Martin Schirenc (born 18 December 1968 in Vienna) is an Austrian guitarist and vocalist, best known as a founder of death metal/grindcore band Pungent Stench and symphonic death metal band Hollenthon. His former wife, Elena, is a member and main lyricist of Hollenthon. Martin is currently touring with a new three piece playing the music of Pungent Stench under the name Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench. Martin also has a side project Zombie INC. And is a new guest member of cult Australian Rot'nRoll band Vegas Rhythm Kings. Vegas Rhythm Kings have mentioned Schirenc's influence on their style in many interviews. (www.thevrk.com)

Discography

With Pungent Stench

* For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh (1990) *

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(1991) * Dirty Rhymes & Psychotronic Beats (1993) * Club Mondo Bizarre - For Members Only (1994) * Masters of Moral, Servants of Sin (2001) * Ampeauty (2004)

With Hollenthon

* Domus Mundi (1999) * With Vilest of Worms to Dwell (2001) *

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(2008) * Tyrants and Wraiths (EP 2009)

With Fetish 69

* Brute Force (1993)

With Kreuzweg Ost

* Iron Avantgarde (2000)

As a producer

* Miasma - Changes * Pazuzu - Awaken the Dragon * A.B.M.S. - Norici Obscura Pars * Golden Dawn - The Art of Dreaming * Raventhrone - Malice in Wonderland * Raventhrone - Endless Conflict Theorem * Flatliners - Vampires * Flatliners - Pandemonium * Devlin - Grand Death Opening * Diabolicum - The Dark Blood Rising * Disastrous Murmur - Marinate Your Meat * Transilvanian Beat Club - Willkommen Im Club * Transilvanian Beat Club - Das Leben Soll Doch Schön Sein * Collapse 7 - In Deep Silence * Collapse 7 - Supernova Overdrive * UCK Grind - Justice * Bruckmayr - A Little Warning from the Pimps * Glare of the Sun - Soil * Glare of the Sun - Theia

Guest

;Vocals * 2001: Diabolicum - Supernova Overdrive (on album The Dark Blood Rising The Hatecrowned Retaliation) * 2002: Devlin - Divinity (on album Grand Death Opening) * 2007: Collapse 7 - I Proclaim the End (on album Supernova Overdrive) * 2007: UCK Grind - Corruption (as Don Cochino, on EP Justice) * 2011: Zombie Inc. - A Dreadful Decease * 2013: Zombie Inc. - Homo Gusticus * 2018: Eisregen Mein Eichensarg (as Schirenc plays Eisregen, on Satan Liebt dichEisregen: Exklusive Videopremiere zu 'Satan liebt dich' - Metal Hammer
/ref>) ;Flute * Eisregen - Flötenfreunde ;Guitars * 1993: Fetish 69 - Brute Force * 2006: Transilvanian Beat Club - Willkommen im Club (as El Cochino) * 2007: Transilvanian Beat Club - Das Leben soll doch schön sein..., schwarze Katze, Road to Transilvaningen Hell, Die traurige Wahrheit über Werwölfe & Excess Deluxe (as El Cochino, on album Das Leben soll doch schön sein) * 2007: Collapse 7 - Cold Fact Tomorrow (on album Supernova Overdrive) * 2010:

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- The Pungent Stench Sessions * 2012: Golden Dawn - Return to Provenance * 2013: Eisregen - DSDSL: Deutschland sucht die Superleiche (on album Todestage) * 2015: Vegas Rhythm Kings - God of Surgical Steel (on album Another Dead Hooker...) * 2017: Eisregen - Fleischfilm ;Synths * 2017: Theotoxin - Atramentvm

References

External links

Official MySpace website
Living people 1968 births Death metal musicians {{Austria-musician-stub