Martyr

Martyr is a French Canadian death metal band that has challenged the genre's standards to an unrivaled extent. Despite their lack of exposure and touring, they are a popular band among the death metal community.

Dan Mongrain is the frontman, lead guitarist, and composer of Martyr. Part of what separates Martyr from other bands are the jazz fusion elements that Dan incorporates into the music. His soloing style especially showcases this aspect, commonly being improvisation over a series of dissonant chords.

The most recent Martyr album, Feeding The Abscess, is a particularly exotic death metal album. What started as a metal band with progressive elements has evolved into a monolith of metal. Song structures, melodies, rhythms, chord progressions...all of these are warped into an unconventional mix of extreme musicianship. Here's a song from their 2nd album, Warp Zone.



..and now, a cover of "Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)" from Martyr's latest album.