Martyr was a Canadian

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band from

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. Their musical style consisted of mostly progressive use of melodics and variations of

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and death metal influences.

History

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

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in September 1995 titled ''Ostrogoth''. In September 1997, the drummer François Richard left the band being replaced by Patrice Hamelin, the full-length debut ''

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'' was self-released in November that same year. Martyr independently released their second album, '' Warp Zone'', in 2000. Lampron had left the band and was replaced on the guitar by Martin Carbonneau. In 2007 the band released an album, '' Feeding the Abscess''. In 2008 the band released a video, ''Havoc in Quebec City''."Martyr Havoc in Quebec City
''Exclaim!'', By Bill Whish, Oct 23, 2008 Daniel Mongrain joined Voivod in 2008, under the nickname "Chewy".

Members

* Daniel Mongrain (1994–2012) -

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* Martin Carbonneau (2002–2012) - guitar * François Mongrain (1994–2012) -

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, backing vocals * Pier-Luc Lampron (1994–2001) - guitar * François Richard (1994–1997) - drums * Patrice Hamelin (1997–2012) -

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Timeline

Discography

* ''

'' (1997) * '' Warp Zone'' (2000) * '' Feeding the Abscess'' (2006)

Live albums

* '' Extracting the Core'' (2001)

Video albums

* '' Havoc in Quebec City'' (2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martyr (Band) Canadian technical death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1994 English-language musical groups from Quebec Trois-Rivières 1994 establishments in Quebec