Martin Mendez

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Martin Mendez (born April 6, 1978 in Uruguay), is the bass guitar player for the progressive death metal band Opeth. He was also a member of several other bands, some with friend and former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, including Fifth to Infinity, Proxima, Vinterkrig and Requiem Aeternam. Originally, the other members of Opeth were hesitant about adding Mendez to the lineup^{[citation needed]}, because they feared the band would be divided into two camps, since Mikael and Peter had played together so long, and the Martins had played together so long. However, they eventually conceded, and Mendez joined the band right before the recording to My Arms, Your Hearse started, but the band did not have time to try him out so the bass lines on that album were recorded by Vocalist/Guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt, Martin joined in tour for the album. His first real recording with Opeth was on the Still Life album, and has been with the band ever since. Mendez is well known for his side-to-side style of headbanging, which has been parodied several times on the internet.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Equipment 1.1 Bass guitar 1.2 Amplifiers 2 Discography 2.1 With Opeth 3 External links

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Bass guitar

• Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass.
• Fender Sunburst Jazz bass American series.
• Fretless Fender Jazz Bass.

[edit] Amplifiers

• Ampeg SVT Classic head and 8x10 Cabinet.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Opeth

• Still Life (1999)
• Blackwater Park (2001)
• Deliverance (2002)
• Damnation (2003)
• Ghost Reveries (2005)

[edit] External links

• Opeth.com - Official Opeth Hompepage
• Requiem Aeternam
• Bass Guitar Magazine Martin Mendez interview in Issue 29

Opeth
Mikael Åkerfeldt | Peter Lindgren | Martin Mendez | Martin Axenrot | Per Wiberg
David Isberg | Andreas Dimeo | Kim Pettersson | Johan DeFarfalla | Stefan Guteklint | Mattias Ander | Nick Döring | Anders Nordin | Martin Lopez
Discography
Studio Albums: Orchid | Morningrise | My Arms, Your Hearse | Still Life | Blackwater Park | Deliverance | Damnation | Ghost Reveries
Singles: The Drapery Falls | Still Day Beneath the Sun | The Grand Conjuration
Live Albums: Lamentations