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

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