Pat Bruders

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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

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.^[1]

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.