Seven Antonopoulos

Chris Antonopoulos[1] (born on 25 May 1974 in Dallas, Texas[2]) is Greek-American rock drummer, most notable for his tenure in Opiate for the Masses.[3]

Seven Antonopoulos
Birth nameChris Antonopoulos
Born (1974-05-25) May 25, 1974
GenresMetal
rock
gothic metal
post-grunge
alternative metal
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrumentsdrums & percussion
LabelsNapalm Records
Nuclear Blast
Century Media
American VooDoo
SBK Records
Associated actsOpiate for the Masses
Lone Star Trio
Hellafied Funk Crew
Channel Zero
Vanilla Ice
Leaves' Eyes
Atrocity
Hellflower
LIVAN

Career

Antonopoulos joined Phoenix/Los Angeles hard rock band Opiate for the Masses as a drummer in 2004.[4] Before this time, he was a drummer for Vanilla Ice for three years.[5] In 2006, he toured with the Revolting Cocks.[6] On 21 August 2008, he played with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's (Guns N' Roses) All Star Band at Rock Against Diabetes.[7] On 3 November 2008, he left Opiate for the Masses and joined German bands Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes.[8] He resigned from Atrocity on 27 March 2010.[9] 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.[10]

Equipment

Drums - PDP and DW

  • 18x24 bass drum (2x)
  • 12x14 floor tom used between bass drums in place of rack tom
  • 16x18 floor tom
  • 18x20 bass drum on floor tom legs used as floor tom
  • 14x16 floor tom (on left side)
  • 7x14 DW cast steel snare
  • 6x12 DW Edge snare

Cymbals - Sabian (from left to right)

  • 20" APX Solid Crash
  • 20" AA Metal-X Chinese
  • 14" AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hats
  • 20" AA Metal-X Crash
  • 20" AAX Metal Crash
  • 24" (custom) HH Power Bell Ride
  • 20" AA Rock Crash
  • 20" HH Chinese
  • 20" Paragon Crash
  • 12" Chopper
  • 20" AA Rock Crash
  • 9" Alu Bell (mounted on top of 2nd AA rock crash)

Drumheads - Aquarian

  • Snare: Hi-Energy (Batter); Classic Clear Snare Side (Reso)
  • All Toms: Clear Performance II (Batter); Classic Clear Video Gloss Black (Reso)
  • Bass: Superkick II (Batter); Regulator Small Hole (Reso)

Drumsticks-Vic Firth

  • Vic Firth American Classic rock w/ wood tips

Associated acts

Discography

Studio albums
  • 21 Songs (1993)
  • Four Play (1995)

with Hellafied Funk Crew
  • 1998 "Hellafied Funk Crew"

Studio albums

Studio albums

Compilations

Albums

Live Session Member Of

Personal life

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.[11]

References
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Bio at Sabian.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2008-07-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Opiate For The Masses' Seven Antonopoulos and Others Join Rock Against Diabetes". Metal Underground.
  9. Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity announce new drummer: Roland Navratil replacing Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Interview at bandvibe.com
  11. Interview
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