Alex Lopez, drummer of SUICIDE SILENCE, is a fucking savage beast behind the kit and he is quickly raising the bar for his peers. His blistering speed and precision is simply mind-blowing and when you take into account how hard he hits it’s amazing that any drumkit can withstand the abuse.

Lopez delivers a performance for the ages on the band’s highly acclaimed new album, No Time To Bleed, which debuted on the Billboard Top 200 charts at #32 with over 14,000 units sold. He has teamed up with Modern Drummer Magazine to create a very comprehensive and in-depth instructional video series where he breaks down how to play some of the band’s most intense tracks ('Wake Up', 'Unanswered') and explains his daily exercises and warm-up techniques. This entire video series can be accessed here.

Lopez further comments: “This last month we have been on the ‘Pedal to the Metal’ tour with Mudvayne, Black Label Society and Static-X. It’s really, really exciting playing with bands like these that I used to idolize at one point in my life. Suicide Silence sticks out like a sore thumb on this tour, but I think it’s a good thing. A lot of people who have never heard too much ‘heavy’ stuff are really responding to our music well. I’m not saying we are the heaviest band in the world, but I do think we’re unique in this tour package.

“A couple of weeks ago or so, we played three back to back shows with Korn, which was the experience of a lifetime. I never thought that we could ever play with a band of that magnitude. They were cool dudes! Jonathan Davis wore a Suicide Silence shirt during his set on the third day, and I thought that was really crazy. I guess he likes us and is maybe down for a future tour at some point, or so we can hope.

“I would like to thank any young, aspiring drummers out there who seek the time to read about me and are inspired to write music and see me as an inspiration to your drumming. I was once a young drummer who read everything I could about drummers I was obsessed with; not just the music they write, but their interests and dislikes. Thanks a lot to Modern Drummer for taking the time and giving me the opportunity to reach out to fans and others who appreciate music.”

Suicide Silence kicked off their worldwide touring cycle for the much anticipated new album, No Time To Bleed, as part of the massive North American Pedal To The Metal tour performing alongside MUDVAYNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, STATIC-X, DOPE and BURY YOUR DEAD.

Visit myspace.com/suicidesilence for additional info as new dates are announced for the remainder of the year.