Mike Jost
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Mike Jost was the drummer for the band Helmet
on the 2006 release Monochrome
and the subsequent supporting tour. He left the band to attend to his duties as a new father. He was formerly the drummer in St. Louis-based bands Seven, Adair
, LucaBrasi and Disturbing the Peace
. Mike Jost's brother is Jerry Jost
, the guitarist for the St. Louis alternative
-ska
band, The Urge
.
Helmet (band)
Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
on the 2006 release Monochrome
Monochrome (album)
Monochrome is the sixth album by Helmet, released in 2006 through Warcon. This is the third Helmet album in a row to be recorded as a three-piece, with new drummer Mike Jost joining veterans Page Hamilton and Chris Traynor...
and the subsequent supporting tour. He left the band to attend to his duties as a new father. He was formerly the drummer in St. Louis-based bands Seven, Adair
Adair (band)
Adair was an American post-hardcore/screamo band from St. Louis, Missouri. The members of the band had performed together in St. Louis for eight years before formally founding Adair in 2001. The five-member band consisted of local St...
, LucaBrasi and Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace (band)
Disturbing the Peace was a nu metal band, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The band released their first album, Planet Nine in the spring of 1998 and their second, titled The New Ice Age, in 2001. The band eventually went on to become the post-hardcore band Adair...
. Mike Jost's brother is Jerry Jost
Jerry Jost
Jerry Jost is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The Turning Point.-External links:...
, the guitarist for the St. Louis alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
-ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band, The Urge
The Urge
The Urge is a St. Louis rock band formed in 1987 by drummer Jeff Herschel, bassist Karl Grable, guitarist Pat Malecek, and singer Steve Ewing...
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