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'''Martin Lopez''' (born in [[Sweden]] on [[May 20]], [[1978]]) is a [[drummer]], known best for his nine years with the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Death metal#Progressive death metal|progressive death metal]] band [[Opeth]]. |
'''Martin Lopez''' (born in [[Sweden]] on [[May 20]], [[1978]]) is a [[drummer]], known best for his nine years with the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Death metal#Progressive death metal|progressive death metal]] band [[Opeth]]. DigitalDreamDoor.com voted him #43 on the list of Greatest Rock Drummers Of All Time. <sup>[2]</sup> |
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Lopez was born in Sweden to [[Uruguay]]an settler parents of [[Spanish people|Spanish blood]] and later moved to Uruguay, then back to Sweden. |
Lopez was born in Sweden to [[Uruguay]]an settler parents of [[Spanish people|Spanish blood]] and later moved to Uruguay, then back to Sweden. |
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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. DigitalDreamDoor.com voted him #43 on the list of Greatest Rock Drummers Of All Time. [2]
Lopez was born in Sweden to Uruguayan settler parents of Spanish blood and later moved to Uruguay, then back to Sweden.
With Opeth
Lopez joined Opeth in 1998, after leaving Swedish Viking 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.
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. Lopez also left the band to concentrate fully on his own project, currently unnamed. [1]
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References
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