Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band from Glendale, Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band's debut album Genesis was released in 2007, peaking at No. 54 on the US Billboard 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first week of release. The second album, 2009's Ruination, sold 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week to debut at position No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band comprises vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman, and bassist Nick Schendzielos, with Davy being the only remaining founding member.

Formation and Doom (2003–2006)

Job for a Cowboy was founded in Glendale, Arizona during December 2003^[1] by vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam while the band members were no older than 15 and 16.^[2] In 2004, they created a MySpace profile, posted songs online, and immediately began to connect with several worldwide fans.^[3] Later that year, Staples and Rysdam left Job for a Cowboy and were replaced by Brent Riggs and Elliott Sellers respectively as bassist and drummer.^[2] Traffic to the band's MySpace profile increased exponentially in late 2005 when the band released their first EP, entitled Doom.^[3] The EP attracted the attention of Arizona independent label King of the Monsters, who distributed the disc after an initial self-released pressing by the band.^[2]
Job for a Cowboy extensively promoted their EP, including three performances on the Sounds of the Underground tour.^[3] By the end of the year, the band obtained professional management and signed a deal with Metal Blade Records,^[3] who reissued Doom with a bonus track.^[2] During the same year (2006), Arcurio left the band, and Bobby Thompson joined the group.^[2] While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full-length album, Sellers announced that he would be leaving the band to go back to school immediately after recording the album.^[3] In search of a permanent drummer, the band then posted a bulletin on Blabbermouth.net,^[4] which was seen by Jon "The Charn" Rice. He made a video of himself, posted it on YouTube, and sent the link to the band.^[3] Soon after, Rice was incepted into the band.[5