Martín Méndez (born April 6, 1978, in Montevideo,

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) is a Uruguayan Swedish bassist of

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band Opeth and second longest serving member of the band, behind lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
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. Méndez has been a member of several other bands, including Fifth to Infinity, Proxima and Vinterkrig. Méndez joined Opeth right before the recording of their third album ''

My Arms, Your Hearse ''My Arms, Your Hearse'' is the third full-length studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, released in August 1998. It was the band's first album to be released simultaneously in Europe, through Candlelight Records, and in the United ...

'' began. However, time conflicts kept him from playing on the album, so the bass lines were recorded by Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt. Martín then learned the bass parts and played bass for the few subsequent live dates done for the album. His first real recording with Opeth was their fourth studio album, '' Still Life''. He has been with the band ever since. Méndez uses 4-string fretted & fretless Fender Jazz Bass guitars as well as Sandberg bass guitars for live and studio work.

Discography

With Opeth

*'' Still Life'' (1999) *''

Blackwater Park ''Blackwater Park'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on March 12, 2001 in Europe and a day later in North America through Music for Nations and Koch Records. The album marks the first collaboratio ...

'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *''

Ghost Reveries ''Ghost Reveries'' is the eighth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on 29 August 2005. It was their first album after signing with Roadrunner Records, and first album since ''Still Life'' (1999) to not be produc ...

'' (2005) *'' Watershed'' (2008) *''

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'' (2011) * '' Pale Communion'' (2014) * '' Sorceress'' (2016) * '' In Cauda Venenum'' (2019)

With White Stones

* '' Kuarahy'' (2020) * ''Dancing Into Oblivion'' (2021)

References

External links

Opeth.com
– Official Opeth homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Martin Opeth members People from Montevideo Uruguayan bass guitarists Male bass guitarists Uruguayan expatriates in Sweden 1978 births Living people Progressive metal bass guitarists 21st-century bass guitarists Uruguayan male guitarists