Jason Göbel (born September 30, 1970) is an American guitarist, best known for being a member of the progressive metal band Cynic during their original run.
[1] Gobel joined Cynic in 1988, alongside Jack Kelly, Mark Van Erp, Paul Masvidal, and Sean Reinert.
[2] Once Cynic received a label offer from Roadrunner Records, Gobel returned to the band alongside Masvidal and Reinert, who had recently been fired from Death with the new member bassist Sean Malone.
Roadrunner released a split with Cynic as well as Pestilence and progressive thrash metal band Believer, called The Breed Beyond.
[2] In 2020, Gobel returned from his musical hiatus with Eggshell Repair Kit, a project that featured Reinert and two former Traced in Air-era Cynic members guitarist Tymon Kruidenier and bassist Robin Zielhorst, who were both in Our Oceans and Exivious as well.