Patrick Bruders

Patrick Bruders
Bruders performing with Down in 2013
Background information
Born	El Paso, Texas
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genres	Sludge Metal • Doom Metal • Blackened Death Metal • Black Metal • Heavy Metal • Crust Punk • Country
Occupation(s)	Bassist
Instruments	Bass guitar
Associated acts	Crowbar • Down • Goatwhore • Outlaw Order • Pure Luck • Gasmiasma • Saint Vitus

Patrick Bruders is an American musician, best known as the current bassist for heavy metal supergroup Down, the former bassist of the blackened death metal band Goatwhore from 1997 to 2004, and the former bassist for the seminal sludge metal band Crowbar from 2005 until 2013. In 2008 he joined Eyehategod 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 heavy metal supergroup Down in early 2011, replacing former bassist Rex Brown, before being added as a permanent member, performing bass duties live and in the studio. Bruders is also a member of the New Orleans-based crust punk band Gasmiasma, Austin-based country band Pure Luck, and joined legendary doom metal band Saint Vitus for their performance at the Hammer of Doom music festival in Würzburg, Germany.

Patrick Bruders is primarily a finger style bassist. He has noted Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, Jack Bruce, Waylon Jennings, John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, and Felix Pappalardi as influences.

·LTD Surveyor 4 bass Red 2003 model

·LTD Phoenix bass Brown