Jamie Miller is an American musician, currently the drummer for rock bands

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, Vanishing Life and Snot. He is also the lead guitarist and the backing vocalist for

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, and was formerly the drummer for

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and the drummer and guitarist for ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead.

Souls at Zero (1994–1996)

Miller joined the band

, replacing drummer

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after he left to join

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in 1994. He played on Souls at Zero's final album ''A Taste for the Perverse''.

Snot (1996–present)

Miller joined Snot in 1996. Snot signed with

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, and began work on their debut album, '' Get Some'', released on May 27, 1997. Although the album received positive critical notice, sales were disappointing. The band performed on the 1998

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tour. In December 1998, band member

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died in a car accident when a truck struck his car.

First reunion, Tons, and breakup (2008–2013)

In 2008, the band reformed, with former

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singer

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on vocals. Tommy Cummings and Sonny Mayo left the band, and a new band, Tons, was formed in 2009 with a new vocalist. They recorded three new songs titled "Ability & Control", "1000 Ways of Pain" and "Fan the Flames" before members of the group moved on to new projects.

Second reunion (2014–present)

On February 11, 2014, Snot reunited again at the

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in Hollywood.

theStart (1998–present)

Jamie Miller formed the

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band theStart (originally named Hero) along with

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as the band's lead guitarist, synthesizer player and backing vocalist. They released three full-length studio albums and an EP on Geffen,

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and

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. The band toured extensively.

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (2011–2020)

Miller was a drummer and guitarist of the band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead from 2011 to 2020. He replaced Kevin Allen.

Bad Religion (2015–present)

In 2015, Miller became the drummer for

by replacing longtime drummer

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, who joined

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. Miller would not appear on a Bad Religion album until four years later, with '' Age of Unreason''.

Influences

Miller cited Budgie of

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as his favourite drummer for having "a signature feel" the Banshees as his favourite band. "Whenever I hear one of their songs, I can hear his drumming and know that it’s him. I love drummers like that. It’s not necessarily that they have a signature sound, but rather a signature feel".

Discography

Souls at Zero

* ''A Taste for the Perverse'' (1995)

Snot

*'' Get Some'' (1997) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Alive!'' (2002)

theStart

*''Shakedown!'' (2001) *''The 1234'' (2002) *''Death Via Satellite'' (2003) *''Initiation'' (2004) *''Ciao, Baby'' (2007)

Night Horse

*''Perdition Hymns'' (2010)

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

*'' Lost Songs'' (2012) *'' IX'' (2014)

Bad Religion

*'' Age of Unreason'' (2019)

References

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