Alexei Rodriguez

Who is Alexei Rodriguez?

Alexei Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican drummer, once known for his time in Canadian heavy metal band, 3 Inches of Blood and the metalcore band Walls of Jericho. He is currently the drummer for the New York-based band, Prong.

In 1999, he recorded on the full-length, "Are These Our Lives?" with Seattle hardcore outfit, Trial, under the assumed name, Jesus L. Pecador. From 1994-2002 he played for North Carolina-based anarcho-punk/hardcore band, Catharsis, with whom he completed 2 full-length albums, Samsara and Passion, as well as a variety of EPs. With Ümlaut he also played on a full-length, "Havok Wreakers" and EP, "Finland", appearing again in the "Total Disfuckincography" which included all the previously released recorded material, again under an assumed name. In 2002 he also contributed lead and backing vocals to Finnish hardcore/punk band, Endstand on two tracks from their split EP with Kafka.

Rodriguez was also the drummer for Walls of Jericho, a Detroit metalcore band for whom he played on their 2nd full-length album, "All Hail the Dead" in 2004, as well as on the live video footage from the "Hellfest 2003" DVD, and the music video for the song, "There's No 'I' in 'F*ck You'".