Whatever he believes in,.....that's his own business. The guy's legend!

I feel you, Pete! I too have felt Gods presence and it changed my life completely. Much love my brother

Good on Pete for finding a measure of peace. Shit happens and when someone finds faith you cannot understand unless you have felt it.

Him and trey has a musical connection that totally leveled up metal music -- his style is original, not just the blasts but the fills and accents that accompany the riffs

Illud was so disgraceful for morbid that Pete found jesus so he could pray the suck away for the band. He is repenting for their sins.

People like Pete are proof of Gods existence.

Pete is amazing. We got the opportunity to interview him for Slave To The Grind a few weeks ago, and hearing him talk about the early days was inspiring.

He says his playing is stronger and "fast as usual" lol You can't get too much faster. This guy is a legend.

can't help but feel happy for the guy and just glad he's still a-drumming.

Thank you for your words Pete!!

Awesome. Totally awesome. I'm also going through a spiritual journey myself and where it will lead, I don't know. So I can totally relate to Pete. As far as religious conversions go, first, to each his own. Second, conversion or not, I will always love, respect and support Pete no matter what. Screw the haters for their hatred towards both Pete's conversion and the Illud album. Long life and well wishes to Pete. RIP, Jesse. Hail Morbid Angel and Terrorizer.

I'm happy to hear this and happy for him that he found God. I'm a drummer of 28 years and was always amazed by his abilities and liked Morbid Angel for the sound, not necessarily the lyrics. I'm a christian and in a sense I always felt guilty listening to MA but at the same time I didn't take to heart what was being said through the lyrics. I just appreciate the sound. Now hearing of Pete's new look on life makes me appreciate him even more. Long live the original human drum machine - Pete Sandoval!!

What's next Glenn Benton becomes a Christian.

you cant bag Pete, this dude is a godfather regardless, im not religious but good on him for doing what he does, as long as he still slams the skins!

The Ancient Ones Are Still Watching You.....

Pete You Are An Inspiration I am happy For You God bless you

great musicians like Halford, Nicko Mc Bryan, Mustaine and Pete Sandoval have open his heart and mind to God...

Cheers Pete, glad to see you have found happiness! Much respect for the years of sickness!

Pete is extremely honest & though he had an inverted cross on his arm in the early years. But the drum work in M.A. & Terrorizer is epic no matter if he was a Scientologist today.. He was a mean beer drinker back in '92 when I met the 4 original members & had 15 min. of beer drinking & friendly conversation, no arrogance at all.. Brunelle was a very nice dude, it was extra sad he stopped in MA on Covenant. Pete was damn drunk at their soundcheck that afternoon. Insane he was able to perform same evening : ) Horns from Denmark

Who gives a rats ass on what the guy believes? If he's content with life then let the guy be fucking happy.

thank God and jesus christ he's getting better. Awesome musician, if you may, a musician.

God bless you PETE SANDOVAL!!!!! You made the right choice!!!! You can still play metal just with a cleaner mind and heart.

Myself, a former satanist/atheist for most of my life, and still and always a deathmetal fan.... I changed too. I figured it out one day on my own. Just like Pete. Cheers!

Pete is a fuckin LEGEND!

Wow, this one went bat shit insane, too.

God bless you pete!

GOD BLESS PETE THE FEET!

and I haven't forgot you Morbid Angel I saw you guys in Denver Colorado and you guys made the f****** floor lift quite awesome I must say one of the best hits I've ever been in let me tell you this folks there will be nothing that can touch Morbid Angel blessed are the sick

May JESUS bless you and your family.Pete JESUS is the Light And the TRUTH.

This is a voice of a man who's run out of addictions. he know what he's saying. this is nothing to do with god it's bind of knowing to stop. but in Pete life ,seems like god help him stooped.

Has a right to his own opinion. Is still THE MOST AMAZING DRUMMER I have ever heard. Keith Moon wishes he was Pete Sandoval... Even after the surgery. The guy is a cyborg on the drums.

he gave it up to the new drummers. be respectful to this man. who cares what he believes in. hes a drummer in bands. the people that made the movie the exorcist are not evil people. its called topics. and image. just because your in a satanic band dont mean you have to be that. its art like a play. amazing guy amazing drummer. his personal beliefs are non of anyones issues.

When we are young kids getting in to this crazy music with all these crazy characters it generates we can lose sight of some very basic tenants of behavior that will reap more positive results. Pete has obviously reached a point in his life journey where he is reflecting on his life in a very deep way with the intention of changing the things that have brought pain and suffering. I can’t speak for anyone but myself, I believe most of us hit an age usually late 40’s when we realize the weight past decisions are making in creating any current negative issues. There are many paths to get an answer to the questions that arise during those times and this is Pete’s way to it. It’s the destination that’s important here, he’s in a better place spiritually and physically which means we are in for a treat when this guy gets behind a drum kit.

Great interview. God Bless Pete.

Great interview. Very inspiring.

i believe in God, but i will always Like Morbid Angel because this group has to do with the above, as its name says and what makes it attractive. There is an Angel behind Morbid Angel that gives it that overwhelming power, now go find who HE is..??

He sounds like my gardener....

so happy to hear pete found the Lord Jesus. I've been a huge die hard fan of pete since 88' very blessed to know he's doing well and still shredding on drums! I got saved in 92 not after being a huge fan of all the earache and grind core scene. Still a huge metal fan of Christian and secular scenes. may the Lord continue to bless you Pete!! God bless

I didn't get it. He says he doesn't have a religion based problem with playing in Morbid Angel, but then he says he would never play in a satanic band, which according to him Morbid Angel definitely is?

I'm not religious, but Pete is right. I am constantly dissociating from metal because alk the other musicians are too alcoholic and don't care about rehearsing with passion and discipline.

This is kind of an ironic post personally. Always loved all kinds of music, and not really into religion yet am a Christ follower. For some music he was a part of is an incredible cathartic release. Was into and still like Sepultura, Helmet, then discovered stuff like Mortification and righteous bands that were not technically religious like Downset, Zao, of course Stavesacre, Hopesfall ect. One remarkable memory from childhood was when I always watched Headbangers ball every Saturday nite. Biohazard and Sick of It All, & Hum we’re also favorites. Yet when I saw Morbid Angel God of Emptiness I was astonished at the artistry of the song, yet also some thing off about it like way deep in my human being was like “not sure if this is right for me”. Well went ahead and got Covenant the Morbid Angel album down at the cd store in the mall in ole South Georgia. Really loved the music. The band Death and Cynic were also really interesting. To conclude my point I almost instinctively took the Covenant Cd back to the store. I had a great rapport with the store reps cause they knew I was a 7th grade rocker extraordinaire who had a lot of knowledge for that stage of life when it came to music. I basically said “hey man I would like to refund this Cd, trade it for store credit or literally just give it to you guys with no expectation. I own that I purchased it, so it’s okay if you just leave it be, I will continue to shop here, just I cannot keep this cd for some very strong intuitive reason.” I may have mentioned faith or not yet those were my basic words. Believe they took it back and gave some store credit for another album of something. The main point is even if I don’t prefer religion, or any sort of dogma, somehow I knew the Holy Spirit is definitely real and that at the core of our being and life itself is a loving and receptive God or Goddess. Some kind of higher intelligence that loves us. That album and others like it by morbid angel are not suitable for good health & emotional well being. Some folks can dig it and it’s just like a sci fi movie or something cool to listen to which I respect. Yet for many they really need to keep their ears clean with music that has some kind of inspirational or beneficial message or simply beautiful artistry(like Plini, Animals as Leaders, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Pod, and Indie stuff like American Football, Vasudeva, REM, Chuck Ragan, Chamberlain, Thrice, Nada Surf, Omnium Gatherum, U2 & it goes on infinite. So for this drummer to find a different path & one towards faith is inspiring & incredible. Would love to hear more from him. Christ is a real spirit whether you believe the man existed or not, that’s just my personal experience and that of many people I have known in this life experience. Gratitude

Pete must get back to Morbid Angel (at least as studio drummer) MA is reforming again, DV left, the drummer and Norwegian guitarist left and Steve Tucker rejoins...

Very admirable recognizing that he has a good mother and comes from a good family. And "if you dont like Hell Hammer your a--------------- ese"

"And rock out!" *Plays intro of Scavenger of Human Sorrow*

Pete Webber (HAVOK) will be the Next Pete! lol! Stay Positive, Pete! I too found a new way where it's more in love and fun than hate and war!

Was a huge fan of Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Unleashed, Entombed etc etc myself until I found the Lord. Even though I am a Christian, I can still appreciate the artistry and creativity in Death Metal, especially old school Death Metal.

This is a really good interview. GOD be with you always, Commando.

God Bless Pete Sandoval.

Amazing!!!Jesus is the Truth, The Way, The Life. He pulled me out of much darkness and chaos. It's a walk, I still have much darkness in me that He is working on helping me examine and purge. The narrow path is not easy, but it is Peace. What ever talents and taste you have, God can use it for His Glory! Heavy metal is such a gift to this earth

RIP in Jesse

I don't believe in heaven i don't believe hell i just believe in fucking music and sick Blast beat yeah

I have to tell you this when I heard f****** morbid and all these good death metal bands that I listen to till I die cuz I'm already dead on a head always forward and the first thing that I saw was in I said Jesus Christ that was the best goddamn time I ever had still having it folks

ITS LIKE LISTNING TO PAINT DRY

Wow, I'm soo happy for Pete. What a transformation. Left a life of darkness and has a new life in Christ. I wasn't a Christian when I started listening to MA, but just like Pete..I found life in Jesus Christ when everything else failed and nothing compares to the power and love of CHRIST. I even got rid of all my MA stuff. Was curious about Pete, and came across this. Praise JESUS!

Very inspiring! Wow! I met Pete years ago and to this day I recall that I felt a very bad vibe with him. Like I never felt before anyone else. A heavy, dark vibe. I was exciting to meet him but after that I was a bit disappointed. Never felt such darkness near anyone else like that before. So, to hear Pete Sandoval talk about Jesus like that...? Amazing. So happy for him. It just proves that God is good and loves us, regardless of how we are. Long live Pete.

Amen pete ! You the man ! Dont let any man take you away from the good Lord my brotha . and continue to destroy them drums because you still the best drummer on the planet

Love you pete. Jesus Is Alive Brother.

Adoro Morbid Angel,mi banda favorita,simpatizo con Satanism,y por respeto a Sandoval,no va a cambiar mi fanatismo hacia el como musico y como persona...Dejadlo en paz.

He calls him Pete Sand-Oval 😂

Pete Sandoval amazing drummer.

👍🏼

The guy had a broken back and almost was injured to the point where he would never play again. I can see why he looked to a "Higher Power"...MA aren't Satanists anyway...."No God shall come before me"......

I'm very happy that you're better and more happy now Pete. Please return to Morbid Angel!!!

As Morbid Angel (at this present time) are now without a drummer!!!!!

Whatever floats his boat. Just respect his decision. Tolerance and respect is what's missing from a lot of people. If you can't respect someone else's choices in life, then you're only marginally better than the extremist Muslims. At least you don't kill others who don't follow what you follow though.

He can blast death metal and talks doom metal. Guy takes 30 seconds to finish a sentence lol

👊

The point is he found himself.at least i hope he did.

Have always been fascinated by Pete, becuse he was setting the standards for drumming in a decade from '90 to '00.. But though he sounds like a man ho past his prime, but like he admits, new drummers are faster & are specialists..But without Pete, we may never had the blast beats as we know them.. Hate his Shitty : God Bull... which he uses half the time on..Is he stoned or Brainwashed?? But even Though : 'RESPECT FOREVER'.. Vikinghorns, Denmark...

well now, that's embarrassing :/

C'mon Pete, fricken stop it with the style of living with god with no destruction and death and darkness!! Ffs. People can live clean and totally straight without the nonsense of God... God doesn't stop a clean living. 2 paths?? 1 with God n one of darkness?! The only way? No,and you know it Pete and so do all reading this even if they won't admit it. Pete is an amazing drummer, one of the best and first extreme metal drummers. I don't understand the 'yay God!' comments here if you are morbid angel fans. It is a death metal gimmick, unless your a bit slow maybe you all missed the tongue in cheek of the whole genere. Pete is a legend, a death metal legend and still receives royalty cheques from his pre '😢God' performances...does he turn money away for God? No. And no he shouldn't, he should be proud of his back catalogue. I shouldn't have to state the obvious but damn...

I don't understand , he found god and can not play with Morbid Angel but he can play with Brian Werner that call himself a high priest satanist

This is more disappointing than Illud Divinum Insanus...

Ahhh But Morbid fans miss Pete..lol

Pete, i will always listen to the lyrics, the music and your drumming in the excellent God of Emptiness (the absurd semitic version).

Iz normal

Don't shoot the man down, same thing happened to Ken Owen of Carcass unless your a drummer stfu!!!

Fingers crossed he rejoins Morbid..if he has the ability to play the material. His current drumming in Terrorizer is pretty bad..

I listen to all the death metal songs but don't understand a word of what a singer sings. Probably other metal fans either. When even RATM fans voted for Trump, why would death metal fans "believe" all the Satan things? Lol

Okay so at this point in time he never wanted to play for MA again because they were 'satanic' and that was not his 'path'. Sounding like some deranged 80s hyprochristian there. Flashforward 7 years and he's playing in Morbid Angel. Ok? Look don't get me wrong I adore Sandoval and he raised a lot of good points. I totally respect that he found faith when he was in a low period. But some of those sterotypical 'religious' comments he was saying here sounded outright nutty, at least to me. Well i shouldn't be suprised as after all, religion is a nutty concept and slowly but surely losing it's sell by date. Spiritualism is the shit, though.

man , how can u go from playing the most blasphemous death metal, and then becoming a religious preacher..

The guy is fucking golden !!! He can't say a bad thing about these shitty young blast STIFFS playing to click tracks at 280 bpm these days narrowing the art into three different techniques... The guy invented the style and did it his fucking way !!! Love you Pete !!! If god makes you happy good bro! I think you are the one god in this style of drumming, you and guys like Bill Andrews, the pioneers !!! God bless!

For those who dont know..Pete isn't praising the lord due to his back recovering...he became born again after overcoming an addiction to pain pills (opiates) that killed his back pain before the surgery.

At least he didn't go join a country music band 🤭

God bless you Pete, don't even pay attention to the people who don't find God yet. RESPECT !!

Neither 'god' nor a 'Jesus Christ" exist, so who cares?

the old testament is the most horrific book of the fiction genre, i find it moronic if someone, "here from below", with the smallest amount of reason in his head, not rejecting that scary evil psycopath alias known as jehovah

The reason "finding God" seems so "personal" is simple....it's the best part of yourself, your own ego, that you're conversing with, nothing to do with any external "force". This is what bugs me about "god" claims....giving the credit for what YOU achieve in your life, to something outside you. It's NOT outside you...*it IS you!* This is why it seems so "personal".

god is for show

ok course he doesn't, they're crap now

all I know is my parents and my step parents Force down this Christian b******* down my throat and against my free will because that's not what I chose as a kid but you know when you're a kid you didn't have a lot to run with if your parents are strict but I tell you this right now folks think nothing is going to separate me from Death Metal because it is the f****** best ever and terroriser is number one besides death we missed check but terroriser will always terrorize in my house or in any house on me thank you Terrorizer

damn pete. jesus? really? that sucks.

Money changes everything. If the price is right Pete will be on the horizon. I respect the religious stance, but it shouldn’t interfere with music.

You left Morbid Angel to play in another metal group that's still divergent from your actual religious belief, i don't see the reason to stop from darkness (aka Morbid Angel) and doing the same thing again after condemning this lifestyle ?? weird. your drum in Terrorizer is pretty much the same as before, aggressive?

blessed are the sick lol

A line on Blessed are the Sick : Forgive Me NOT.. Remember thet Pete.. Stand up as a Man, not a week, sorry, remorseful new-christian Beep.. Baad Pete

That whole "I will never be back or play in a satanic band now that I found Jesus" looks hilarious now LMAO. Hypocrite much? real life does not agree with "convictions"

He sounds like Scarface main.

People must stop saying they found the Lord. That implies he/she/it was always there. Also that the person was always lost. Converted to Theism is the proper thing to say.

Yeah you got to seek God and that's why other people encouraged you