Martyr (band)

Martyr
Origin	Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Technical death metal
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Galy
Associated acts	Voivod, Gorguts, Quo Vadis, Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, Eclipse Prophecy
Website	www.martyr-canada.com
Members
Martin Carbonneau Patrice Hamelin Daniel Mongrain François Mongrain
Past members
Pier-Luc Lampron François Richard

Martyr is a Canadian death metal band from Trois-Rivières, Québec, founded in 1994 by brothers Daniel and François Mongrain.

History

^[1] Formed in 1994 by brothers Daniel (guitar, vocals) and François Mongrain (bass), along with Pier-Luc Lampron (guitar) and François Richard (drums), Martyr recorded a demo tape in September 1995 entitled Ostrogoth.^[2] In September 1997, the drummer François Richard left the band being replaced by Patrice Hamelin, the full-length debut Hopeless Hopes was self-released in November that same year.^[2]

Members

• Daniel Mongrain (1994–present) - guitar, vocals
• Martin Carbonneau (2002–present) - guitar
• François Mongrain (1994–present) - bass, backing vocals
• Patrice Hamelin (1997–present) - drums

Former members

• Pier-Luc Lampron (1994–2001) - guitars
• François Richard (1994–1997) - drums
• Jeremy Hoffman (1994–2009) - studio stud

Discography

• Hopeless Hopes (1997)
• Warp Zone (2000)
• Feeding the Abscess (2006)

Live albums

• Extracting the Core (2001)

Video albums

• Havoc in Quebec City (2008)

References

1. ^ http://www.martyr-canada.com/
2. ^ ^{a b} "Martyr Interview with Daniel and François Mongrain". hardtimes.ca. 2008-04-08. http://hardtimes.ca/node/3943. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 

External links

• Martyr's official website