Show notes
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/ Thank you to IndieMerchstore for sponsoring the show: https://www.indiemerchstore.comUse code BRUTALITY for 10% offBRUTALITY PODCAST MERCH: https://www.indiemerchstore.com/collections/brutality-podcastTo support the podcast and gain early access to episodes, members-only Discord channels, stream archives & more: https://www.patreon.com/brutalitypodcastAll BRUTALITY PODCAST links(Discord, Youtube, etc): https://linktr.ee/brutalitypodcastCHAPTERS:[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
