Seven Antonopoulos

Antonopoulos joined Phoenix/Los Angeles hard rock band Opiate for the Masses as a drummer in 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001588 |title=Seven Antonopoulos: Artist Update: Modern Drummer Magazine 10/28/2007 |accessdate=2008-07-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028070859/http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001588 |archivedate=2007-10-28 }} Before this time, he was a drummer for Vanilla Ice for three years.{{Citation|url=|title = Opiate For The Masses' Seven Antonopoulus |publisher=Modern Drummer : MD

|date=August 1, 2007 | author=Worley, Gail }} In 2006, he toured with the Revolting Cocks.{{cite web | url=http://www.metalnews.de/?metalid=05&action=show&cdid=3075 | title=Metal News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225716/www.metalnews.de/?metalid=05&action=show&cdid=3075 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=usurped}} On 21 August 2008, he played with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's (Guns N' Roses) All Star Band at Rock Against Diabetes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=38519|title=Opiate For The Masses' Seven Antonopoulos and Others Join Rock Against Diabetes|publisher=Metal Underground}} On 3 November 2008, he left Opiate for the Masses and joined German bands Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.drum-heads.de/3680.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5682&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2792&cHash=f8eaf6f442 |title=DrumHeads!! - Deutschlands Nr. 1 für Schlagzeuger - alles zu den Themen Schlagzeug, Drums und Percussion: Seven Antonopoulos neuer Drummer bei Leaves' Eyes |access-date=2009-03-03 |archive-date=2011-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006172206/http://www.drum-heads.de/3680.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5682&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2792&cHash=f8eaf6f442 |url-status=dead }} He resigned from Atrocity on 27 March 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drummerszone.com/news/newsItem.php?n01ID=7860&type=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132146/http://www.drummerszone.com/news/newsItem.php?n01ID=7860&type=2|url-status=dead|title=Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity announce new drummer: Roland Navratil replacing Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos|archivedate=19 July 2011|accessdate=7 August 2023}} Seven currently plays drums for the Belgian band Channel Zero and appears in the band's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ6fQnR0uIc 2018 Exit Humanity documentary] .

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 [https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/06/seven-antonopoulos/ Modern Drummer], China's Modern Player and Drum Magazine and [https://www.moderndrummer.com/2008/05/seven-antonopoulos-2/ blogged for Modern Drummer].

He performed with the Percussive Arts Society (PASIC) [https://www.pas.org/Files/PASIC_Archives/2008/PASIC08Program.pdf in 2008] 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 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf2J39bgBjqornBB6zCiOkg Metal Wine Guide] which brings together metal musicians who love wine and the canned wine industry.

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

• Channel Zero (2014–Present) - member
• Beasto Blanco (2019) - touring
• Brand New Machine (2013–2014) - member
• Livan (2011–2013) - touring
• Atrocity (2008-2010) - member
• Leaves' Eyes (2008-2010) - member
• Revolting Cocks (2006) - touring
• Opiate for the Masses (2005-2008) - member
• Vanilla Ice (2001-2004) - touring
• Hellafied Funk Crew (1996-2001) - member
• Lone Star Trio (1993-1996) - member

• 21 Songs (1993)
• Four Play (1995)

• 1998 "Hellafied Funk Crew"

• 2001 Bi-Polar

• The Spore (2005)
• Manifesto (2008)

• Jagermeister Music Tour (2006)
• Taste of Christmas (2005)
• Saw II soundtrack
• Saw III soundtrack
• The Best of Taste of Chaos
• The Best of Taste of Chaos Two.

• Njord (2009)

• After the Storm (2010)

• Skintight (2010)

• Channel Zero Unplugged (2017)
• Exit Humanity (2017)
• Channel Zero 30th Anniversary (2020)

• Revolting Cocks 2006–present

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.{{Cite web|url=http://drummertalk.org/2008/11/08/ray-luzie-seven-antonopoulos-clinic/|title=Interview|work=Drummer Talk |date=8 November 2008 |accessdate=7 August 2023}}

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