Martyrdöd are a Swedish quartet who specialize in a brand of crust and d-beat punk informed by extreme and black metal influences. They were formed in 2001 in Gothenburg and issued their self-titled debut album in 2003. This was followed by a split EP with Sunday Morning Einsteins. In Extremis was released on Havoc in 2005, and was acclaimed all over Europe. Sekt, in 2009, was their first release issued on both sides of the Atlantic. Paranoia, which appeared in 2012 on Southern Lord, was universally acclaimed and featured an expanded sound with more dynamic guitar leads and harmonic dissonances. For 2014's Elddop, they were joined by bassist Fredrik Reinedahl. ~ Thom Jurek