Jason Roeder

Jason Roeder is a retired American drummer, formerly of the Oakland-based metal bands Neurosis and Sleep.

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	1985–2025
Labels	Neurot, Relapse, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Alchemy
Formerly of	Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Sleep Violent Coercion

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] As of March 2025, These posts have been deleted along with the Instagram biography and his Profile picture.

In 2025 Jason Roeder announced he was no longer a member of the band Sleep and had been "unceremoniously fired over the phone".

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)