Martin Lopez

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Martin Lopez
Born	May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20) (age 31) Sweden
Genre(s)	Progressive metal, Death metal, Progressive Death Metal, Progressive rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, Percussion
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Opeth, Amon Amarth
Notable instrument(s)
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 of Spanish blood and later moved to Uruguay, then back to Sweden.

Contents 1 With Opeth 2 Equipment 3 Personal 4 External links 5 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Equipment

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

[edit] Personal

On May 12, 2006, Martin Lopez, due to health reasons, permanently left Opeth to be replaced by Martin Axenrot. Lopez also left the band to concentrate fully on his own project, currently unnamed. ^[1]

[edit] External links

v • d • e Opeth Mikael Åkerfeldt · Fredrik Åkesson · Martin Mendez · Martin Axenrot · Per Wiberg David Isberg · Andreas Dimeo · Kim Pettersson · Johan DeFarfalla · Stefan Guteklint · Mattias Ander · Nick Döring · Anders Nordin · Martin Lopez · Peter Lindgren Studio albums Orchid · Morningrise · My Arms, Your Hearse · Still Life · Blackwater Park · Deliverance · Damnation · Ghost Reveries · Watershed Live albums Lamentations · The Roundhouse Tapes Compilations Opeth Box Set · The Candlelight Years Singles "The Drapery Falls" · "Still Day Beneath the Sun" · "The Grand Conjuration" · "Porcelain Heart" · "Mellotron Heart" · "Burden" Related articles Discography · List of Opeth band members · Bloodbath · Porcupine Tree

v • d • e Amon Amarth Fredrik Andersson · Johan Hegg · Johan Söderberg · Olavi Mikkonen · Ted Lundström Martin Lopez · Anders Hansson · Nico Mehra Studio albums Once Sent from the Golden Hall · The Avenger · The Crusher · Versus the World · Fate of Norns · With Oden on Our Side · Twilight of the Thunder God EPs Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds Demos Thor Arise · The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter Videos Wrath of the Norsemen

[edit] References

1. BLABBERMOUTH.NET [1]
2. Digital Dream Door [2]