ALEX LOPEZ | ex-SUICIDE SILENCE: The Cleansing's Legacy, Self-Titled Lore & Mitch Lucker Memories
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: / 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
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