▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Rom us ▁worked ▁odd ▁jobs ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁where ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁tri o ▁with ▁drum mer ▁James ▁Z it ro ▁and ▁former ▁Sun ▁Ra ▁Ark estra ▁cell ist ▁K ash ▁Kill ion , ▁originally ▁called ▁the ▁R K Z t et ▁and ▁later ▁dub bed ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Out land . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Rom us ▁changed ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁include ▁his ▁long time ▁associate ▁Jason ▁O la ine ▁along ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Andrew ▁Bor ger ▁and ▁bass ist ▁V yt as ▁Nag is et ty ▁( aka ▁Bro ck ▁Lee ). ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁recorded ▁the ▁first ▁L ords ▁of ▁Out land ▁album ▁entitled ▁You ' ll ▁Never ▁Be ▁the ▁Same . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Rom us ▁tou red ▁in ▁Den mark ▁with ▁pian ist ▁Jon as ▁Müller , ▁drum mer ▁Tom as ▁Bar f od , ▁drum mer ▁Stefan ▁Pas borg ▁which ▁later ▁lead ▁to ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁recording ▁with ▁Pas borg ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Jon as ▁West er ga ard ▁as ▁the ▁Life ' s ▁Blood ▁T rio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Rom us ▁performed ▁and ▁recorded ▁with ▁Jon ▁Bird song , ▁Dave ▁Mi hal y , ▁and ▁guest ▁ten or ▁sa x oph on ist ▁John