Martin Schirenc



Martin Schirenc (born 18 December 1968 in Vienna) is an Austrian guitarist and vocalist, best known as a founder of death metal/grindcore band Pungent Stench and symphonic death metal band Hollenthon.

His former wife, Elena, is a member and main lyricist of Hollenthon. Martin is currently touring with a new three piece playing the music of Pungent Stench under the name Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench. Martin also has a side project Zombie INC. And is a new guest member of cult Australian Rot'nRoll band Vegas Rhythm Kings. Vegas Rhythm Kings have mentioned Schirenc's influence on their style in many interviews. (www.thevrk.com)

With Pungent Stench

 * For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh (1990)
 * Been Caught Buttering (1991)
 * Dirty Rhymes & Psychotronic Beats (1993)
 * Club Mondo Bizarre - For Members Only (1994)
 * Masters of Moral, Servants of Sin (2001)
 * Ampeauty (2004)

With Hollenthon

 * Domus Mundi (1999)
 * With Vilest of Worms to Dwell (2001)
 * Opus Magnum (2008)
 * Tyrants and Wraiths (EP 2009)

With Fetish 69

 * Brute Force (1993)

With Kreuzweg Ost

 * Iron Avantgarde (2000)

As a producer

 * Miasma - Changes
 * Pazuzu - Awaken the Dragon
 * A.B.M.S. - Norici Obscura Pars
 * Golden Dawn - The Art of Dreaming
 * Raventhrone - Malice in Wonderland
 * Raventhrone - Endless Conflict Theorem
 * Flatliners - Vampires
 * Flatliners - Pandemonium
 * Devlin - Grand Death Opening
 * Diabolicum - The Dark Blood Rising
 * Disastrous Murmur - Marinate Your Meat
 * Transilvanian Beat Club - Willkommen Im Club
 * Transilvanian Beat Club - Das Leben Soll Doch Schön Sein
 * Collapse 7 - In Deep Silence
 * Collapse 7 - Supernova Overdrive
 * UCK Grind - Justice
 * Bruckmayr - A Little Warning from the Pimps
 * Glare of the Sun - Soil
 * Glare of the Sun - Theia

Guest

 * Vocals


 * 2001: Diabolicum - Supernova Overdrive (on album The Dark Blood Rising The Hatecrowned Retaliation)
 * 2002: Devlin - Divinity (on album Grand Death Opening)
 * 2007: Collapse 7 - I Proclaim the End (on album Supernova Overdrive)
 * 2007: UCK Grind - Corruption (as Don Cochino, on EP Justice)
 * 2011: Zombie Inc. - A Dreadful Decease
 * 2013: Zombie Inc. - Homo Gusticus
 * 2018: Eisregen Mein Eichensarg (as Schirenc plays Eisregen, on Satan Liebt dich )


 * Flute
 * Eisregen - Flötenfreunde


 * Guitars
 * 1993: Fetish 69 - Brute Force
 * 2006: Transilvanian Beat Club - Willkommen im Club (as El Cochino)
 * 2007: Transilvanian Beat Club - Das Leben soll doch schön sein..., schwarze Katze, Road to Transilvaningen Hell, Die traurige Wahrheit über Werwölfe &  Excess Deluxe (as El Cochino, on album Das Leben soll doch schön sein)
 * 2007: Collapse 7 - Cold Fact Tomorrow (on album Supernova Overdrive)
 * 2010: Dr. Heathen Scum - The Pungent Stench Sessions
 * 2012: Golden Dawn - Return to Provenance
 * 2013: Eisregen - DSDSL: Deutschland sucht die Superleiche (on album Todestage)
 * 2015: Vegas Rhythm Kings - God of Surgical Steel (on album  Another Dead Hooker...)
 * 2017: Eisregen - Fleischfilm


 * Synths


 * 2017: Theotoxin - Atramentvm