Country of origin: United States Location: Austin, Texas Status: Active Formed in: 2003 Genre: Death Metal Lyrical themes: War, Mental trauma Current label: Time to Kill Records Years active: 2003-2010, 2017-present Martyred is a death metal band from Austin, Texas that is currently signed to Time To Kill Records. Formed in 2003, by founding guitarist Mike DeBord, went on hiatus in 2010 and reformed in 2017. The group is known for their razor grinding guitars mixed with blackened thrash elements and often abstract time signatures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, and pit style hook riffs