Robert Oswald (born 1964 in

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) is an American

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. Oswald is best known as the former drummer for

Karma to Burn Karma to Burn, commonly abbreviated as K2B, is a Palm Desert Scene, desert rock/stoner rock band from Morgantown, West Virginia. The band are noted for their uncompromising, mostly instrumental sound. Their name comes from a sleevenote on Bob D ...

. He has previously been a member of various bands including

Year Long Disaster Year Long Disaster was an American rock band from Los Angeles. Formed in 2004, the band was composed of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Davies, bassist Rich Mullins and drummer Brad Hargreaves. Hargreaves was later replaced by Rob Oswald, and gu ...

Mondo Generator Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. History Formation and ''Cocaine Rodeo'' (1997–2002) Nick Oliveri (under the moniker ''Rex Everything'') fo ...

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, Buttsteak, Lee Harvey Keitel Band, Caffeine Driven Stress Magnets and Jade. He currently resides in the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles with the rest of his band mates. In 2012, Rob announced that he had retired from music via a post on his personal Facebook account.https://www.facebook.com/#!/roboswaldbatteria?fref=ts

Discography

Karma to Burn

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Wild, Wonderful Purgatory ''Wild, Wonderful Purgatory'' is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999 (Europe) by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999 (North America) by MIA Records. The album was reissued on March 18, 20 ...

'' (Roadrunner Records, 1999) *''

Almost Heathen ''Almost Heathen'' is the third studio album by the stoner rock band Karma to Burn, released in 2001 via Spitfire Records. It was the last album released before their seven-year disbandment in 2002. The album was reissued in 2022 by Heavy Psych Sou ...

'' (Spitfire Records, 2001) *''

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'' (Napalm Records, 2010) *'' V'' (Napalm Records, 2011)

Mondo Generator

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Cocaine Rodeo ''Cocaine Rodeo'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with Rob Oswald of Karma to Burn (drums), vocalist ...

'' (2000, Southern Lord)

Nebula

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Heavy Psych ''Heavy Psych'' is the fifth studio album by stoner rock band Nebula. It was released in 2009 via Tee Pee Records. Promo copies were released to coincide with a tour that began on August 12, 2008. The album was reissued in 2022 by the band's c ...

'' (2009, Tee Pee Records)

References

External links

www.roboswald.us
1964 births Living people Musicians from Baltimore 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Mondo Generator members Karma to Burn members Year Long Disaster members 20th-century American male musicians {{US-drummer-stub