Jason Roeder

{{short description|American drummer}}

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| instrument = Drums

| genre = Doom metal, post-metal, experimental, hardcore punk

| occupation = Musician

| years_active = 1985–2025

| label = Neurot, Relapse, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Alchemy

| past_member_of = Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Sleep Violent Coercion

| associated_acts = Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Sleep

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Jason Roeder is a retired American drummer, formerly 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.{{cite web | url=http://heavymag.com.au/tag/jason-roeder/ | title=A Chronology for Survival – The Ceaseless Tide of Nerosis | work=Heavy Magazine | date=July 31, 2014 | access-date=November 12, 2014 | author=Way, Kama}} The group also formed experimental/noise project Tribes of Neurot, Neurosis' alter ego.{{cite news |last1=Solis |first1=Matt |title=Grace Period: Neurosis Talk Times of Grace's Companion Album |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2016/08/18/grace-period-neurosis-talk-times-of-grace-s-companion-album/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=Decibel |date=18 August 2016}} In 2010, Roeder replaced the retiring drummer of the stoner metal band Sleep.{{cite web | url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/sleep/interview/44104/ | title=Interview: Sleep | work=Prefix Magazine | date=September 13, 2010 | access-date=November 14, 2014 | author=Burke, Max}}

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."{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/roeder_hits_things/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.instagram.com}} 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".