Seven Antonopoulos


Chris Antonopoulos is an American rock drummer, most notable for his tenure in
Opiate for the Masses.

Career

Antonopoulos joined 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 All Star Band at Rock Against Diabetes. On 3 November 2008, he left Opiate for the Masses and joined German bands Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes. He resigned from Atrocity on 27 March 2010. Seven currently plays drums for the Belgian band Channel Zero and appears in the band's .
Seven describes his approach to the drums as "the idea of putting on a show as well as having fun and playing. He has been featured in , China's Modern Player and Drum Magazine and .
He performed with the Percussive Arts Society and has delivered drum clinics around the world in the United States, China, Sweden and Norway.
Seven also serves as host of the YouTube series which brings together metal musicians who love wine and the canned wine industry.

Equipment

Drums - PDP and DW
  • 18x24 bass drum
  • 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
  • 7x14 DW cast steel snare
  • 6x12 DW Edge snare
Cymbals - Sabian
  • 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" HH Power Bell Ride
  • 20" AA Rock Crash
  • 20" HH Chinese
  • 20" Paragon Crash
  • 12" Chopper
  • 20" AA Rock Crash
  • 9" Alu Bell
Drumheads - Aquarian
  • Snare: Hi-Energy ; Classic Clear Snare Side
  • All Toms: Clear Performance II ; Classic Clear Video Gloss Black
  • Bass: Superkick II ; Regulator Small Hole
Drumsticks-Vic Firth

Associated acts

Discography

with Lone Star Trio

Studio albums

  • 21 Songs
  • ''Four Play''

with Hellafied Funk Crew

  • 1998 "Hellafied Funk Crew"

with V-Ice

Studio albums

with Opiate for the Masses

Studio albums

Compilations

with Leaves' Eyes

Albums

with Atrocity

Albums

with Liv Kristine

Albums

  • Skintight

with Channel Zero

Albums

  • Channel Zero Unplugged
  • Exit Humanity
  • ''Channel Zero 30th Anniversary''

Live Session Member Of

Personal life

Antonopoulos became fast friends with Ministry’s Al Jourgensen and was married to Anna Kjellberg who also played in his former band Opiate for the Masses.