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Martin Lopez
Martin Walter López Cardozo (born 20 May 1978 in Stockholm) is a Swedish-Uruguayan drummer, currently a member and co-founder of progressive metal group Soen, but best known as the ex-drummer of Swedish progressive metal band Opeth and melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. López was born in Sweden to Uruguayan parents, later moving to Uruguay, then back to Sweden. Career López joined Opeth in 1997, 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''. For health reasons, López left Opeth permanently on 12 May 2006, to be replaced by Martin Axenrot. Lopez had not been actively involved with the band since the recording of ''Ghost Reveries'' wrapped in the summer of 2005. Lopez then shifted concentration to his old band, Fifth to Infinity. On 28 May 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Metal
Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified electric guitar, guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral or quasi-classical compositions of the latter. The music typically showcases the extreme technical proficiency of the performers and usually uses unorthodox Chord progression, harmonies as well as complex rhythms with frequent Metre (music), meter changes and intense syncopation. The rhythmic aspects are especially emphasized in the djent subgenre. Although the genre emerged towards the late-1980s, it was not until the 1990s that progressive metal achieved widespread success. Dream Theater, Watchtower (band), Watchtower, Queensrÿche, Tool (band), Tool, Symphony X,''AllMusic''Tool Retrieved on February 11, 2013. Shadow Gallery, King's X, and Fates Warning are a few examples of progressive metal bands who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |