Seven Antonopoulos | |
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Birth name | Chris Antonopoulos |
Born | May 25, 1974 |
Genres |
Metal Rock Gothic metal Post grunge Alternative metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | drums & percussion |
Labels |
Napalm Records Nuclear Blast Century Media American VooDoo SBK Records |
Associated acts |
Opiate for the Masses Lone Star Trio Hellafied Funk Crew Channel Zero Vanilla Ice Leaves' Eyes Atrocity Hellflower LIVAN |
Chris Antonopoulos (born on 25 May 1974 in Dallas, Texas) is Greek-American rock drummer, most notable for his tenure in Opiate for the Masses.
Antonopoulos joined the Phoenix/Los Angeles hard rock band Opiate for the Masses as a drummer in 2004. Before this time he was a drummer for Vanilla Ice for three years. In 2006, he toured with the Revolting Cocks. On 21 August 2008, he played with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's (Guns N Roses) All Star Band at Rock Against Diabetes. On 3 November 2008, he left Opiate for the Masses and joined the German bands Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes. After his resigns on 27 March 2010 with Atrocity. Seven currently plays the live shows for the Belgian band Channel Zero.
Seven describes his approach to the drums as "the idea of putting on a show as well as having fun and playing.
Cymbals - Sabian (from left to right)
Drumheads - Aquarian
Drumsticks-Vic Firth
Antonopoulos became fast friends with Ministry’s Al Jourgensen and is married to Anna Kjellberg who also played in his former band Opiate for the Masses.