Martin Lopez

Martin Lopez
Born	May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20) (age 33)
Genres	Progressive metal, death metal, progressive death metal, progressive rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Amon Amarth, Anuryzm, Fifth to Infinity, Opeth, Soen
Notable instruments
Premier drums, Sabian cymbals

Martin Lopez (born in Sweden on May 20, 1978) is a drummer, known best for his nine years with the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth.

Lopez was born in Sweden to Uruguayan settler parents, later moving to Uruguay, then back to Sweden.

With Soen

On May 28, 2010, it was announced that Martin Lopez, bassist Steve DiGiorgio, singer Joel Ekelöf and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis had joined forces in the band SOEN.^[1]

With Opeth

Lopez joined Opeth in 1998, after leaving Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth on whose album Once Sent From the Golden Hall he played. With Opeth, he recorded the albums My Arms, Your Hearse, Still Life, Blackwater Park, Deliverance, Damnation and Ghost Reveries.

Session work

Lopez has performed drums for Anuryzm (a band hailing from Lebanon, and based in U.A.E.) on their debut album entitled 'Worm's Eye View'.

Equipment

According to the factsheet on Opeth's official website, Lopez currently endorses Premier drums and sticks, and Sabian cymbals.

Personal

On May 12, 2006, Martin Lopez, due to health reasons, permanently left Opeth to be replaced by Martin Axenrot.^[2] Lopez now concentrates fully on his old band, Fifth to Infinity^[3]

He became a father in 2008.^[4]

References

1. ^ May. 28, 2010, "Former OPETH Drummer Joins Forces With SADUS Bassist", Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on May 28, 2010
2. ^ Jan. 13, 2007, "OPETH Mainman Slams 'New Breed of Idiot Fans' for questions his judgement'", Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on July 25, 2009
3. ^ "Blackeberg Records". Blackeberg Records. http://blackeberg-records.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
4. ^ "Opeth interview - Martin Mendez (part 1)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jci12I2f_jQ&feature=fvw. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 

External links

1. BLABBERMOUTH.NET
2. BLABBERMOUTH.NET
3. Digital Dream Door
4. Blackeberg Records

• The SOEN MySpace page
• The Anuryzm Myspace page

Persondata
Name	Lopez, Martin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 20, 1978
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