Martín Méndez
Martín Méndez | |
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 Méndez performing with Opeth in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carlos Martin Mendez Esposito[1] |
| Born | 6 April 1978 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Genres | Progressive metal, death metal, progressive rock |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Member of | Opeth |
| Website | opeth |
Martín Méndez (born 6 April 1978) is a Uruguayan Swedish musician. He migrated to Sweden when he was 17 years old.[2] He is the bassist of the progressive metal band Opeth and the second-longest-serving member of the band, behind frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt. He founded the band White Stones in Barcelona in 2019.[3]
Méndez has been a member of several other bands, including Fifth to Infinity, Proxima and Vinterkrig.[citation needed] He joined Opeth right before the recording of their third album My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) began. However, time conflicts kept him from playing on the album, so the bass lines were recorded by Mikael Åkerfeldt. Méndez 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 (1999). He has been with the band ever since.
Méndez uses four-string fretted & fretless Fender Jazz Bass guitars as well as Sandberg [4] bass guitars for live and studio work.
Discography
[edit]With Opeth
[edit]- Still Life (1999)
- Blackwater Park (2001)
- Deliverance (2002)
- Damnation (2003)
- Ghost Reveries (2005)
- Watershed (2008)
- Heritage (2011)
- Pale Communion (2014)
- Sorceress (2016)
- In Cauda Venenum (2019)
- The Last Will and Testament (2024)
With White Stones
[edit]- Kuarahy (2020)
- Dancing into Oblivion (2021)
- Memoria Viva (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlos Martin Mendez Esposito (Bandhagen, 38 år) – Merinfo.se". Merinfo.se. 6 April 1978. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Opeth man Martin Méndez brings the metal with side project, White Stones". Kerrang!. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Patacas, Jorge (18 April 2024). "Interview: MARTÍN MÉNDEZ (Opeth, White Stones)". RISE!. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sharma, Amit (13 June 2022). "Opeth's Martín Méndez: "I use theory as a guide, but I trust my ears and ideas more… you have to understand why certain notes feel more beautiful or threatening"". bassplayer. Guitar World. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Opeth.com – Official Opeth homepage
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