Jason Roeder
American drummer
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Jason Roeder is a retired American drummer, formerly of the Oakland-based metal bands Neurosis and Sleep.
Jason Roeder | |
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Jason Roeder performing with Sleep at Roadburn Festival in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Doom metal, post-metal, experimental, hardcore punk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1985–2025 |
| Labels | Neurot, Relapse, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Alchemy |
| Formerly of | Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Sleep Violent Coercion |
He played in the hardcore punk band Violent Coercion with Scott Kelly and Dave Edwardson before the trio formed Neurosis in 1985.[1] The group also formed experimental/noise project Tribes of Neurot, Neurosis' alter ego.[2] In 2010, Roeder replaced the retiring drummer of the stoner metal band Sleep.[3]
On January 26th 2025, Jason announced his retirement as a touring musician on his official Instagram saying "I am no longer a touring musician so I will be selling off most (possibly all) of my equipment and belongings.". Along with this he changed his Instagram biography to say "l used to go on stage and pretend I was supposed to be there."[4] As of March 2025, These posts have been deleted along with the Instagram biography and his Profile picture.
In 2025 Jason Roeder announced he was no longer a member of the band Sleep and had been "unceremoniously fired over the phone".
Equipment
Roeder plays on kits with only a single rack and floor tom since he was 12 years old since the basic set-up forces more creativity. He custom builds his own snare drums while using DW hardware and Paiste cymbals.[5][6]
Discography
Neurosis
- Pain of Mind (1987)
- The Word as Law (1990)
- Souls at Zero (1992)
- Enemy of the Sun (1993)
- Through Silver in Blood (1996)
- Times of Grace (1999)
- A Sun That Never Sets (2001)
- The Eye of Every Storm (2004)
- Given to the Rising (2007)
- Honor Found in Decay (2012)
- Fires Within Fires (2016)
Neurosis & Jarboe
- Neurosis & Jarboe (2003)
Tribes of Neurot
- Rebegin (1995)
- Silver Blood Transmission (1995)
- Static Migration (1998)
- Grace (1999)
- 60° (2000)
- Adaptation and Survival: the Insect Project (2002)
- Meridian (2005)
Sleep
- "The Clarity" (2014)
- The Sciences (2018)
- "Leagues Beneath" (2018)