Jason Roeder is the drummer of the

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-based metal bands Neurosis and

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. And he played the drums for the fictional band Midnight Riders from Left 4 Dead series. He played in the hardcore punk band Violent Coercion with Scott Kelly and Dave Edwardson before the trio formed Neurosis in 1985. The group also formed experimental/

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project

Tribes of Neurot Tribes of Neurot is an experimental music group formed by the members of Neurosis in 1995. Their music incorporates tribal sounds into ambient atmospheres. History Tribes of Neurot is a side project of Neurosis that consists of all the members ...

, Neurosis' alter ego. In 2010, Roeder replaced the retiring drummer of the stoner metal band

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

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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) *''

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'' (1999) *'' A Sun That Never Sets'' (2001) *'' The Eye of Every Storm'' (2004) *'' Given to the Rising'' (2007) *'' Honor Found in Decay'' (2012) *''

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'' (2016) Neurosis & Jarboe *''

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'' (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 *"

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" (2014) *'' The Sciences'' (2018) *"

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" (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roeder, Jason American heavy metal drummers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Sleep (band) members Neurosis (band) members