Martyr (band)

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,^[1] and a live album, Extracting the Core 2001, a year later.

In 2006, the band released a third studio album, Feeding the Abscess.^[2][3][4] In 2008, the band released the DVD Havoc in Quebec City.^[5]

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.^[6]

In June 2026, Martyr announced the remixed and remastered reissues of their first three studio albums on Relapse Records.

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

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)^[7]