ''
'' (2018)
* ''
Love In Shadow'' (2018)
* ''Even for Just the Briefest Moment, Keep Charging This 'Expiation" Plug in to........Making it Slightly Better'' (2019)
* ''
May You Be Held'' (2020)
* "Two Beasts" (single) (2020)
Torment & Glory
* ''We Left a Note with an Apology'' (2021)
As session member
Mouth of the Architect
* ''
The Ties That Blind
''The Ties That Blind'' is the second studio album by the sludge metal band Mouth of the Architect. Recorded at Red Room Recordings in Seattle, WA, it was released on Translation Loss Records on 22 August 2006.
Prior to recording, Alex Vernon lef ...
'' (2006)
Mamiffer
* ''
Hirror Enniffer'' (2008)
* ''
Mare Decendrii'' (2011)
* ''
Bless Them That Curse You'' (2012)
New Idea Society
* "Now is Here" / "Wave Goodbye" (2019)
References
Living people
Musicians from Seattle
LGBT people from Washington (state)
American gay musicians
Guitarists from Washington (state)
American male bass guitarists
1977 births
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male musicians
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people
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