Name Jason Gobel Role Musician | ||
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Genres Progressive metalTechnical metal Associated acts CynicGordian KnotMonstrosity Albums Focus, Spiritual Apocalypse, Enslaving the Masses, Millennium, Emergent Similar People Sean Malone, Sean Reinert, Paul Masvidal, Chris Kringel, Tony Choy | ||
A Night with Jason Gobel
Jason Gobel jam session - How Could I (Live in Manila, excerpt)
Jason Göbel is an American musician, engineer and University lecturer.
Contents
- A Night with Jason Gobel
- Jason Gobel jam session How Could I Live in Manila excerpt
- Life and career
- References
He is best known for being a member of the technical metal band Cynic and playing guitar on their album Focus.
Life and career
Gobel joined Cynic in 1988, playing guitar on their album Focus and despite receiving a B.Sc. in control system engineering, he planned to pursue a music career.
He has also played with Gordian Knot, a band formed by Sean Malone, also a former Cynic member. Prior to this he played on Monstrosity's album Imperial Doom alongside future Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and future Malevolent Creation guitarist and bassist Jon Rubin and Mark Van Erp. He retired from the music industry in 2004 after deciding he wanted to go into engineering.
He works with Bechtel Corporation and resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children.