Martyr is a Canadian technical death metal band from Trois-Rivières, Québec. Their style consists of progressive use of melodics and variations of thrash and death metal. In June 2026, Martyr announced the remixed and remastered reissues of their first three studio albums on Relapse Records.
History
Martyr is a Canadian technical death metal band formed in 1989 by brothers Daniel Mongrain (guitar, lead vocals) and François Mongrain (bass, lead and backing vocals). Guitarist Pier-Luc Lampron joined the band in 1993. Martyr recorded a demo tape in September 1995, Ostrogoth. Drummer François Richard joined the band in 1996 and left 1997, replaced with Patrice Hamelin. In November 1997, the band self-released its debut full-length album, Hopeless Hopes.
Martyr self-released their second album, Warp Zone, in 2000,"Martyr - Warp Zone". Chronicles of Chaos, 25/10/2000 by: Brian Meloon and a live album, Extracting the Core 2001, a year later.
In 2006, the band released a third studio album, Feeding the Abscess."Martyr Feeding the Abscess". Exclaim!, By Jill Mikkelson Feb 15, 2007. Deadtide, K. Huckins. at the Wayback Machine"Martyr Feeding the Abscess". Sputnik, Review by Mike Stagno December 22, 2006 In 2008, the band released the DVD 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".
Martyr went on hiatus in 2012 due to internal disagreements.
The band reformed in 2023 and headlined the Trois-Rivières Metalfest in November, playing their second album, Warp Zone, in full.Voivod Guitarist Dan 'Chewy' Mongrain To Resurrect Martyr For Appearance At 2023 Trois-Rivières Metalfest. Blabbermouth.net, July 16, 2023
In June 2026, Martyr announced the remixed and remastered reissues of their first three studio albums on Relapse Records.
Band members Current Daniel Mongrain (1989–2012, 2023-present) – guitar, lead vocals François Mongrain (1989–2012, 2023-present) – bass, backing vocals, death growls Patrice Hamelin (1997–2012, 2023-present) – drums Martin Carbonneau (2002–2012, 2023-present) – guitar
Former François Richard (1996–1997) – drums Pier-Luc Lampron (1993–2001) – guitar Éric Beauchemin (1989–1992) – guitar Martin Alarie (1993-1994) – drums Stéphane Bélanger (1991-1992, 1994–1995) – drums
Guylaine Boucher (1992) – guitar Timeline
Discography Studio albums Hopeless Hopes (1997) Warp Zone (2000) Feeding the Abscess (2006)
Live albums Extracting the Core (2001)
Video albums Havoc in Quebec City DVD (2008)
References
External links
Martyr's official Facebook Martyr's Official Instagram Martyr's official YouTube Channel Martyr's Square Merch Store Martyr's Bandcamp Store Martyr - Relapse Records Store