Pat Bruders

Patrick Bruders is an American musician who is the current bassist for heavy metal supergroup Down, former bassist of extreme metal band Goatwhore from 1997 to 2004, and former bassist for sludge metal band Crowbar from 2005 until 2013.

Pat Bruders
Bruders in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Bruders
Born	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Sludge metal doom metal blackened death metal black metal heavy metal crust punk country
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Bass guitar
Member of	Down Outlaw Order Saint Vitus Gasmiasma Pure Luck
Formerly of	Crowbar Goatwhore

In 2008, Bruders joined Eyehategod's side project Outlaw Order and began live bass duties for the band, but has since parted ways with the group. He began touring as live bassist with Down in early 2011, replacing former bassist Rex Brown, before being added as a permanent member, performing live and in studio. Bruders is also a member of the New Orleans–based crust punk band Gasmiasma, Austin-based country band Pure Luck, and joined the doom metal band Saint Vitus in 2016.

Discography

Bruders performing with Down in 2015

Goatwhore

Date of release	Title
2000	The Eclipse of Ages into Black
2003	Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun

Crowbar

Date of release	Title
2011	Sever the Wicked Hand

Down

Date of release	Title
2012	Down IV – Part I
2014	Down IV – Part II

Gasmiasma

Date of release	Title
2011	Trenchrats EP
2012	Crashermangle
2013	Krvs Kadavers (live cassette)
2014	Thermobarbarian Glioblastoma

Personal life

Bruders is married to Stephanie Bruders (née Lecompte).