This week we are joined by Alex Lopez, former drummer for Suicide Silence. In this 3 and a half hour long conversation, Alex takes us through the making of and studio experience for his 5 studio albums with the band; The Cleansing, No Time To Bleed, The Black Crown, You Can't Stop Me & the infamous Self-Titled record. We also chat about the iconic Golden Gods performance, his eventual exit from Suicide Silence & life after the band.
ALEX LOPEZ: https://www.instagram.com/iamalexlopez/
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CHAPTERS:
[00:00:00] Teaser / Intro
[00:01:41] Bonjour / Hi
[00:02:59] Austin Carlile project
[00:26:46] Working with talented musicians
[00:29:48] Meeting Garza / joining Suicide Silence
[00:42:07] The Cleansing
[00:47:15] The Cleansing & NTTB snares
[00:54:48] IndieMerchstore
[00:56:04] The Cleansing's influence
[00:58:03] Garage writing sessions / Influences
[01:03:46] Rocking out with dreadlocks
[01:13:09] Century Media / Early label offers
[01:16:52] Suicide Silence's early rise
[01:20:12] Early music videos
[01:26:06] "Lost" studio footage & documentary
[01:31:50] Sworn Enemy tour stories
[01:37:04] Paying it forward
[01:39:38] No Time To Bleed
[01:50:23] The Black Crown
[01:57:18] Lore behind album titles
[02:03:33] You Can't Stop Me
[02:06:23] Golden Gods performance
[02:16:47] Self Titled
[02:35:34] Alex's exit from the band
[02:45:11] Life after Suicide Silence
[02:48:56] How much money are deathcore bands making?
[02:54:12] Alex's exit from the band (cont.)
[02:55:49] Suicide Silence in 2026
[02:58:21] New music from Alex?
[03:03:55] Collaboration & session work
[03:09:11] Perspective on his older material
[03:11:58] Rev3rent is the future
[03:17:57] Mitch Lucker stories