1) Martyr is a Dutch Heav… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Martyr is a Dutch Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal band.
During the first five years that Dutch Steel Legends Martyr was active (1982-1987), the band released two albums that are considered cult in the Metal scene today. ‘For The Universe’ (1985) and ‘Darkness At Time’s Edge’ (1986) are classic Metal, a delight for those who love strong melodies, speedy riffs and a high level of technicality.
In those years, Martyr appeared on compilation albums from Roadrunner and Metal Blade, was voted Holland’s best new Metal band in Aardschok magazine, has toured with several international acts and appeared on Sky Channel’s Monsters Of Rock.
Martyr disbanded in 1987, but reunited in 2001 to play the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival. Four years later, the band revived almost the complete 1982 line up to play the Headbangers Open Air and Keep It True festivals. The flame has been burning again and the band continued to play live ever since. December 2008 MARTYR supported US Shock Rockers Lizzy Borden on their European tour. Summer 2009 MARTYR hit the European stages supporting Flotsam & Jetsam and in Fall they did the same with Vicious Rumors.
In 2009 the first new Martyr record in almost 25 years was released . That’s when the new EP ‘Fear’ will be coupled with a re-release of the classic ‘For The Universe’ album as a double digipack entitled ‘Fear The Universe’ on Rusty Cage Records (RCR0017).
2022 New album - Planet Metalhead
2) A Canadian technical death metal band. 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 is based in Quebec, Canada. Their music is often seen as technical progressive death metal.
Martyr's concept was officially created in 1994 by François and Daniel Mongrain.
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.
3) Martyr was a Dutch black metal band who made a couple of albums and disbanded starting over as 2 other bands. Haat - Vocals, Guitar (Onheil, Shrine (Hol))
I.N. Enthroned - Drums
Nomiis - Bass (Shrine (Hol), Onheil)
Amok - Guitars, formerly Bass (Onheil, Shrine (Hol)) (2000-2002, 2004-)
4) Martyr was a Czech death metal group which consisted of Petr "Christopher" Kryštof, Paul Speckmann and Libor "Skull" Lebánek. All of them are known for their engagement in Krabathor and Master.
The band formed in 1999 and a year later released one and only album "Murder X: The End Of The Game" before finally splitting up.
5) A Christian metal band from the late 1980s. Later went on to be Betrayal.
6) American hardstyle producer
The Blind's Reflection
Martyr Lyrics
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(Paroles: Daniel Mongrain, François Richard & François Mongrain)
(Tu t'empêches de voir la vérité. Tu te noieras dans ta certitude.)
(DM-) EVIL SEIZES
RAIN OF SAND
A TORRENT OF IMAGES
EVIL SEIZES
RAIN OF SAND
EVIDENCES
-INSIGNIFICANT-
IN THE EYES OF
THE BEWITCHED
THE MUTE TURN DEAF
THE DEAF TURN BLIND
THE BLIND TURN TO SAND
THEN THE SAND BEGINS TO RAIN
(FM-) THROUGH MY MURKY INNER MEANDERS
AT THE EDGE OF A DRASTIC TRANSITION
I'M TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE
THROUGH THE FRACTURED MIRROR OF MY REFLECTION
TIRED OF DARK COMPLACENCY
TRYING TO LIVE THE DAY MY NIGHT WILL END
UNTIL A MORROW THAT I DON'T KNOW
UNTIL A DAWN THAT I CAN'T CONCEIVE
(DM-) BLIND FOLDED BEHIND REALITY
BLIND TOWARD WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE
BLIND, WILLING LOSS OF SENSITIVITY
BUT TRUE BLINDS SOMETIMES I ENVY
ONLY THE PURE SOUL
CAN TALK, HEAR AND SEE
FREE OF HIS ANCESTORS
AND OF ITS REASON
SEPARATES TWO WORLDS IN ONE
HE WHO BLAMES ETERNITY
(Lead: Daniel Mongrain)
The song "The Blind's Reflection" by Martyr touches on themes of perception and truth. The opening lines, "Evil seizes, rain of sand, a torrent of images, lost is the blind," paint a vivid picture of the confusion and chaos that can come when our sense of reality is distorted. The lyrics suggest that sometimes we are so sure of our own opinions that we are closed off to other perspectives and can't see the truth.
The chorus, "The mute turn deaf, the deaf turn blind, the blind turn to sand, then the sand begins to rain," uses a powerful visual metaphor to describe the way people become unwilling or unable to see the world as it is. Instead, they see only what they want to see or what they have convinced themselves is true. The song seems to be warning against this kind of closed-mindedness, urging listeners to open themselves up to different perspectives and to be willing to confront the uncomfortable truths of reality.
The second verse, sung by François Mongrain, shifts the focus to the personal struggle of trying to understand oneself. He sings of trying to catch a glimpse of truth "through the fractured mirror of my reflection," and of the difficulty of escaping the darkness of one's own thoughts. The song ends with a call for a "pure soul" that can see the world in a new way, free from the constraints of the past or conventional thinking.
Overall, "The Blind's Reflection" is a thought-provoking song that uses powerful imagery and evocative lyrics to explore complex themes of perception and truth.
Line by Line Meaning
EVIL SEIZES
Evil takes over and possesses
RAIN OF SAND
A storm of sand falling
A TORRENT OF IMAGES
A flow of images coming rapidly
LOST IS THE BLIND
The ones who are blind are lost
EVIDENCES -INSIGNIFICANT-
Proofs that seem insignificant
IN THE EYES OF
From the perspective of
THE BEWITCHED
The ones who are under a spell or enchantment
THE MUTE TURN DEAF
Those who cannot speak become unable to hear
THE DEAF TURN BLIND
Those who cannot hear become unable to see
THE BLIND TURN TO SAND
Those who are blind become like sand
THEN THE SAND BEGINS TO RAIN
The sand starts to fall like rain
THROUGH MY MURKY INNER MEANDERS
Navigating through the confusing parts of my mind
AT THE EDGE OF A DRASTIC TRANSITION
Close to a big change
I'M TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE
Attempting to see a brief and unclear view
THROUGH THE FRACTURED MIRROR OF MY REFLECTION
Seeing a distorted image of myself in a broken mirror
TIRED OF DARK COMPLACENCY
Weary of being self-satisfied in a negative way
TRYING TO LIVE THE DAY MY NIGHT WILL END
Striving to get out of a dark period
UNTIL A MORROW THAT I DON'T KNOW
Until an unknown future day
UNTIL A DAWN THAT I CAN'T CONCEIVE
Until a sunrise that I can't imagine
BLIND FOLDED BEHIND REALITY
Being blindfolded and restricted by reality
BLIND TOWARD WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE
Being blind to things we don't want to acknowledge
BLIND, WILLING LOSS OF SENSITIVITY
Choosing to become less sensitive and perceptive
BUT TRUE BLINDS SOMETIMES I ENVY
But sometimes I wish I was completely blind
ONLY THE PURE SOUL
Only someone who is untainted
CAN TALK, HEAR AND SEE
Can speak, listen, and have vision
FREE OF HIS ANCESTORS
Without the limitations of one's predecessors
AND OF ITS REASON
And without the framework of logic and rational thought
SEPARATES TWO WORLDS IN ONE
Divides one world into two
HE WHO BLAMES ETERNITY
One who accuses or blames forever
Contributed by Reagan O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.