HISTORY
& ACTUAL LINEUP
Martyr
is based in Quebec, Canada. Their music is often seen as technical progressive
death metal.
Martyr's
intricate and aggressive Technical Metal style is built on complex structures
which allies a multitude of emotions from many different musical approaches.
The music is not limited to the conventions of traditional metal music,
the band striving to push those limits to create a more open-minded
concept.
Martyr's
concept was officially created in 1994 by François
and Daniel Mongrain.
In September
1995, Martyr released a promotional demo, OSTROGOTH.
In May 1997,
Martyr began the production of their debut album, HOPELESS HOPES.
In September 1997, a
very talented drummer, Patrice
Hamelin joined the band after François
Richard's departure. HOPELESS HOPES was then released in November
(independent release).
In the Winter of 2002,
Martin Carbonneau joined
the band as a replacement for Pier-Luc
Lampron on the guitar. In the past, Martin happened to play with
Patrice's debut band.
In January 2012, drummer Patrice
Hamelin has decided to leave the band Martyr due to personal reasons.
LINEUP
ACTUAL LINEUP
FORMER MEMBERS
In 1999,
Martyr recorded the WARP ZONE album at Victor Studio with producer Pierre
Rémillard (Anvil, Gorguts, Cryptopsy, Quo Vadis). Guest vocalist
Luc Lemay from Gorguts made a narration on the last track of the album.
In the
Summer of 2001, Martyr recorded a live concert in Rouyn (QC, Canada)
for the production of a live album, EXTRACTING THE CORE, which was released
in September 2001 through Skycraper
Music.
In 2003
and 2005, Martyr did two pre-productions of their album FEEDING THE
ABSCESS.
In October
2006, Galy Records
released the reissues of HOPELESS HOPES and WARP ZONE, along with the
third album FEEDING THE ABSCESS, recorded at the Wild Studio with Pierre
Rémillard and Yannick St-Amand, and mastered by Alan Douches.
In April
2008, Galy Records
released a 187 minutes DVD entitled HAVOC IN QUEBEC CITY. The concert
was recorded with eight cameras at the Imperial of Quebec City.
MAIN CONCERTS
Since 1998,
a lot of great things happened for Martyr, as the Milwaukee Metalfest
XII and important opening acts as for Cryptopsy, Overkill, Brutal Truth,
Napalm Death, Kataklysm, Macabre, Internal Bleeding, Punchdrunk, Despised
Icon... Martyr also played at the 2003 New-Jersey March Metal Meltdown,
2007 Chicago Powerfest with Atheist, and the 2008 Maryland Deathfest.
MARTYR
CONCEPT
Themes
like affliction, oppression, and agony had to be conveyed by a single
word. With this concept in mind, the name "Martyr" was decided
upon.
Martyr’s music is reflected through lyrics which express emotions
such as anguish, outrage, revolt and indignation towards humanity, and
the need to improve oneself within this harsh environment. But all in
all, the best way to understand this is to listen to the music... and
let it drown into your soul.
DISCOGRAPHY
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Title:
HAVOC IN QUEBEC CITY
Type: DVD
Release: April, 2008
Label: Galy
Records
Number of tracks: 15 + bonus features
Duration: 187 minutes
LIVE
CONCERT:
15 live songs (72 minutes)
BONUS FEATURES:
Documentary (57 minutes)
Recording sessions (33 minutes)
5 additional live songs (25 minutes)
This
DVD was recorded and mixed at the Wild Studio by Pierre Rémillard
(The End, Cryptopsy). Video editing by Benoit Nantel. Photos by
Marc-André Paillé and Fred Laroche.
Special
guest: Jean-Yves 'Blacky' Thériault ex-Voivod
on ''Brain Scan'' (Voivod cover) in the additional live songs
section.
Tracklist:
1) Lost in Sanity
2) Warp Zone
3) Havoc
4) Endless Vortex Towards Erasing Destiny
5) Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)
6) Speechless
7) Nameless,
Faceless, Neverborn
8) Retry? Abort? Ignore?
9) Feast of Vermin
10) Virtual Emotions
11) Nipsky
12) Ostrogoth
13) Carpe Diem
14) Hopeless Hopes
15) Prototype
Bonus
tracks:
Carpe Diem
The Fortune-Teller
Speechless
Virtual Emotions (drums view)
Brain Scan (Voivod cover) with "Blacky" on bass.
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Title:
FEEDING THE ABSCESS
Type: CD
Release: October, 2006
Label: Galy
Records
Number of tracks: 13
This album was recorded at the Wild Studio with
Pierre Rémillard and Yannick St-Amand. Mastered by Alan
Douches.
The concept of the album is to describe the force-fed
information by governments, mass media phenomenon. Also, the album
tells about the social classes conflicts for power.
Special guest: Jean-Yves 'Blacky'
Thériault ex-Voivod on ''Brain Scan'' (Voivod cover).
Tracklist:
1) Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)
2) Lost in Sanity
3) Feast of Vermin
4) Interlude - Desolate Ruins
5) Havoc
6) Nameless, Faceless, Neverborn
7) Silent Science
8) Felony
-- Dead Horizon
9) Part I : Echoes of the Unseen
10) Part II : Romancing Ghouls
11) Part III : Stasis Field
12) Part IV : Shellshocked
13) Brain Scan (Voivod cover)
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Title:
EXTRACTING THE
CORE - LIVE 2001
Type: Live CD
Release: September 2001
Label: Skyscraper
music
Number
of tracks: 9
This
album includes nine live songs taken from both previous
studio albums.
It was recorded live in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec,
in Summer 2001. The cd has a multimedia presentation for CD-Rom
drive offering many live pictures and video footage.
Tracklist:
1)
Warp Zone
2) Speechless
3) Inner Peace
4) Virtual Emotions
5) Endless vortex towards erasing destiny
6) Hopeless
Hopes
7) Retry? Abort? Ignore?
8) Carpe Diem
9) Prototype
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Title: WARP ZONE
Type: CD
Release: March 11, 2000
Reissue: October, 2006
Label: Galy
Records (reissue)
Number of tracks: 9 + 4 bonus tracks
This album, recorded at Victor Studio, offers
a very intense and professional sound. The album's concept is
an exploration within one's life evolution, transitions, self-questionings
and reflections.
October 2006: Galy
Records released
a remastered reissue of the album with four bonus tracks.
Special guest: Luc Lemay (Gorguts)
on vocals.
Tracklist:
1)
Warp Zone
2) Virtual Emotions
3) Endless vortex towards erasing destiny
4) Deserted Waters
5) Carpe Diem
6) The Fortune-Teller
7) Speechless
8) Retry? Abort? Ignore?
9) Realms of Reverie
Bonus tracks:
11) Warp Zone (demo version)
12) Virtual Emotions (demo version)
13) Deserted Waters (demo version)
14) Carpe Diem (demo version)
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Title:
HOPELESS HOPES
Type: CD
Release: November 7, 1997
Reissue: October, 2006
Label: Galy Records (reissue)
Number of tracks: 9 + 4 bonus tracks
The band searched
for different moods, playing with the dynamics, using different
scales, odd rhythms and bars. The sound is very aggressive. The
album's concept is to serve as a mirror of the human state of
mind.
October
2006 : Galy
Records
released a remastered reissue of the album with four bonus tracks.
Three of them are from Ostrogoth demo. Updated layout.
Tracklist:
1)
Hopeless Hopes
2) Prototype
3) Elementals
4) Non Conformis
5) Ostrogoth
6) The Blind's Reflexion
7) Inner Peace
8) Ars Nova
9) Nypsky
10) Enoz
Praw (not listed on cd booklet)
Bonus
tracks (numbered
as tracks 10-13 on booklet):
11) Prototype (demo version)
12) Ars Nova (demo version)
13) Ostrogoth (demo version)
14) Non Conformis (demo version)
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Title:
OSTROGOTH
Type: demo
Release: September 1995
Label: independent (retired item)
Number of tracks: 3
Tracklist:
1) Prototype
2) Ostrogoth
3) Ars Nova
These tracks can be found on the re-issue of Hopeless
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