Martín Méndez

Martín Méndez (born 6 April 1978) is a Uruguayan Swedish musician. He is the bassist of the progressive metal band Opeth and the second-longest-serving member of the band, behind frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Martín Méndez
Méndez performing with Opeth in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Carlos Martin Mendez Esposito
Born	(1978-04-06) 6 April 1978 Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres	Progressive metal, death metal, progressive rock
Occupation	Bassist
Years active	1997–present
Member of	Opeth
Website	opeth.com

Méndez has been a member of several other bands, including Fifth to Infinity, Proxima and Vinterkrig. 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 bass guitars for live and studio work.

Discography

With Opeth

• 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

• Kuarahy (2020)
• Dancing into Oblivion (2021)
• Memoria Viva (2024)

External links

• Opeth.com – Official Opeth homepage