Christian M nzner (born 21 August 1981) is a German guitarist who plays for the bands Obscura and Alkaloid. He is also known for playing for the technical death metal band Necrophagist from 2002 until 2006, appearing on their 2004 release Epitaph. As well as Necrophagist, M nzner played in Defeated Sanity from 1999 to 2002 and Obscura from 2008 to 2014, after which he left to co-found the extreme progressive metal supergroup Alkaloid. He rejoined Obscura in 2020.
In addition to being a prolific solo artist who has released three solo albums, M nzner is also a member of Ron Jarzombek’s musical venture Terrestrial Exiled and was featured on Hannes Grossmann’s solo album.
In recent years he has suffered from focal dystonia in his left hand.
M nzner is known for drawing huge influences from classical music, particularly Johann Sebastian Bach.