to recover from his back surgery which took much longer than he had expected, as the band would not wait for him to recover, thus prompting them to find a new drummer. He also mentioned that after the recording of Terrorizer's 2012 album Hordes of Zombies was when he converted to Christianity and his life started to change, crediting his mother and sister for their encouragement. Sandoval said that he would not have continued to perform in the band after his conversion due to his newfound religious differences with them. When asked if he misses performing with Morbid Angel, he said, "No, I don't. I don't miss it. I don't miss any of that." His relationship with the band members is no longer existent without any negativity on either side. In the spring of 2022, Sandoval toured with Vincent as part of the band I Am Morbid. Influences Sandoval cited Clive Burr as a "huge influence" on his first year of drumming. Other significant influences include Dave Lombardo, Gene Hoglan and Neil Peart. Discography Morbid Angel Altars of Madness (1989) Blessed Are the Sick (1991) Covenant (1993) Domination (1995) Formulas Fatal to the Flesh (1998) Gateways to Annihilation (2000) Heretic (2003) Terrorizer World Downfall (1989) Darker Days Ahead (2006) Hordes of Zombies (2012) Caustic Attack (2018) References External links 1964 births 20th-century American drummers American male drummers American heavy metal drummers Converts to Christianity Death metal musicians Living people Morbid Angel members People from Santa Ana, El Salvador Salvadoran emigrants to the United States Terrorizer members 20th-century American male musicians