Brian Cook (musician)

Brian Cook
Background information
Born	1977/78
Origin	Tacoma, Washington, USA
Genres	Mathcore, post-hardcore, post-rock, post-metal
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, microphone, finger cymbals
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Hydra Head, Suicide Squeeze, Jade Tree, Sargent House
Associated acts	Botch, Roy, Onalaska, Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes, Sumac

Brian Cook is an American bass guitarist currently in the band Russian Circles. He was also previously a full-time member of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy, and also a session musician for Mouth of the Architect^[1] and Sumac.^[2] Cook is also a freelance journalist and has published a book titled The Second Chair is Meant for You ^{[3][4] [5]}and is openly gay.^[6]

Discography

As official member

Botch

• The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion (compilation) (1997)
• American Nervoso (1998)
• We Are the Romans (1999)
• An Anthology of Dead Ends (EP) (2002)
• 061502 (live album) (2006)

Onalaska

• To Sing for Nights (2002)^[7]

Roy

• Tacomatose (EP) (2003)^[8]
• Big City Sin and Small Town Redemption (2004)^[8]
• Killed John Train (2006)^[8]

These Arms Are Snakes

• This Is Meant to Hurt You (EP) (2003)^[9]
• Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004)^[9]
• Like a Virgin (2005)
• Easter (2006)^[9]
• Tail Swallower and Dove (2008)^[9]

Russian Circles

• Station (2008)^[10]
• Geneva (2009)^[10]
• Empros (2011)^[10]
• Memorial (2013)^[10]

As session member

Mouth of the Architect

• The Ties That Blind (2006)^[1]

Mamiffer

• Hirror Ennifer (2008)
• Mare Decendrii (2011)

Sumac

• The Deal (2015)^[2]

References

1. Palmerston, Sean (August 2006). "Review: The Ties That Bind". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
2. Adams, Gregory (September 4, 2014). "Former Isis Frontman Teams Up with Baptists and Russian Circles Members as Sumac". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
3. Hilliard, Kevin (November 10, 2009). "Interview with Brian Cook". Buddyhead Records. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
4. "Interview: These Arms Are Snakes".
5. http://www.thefarmfamily.com/brian-cook//ref>
6. "A Big, Gay Roundtable".
7. "Onalaska – Discography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
8. Mason, Stewart. "Roy – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
9. Mason, Stewart. "These Arms Are Snakes – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
10. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Russian Circles – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2011.