Jason Shrout (born October 31, 1980) is an American

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. He plays in the Kansas City hardcore punk band Dark Ages.

Career

Shrout played in obscure bands in the mid-to-late '90s, and had several projects in the early 2000s. He played in Kansas City metal core band ''Saved by Grace'' (1999–2003),

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(2003–2004), and Kansas City

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bands ''Nervous Wreck'' (2005–2007), and ''Black Mark'' (2008). He toured with ''Love Is Red'' in 2002. In early 2010, Shrout joined Kansas City hardcore punk band Dark Ages. In 2011, Dark Ages released their first LP, titled "Can America Survive?", on Sorry State Records. According to Sorry State in 2014, the band has a second LP that will be coming out TBA. While still playing in Dark Ages, Shrout played for the reunited Seattle band

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on a West Coast tour in the spring of 2012. In early 2013, Shrout joined Kansas City metallic hardcore band ''Renouncer''. Nervous Wreck reunited and played one show in May 2014. He is an artist-endorser with Kansas City Drum Company, a company he has been with since 2004.

Personal life

Jason Shrout was

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