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Daniel Mongrain
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Daniel Mongrain (born July 4, 1976) (also known as Dan Mongrain and Chewy) is perhaps best known as a co-founder of the Quebec technical death metal band Martyr. He composes, sings and plays lead and rhythm guitar. Mongrain is currently a guitarist and composes as a member for the Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod since 2008, replacing late guitarist Denis D'Amour.
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Born | (1976-07-04) July 4, 1976 (age 48) Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
Genres | Technical death metal, progressive metal, progressive rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitars, vocals |
Labels | Century Media |
Member of | Voivod |
Formerly of | Martyr, Cryptopsy, Gorguts, Capharnaum |
Mongrain was a session and touring guitarist for the Canadian metal bands Cryptopsy (2005), Gorguts (2000), Alcoholica (2004) and Capharnaum (2003).
In addition to the metal genre, Mongrain plays guitar with several Quebec artists including Dan Bigras, Breen Leboeuf, Bruno Pelletier for the musical Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort among others and played with more than 80 different formations, bands in numerous genres from Blues to rock to hip-hop to prog to metal, etc. His latest cover band project is a tribute band to progressive music from the 1970s called Jurassik Rock.
Mongrain has a bachelor's degree in Jazz Interpretation at University of Montreal and teaches jazz and pop guitar and theory courses at the Cégep régional de Lanaudière, Joliette Campus.[1]
Mongrain is vegetarian.[2]
In 2020, Mongrain contributed guitar to Big Scenic Nowhere's Lavender Blues EP.[3]