Pat Bruders
American bassist
About Pat Bruders
Pat Bruders was an American bass guitarist.
Patrick Bruders is an American musician who is the bassist for heavy metal supergroup Down, former bassist of extreme metal band Goatwhore from 1997 to 2004, and bassist for sludge metal band Crowbar from 2005 until 2013, and since 2025.
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.
In 2025 Bruders returned to Crowbar as a substitute for regular bassist Shane Wesley, who was touring with Acid Bath.
Discography
Goatwhore
Crowbar
Down
Gasmiasma
Personal life Bruders is married to Stephanie Bruders (née Lecompte).
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Who was Pat Bruders?
American bassist
When was Pat Bruders born?
Pat Bruders was born in El Paso, Texas.
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Pat Bruders was a bass guitarist.
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Pat Bruders was American.
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