Jason Roeder

Jason Roeder
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–present (On indefinite touring hiatus)
Labels	Neurot, Relapse, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Alchemy

Jason Roeder is the drummer of the Oakland-based metal bands Neurosis and Sleep.

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]

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)

References

1. Way, Kama (July 31, 2014). "A Chronology for Survival – The Ceaseless Tide of Nerosis". Heavy Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. Solis, Matt (August 18, 2016). "Grace Period: Neurosis Talk Times of Grace's Companion Album". Decibel. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
3. Burke, Max (September 13, 2010). "Interview: Sleep". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
4. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
5. "Cerebros: Alison Chesley of Helen Money Speaks With Jason Roeder of Neurosis/Sleep". Steel For Brains. 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
6. Thunders, Art (November 5, 2012). "Neurosis: Honor Found in Decay". Trebuchet Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2014.