associated_acts years_active article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
the , one day as a lion , golden , the mars holloys , giraffe tongue orchestra volta , queens of the stone age 1989 -- present jon theodore
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 30 december 1973 drums , percussions progressive rap rock rock , experimental rock , stoner rock , john_theodore . jpg baltimore , md united states jon theodore drummer
jon theodore

jon philip theodore -lrb- born december 30 , 1973 -rrb- is an american drummer .
he is best known as a former member of the mars volta and as the current drummer for queens of the stone age .
theodore is also a member of one day as a lion and hard rock supergroup giraffe tongue orchestra .
known for his explosive , multi-textural playing style , theodore was a member of both golden and royal trux before joining the mars volta in 2001 .
theodore remained within the band for five years , recording the band 's first three studio albums , `` de-loused in the comatorium '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , `` frances the mute '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- and `` amputechture '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , before departing at the request of guitarist and bandleader omar rodríguez-lópez .
theodore subsequently formed a collaboration with rage against the machine vocalist zack de la rocha , entitled one day as a lion , and performed on incubus frontman brandon boyd 's solo album , `` the wild trapeze '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
in 2012 , theodore replaced his mars volta successor thomas pridgen in the supergroup giraffe tongue orchestra .
in 2013 , theodore joined queens of the stone age , replacing joey castillo , who left the band citing burnout from constant touring .
although dave grohl recorded the drums on queens of the stone age 's sixth studio album '' ... like clockwork '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , theodore accompanied them on the subsequent tour and has since become a full-time member .
