Background
Roger was born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Tuckahoe.
Roger was born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Tuckahoe.
Roger is primarily known as the guitarist & drum machine programmer for the death metal band Mortician. He joined Mortician in January 1991, replacing Incantation guitarist John McEntee, who had been providing his services to Mortician until the band could find a permanent guitarist. Roger has also played drums in Mortician during live appearances while other musicians handled guitar duties, and composes most of the music for Mortician.
After over a decade living in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, he currently resides in Highland, New New York
In addition to playing guitar, drums, and programming the drum machine for Mortician, Roger performs these duties, as well as playing bass guitar and even doing vocals for other bands.
Roger was the drummer for American death metal band Malignancy until 2003. Roger handles vocal, guitar, bass, and drum programming for Primitive Brutality, as well as composing the music and lyrics.
Roger is the founding member and main songwriter for the controversial metal act Prosthetic Cunt. Roger is the composer for the 100% digital American grindcore band GRINDbot.
Roger has re-joined Malignancy (March 2010) this time around on bass guitar and is featured on the Eugenics Civil Defense. As of 2012 Roger has moved on from Malignancy.
Roger is a long-time user of British Columbia Rich guitars. He is most-often seen using an 80s-era red New Jersey Series British Columbia Rich Bich with a Kahler tremolo system. Roger also has been known to use a British Columbia Rich Warlock.
More recently he is playing black and red British Columbia Rich Mockingbirds.
Roger also busies himself with projects and occupations other than playing music