Brian Cook (bassist)

Brian Cook (born July 16, 1977) is an American bass guitarist currently in the bands Russian Circles and Sumac. He was also previously a full-time member of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy, and also a session musician for Mouth of the Architect. Cook is also a freelance journalist and has published a book titled The Second Chair is Meant for You. He is openly gay.

In August 2021, Cook released his first solo album titled We Left a Note with an Apology through Sargent House under the moniker Torment & Glory. The initial concept for the album dates back to the mid-2000s when he listened to Bruce Springsteen's 1982 studio album Nebraska on vinyl that was so covered in dust, the music was heavily distorted with occasional acoustic guitar music.

Botch

 * The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion (compilation) (1997)
 * American Nervoso (1998)
 * We Are the Romans (1999)
 * An Anthology of Dead Ends (EP) (2002)
 * 061502 (live album) (2006)

Onalaska

 * To Sing for Nights (2002)

Roy

 * Tacomatose (EP) (2003)
 * Big City Sin and Small Town Redemption (2004)
 * Killed John Train (2006)

These Arms Are Snakes

 * This Is Meant to Hurt You (EP) (2003)
 * Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004)
 * Like a Virgin (2005)
 * Easter (2006)
 * Tail Swallower and Dove (2008)

Russian Circles

 * Station (2008)
 * Geneva (2009)
 * Empros (2011)
 * Memorial (2013)
 * Guidance (2016)
 * Blood Year (2019)
 * Gnosis (2022)

Sumac

 * The Deal (2015)
 * What One Becomes (2016)
 * American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous to Look at Face On (2018)
 * Love In Shadow (2018)
 * Even for Just the Briefest Moment, Keep Charging This 'Expiation" Plug in to........Making it Slightly Better (2019)
 * May You Be Held (2020)
 * "Two Beasts" (single) (2020)
 * Into This Juvenile Apocalypse Our Golden Blood to Pour Let Us Never (2022)
 * The Healer (2024)

Torment & Glory

 * We Left a Note with an Apology (2021)

Mouth of the Architect

 * The Ties That Blind (2006)

Mamiffer

 * Hirror Enniffer (2008)
 * Mare Decendrii (2011)
 * Bless Them That Curse You (2012)

New Idea Society

 * "Now is Here" / "Wave Goodbye" (2019)