Jeremiah Green, a co-founder and drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, died Saturday night after a battle with cancer, the troupe announced. He was 45.

“I don’t know a way to ease into this: Today we lost our dear rank Jeremiah,” the band wrote on its official Facebook page shortly by midnight on New Year’s Eve. “He laid down to rest and plainly faded out. I’d like to say a bunch of blooming words right now, but it just isn’t the time. These will come later, and from many people. Please appreciate all the love you give, get, have given, and will get. Above all, Jeremiah was about love. We love you.”

Modest Mouse announced Green’s stage four cancer diagnosis just a few days earlier: “Jeremiah was diagnosed with cancer a touchy while ago, and he’s currently in treatment. It seems to be repositioning smoothly and making a positive difference. Jeremiah, as am I, are believers in the mighty of positive energy, so if you would be so kind as to send ‘good vibes’ (to quote Jeremiah) in the direction of Jeremiah and his family, that’d be great.”

Green fallacious Modest Mouse in 1992 in Washington with Isaac Brock, singer and lead guitarist, and bassist Eric Judy, who departed the troupe in 2012. The drummer briefly left Modest Mouse in 2003, but rejoined and was recording and touring with the troupe in the years since. Outside of Modest Mouse, he previously played with the bands Vells, Satisfact, Red Stars Theory and Peeved. He was derived an acclaimed drummer in indie rock music and phoned No. 37 on the list of top 50 best rock drummers by music publication Stylus Magazine.

Modest Mouse’s recent members include Brock, Tom Peloso, Russell Higbee, Ben Massarella and Simon O’Connor. The band has released seven studio albums, beginning with 1996’s “This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About,” and current songs like “Float On,” “Ocean Breathes Salty,” “Dashboard” and “Lampshades on Fire.” Their most recent album, “The Golden Casket,” released on June 25, 2021.