Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta | |
---|---|
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Zabrze, Poland |
Origin | Chorzów, Poland |
Genres | Thrash metal, gothic metal, progressive metal, extreme metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal, groove metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Guitar, bass, keyboards |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | SPV GmbH Century Media Metal Blade Massacre Records |
Associated acts | Despair Grip Inc. Voodoocult Eyes of Eden Enemy of the Sun |
Website | http://www.waldemar-sorychta.de/ |
Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967) is a Polish heavy metal musician, songwriter, producer and artist who lives in Dortmund, Germany since 1982.[1]
Contents
Career
He initially worked with the German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.[2]
In 1993 he founded the band Grip Inc., which featured former Slayer's drummer Dave Lombardo. He recorded four albums with Grip Inc.: Power of Inner Strength (1995), Nemesis (1997) Solidify (1999) and Incorporated (2004).
In 1994 he took part in the recording of the album Jesus Killing Machine by supergroup Voodoocult, led by German rock singer Phillip Boa.[3]
Sorychta is also well known as a record producer, working with such bands as Lacuna Coil, Sentenced, Tiamat, Samael, The Gathering, Tristania, Moonspell, and many others. In 1995 he was nominated for a Grammi in Sweden as "Producer of the Year" for his recording of Wildhoney by Tiamat.[4]
In 1999, he recorded the album Sleep of the Angels of the Greek metal band Rotting Christ as a session musician.[5]
Following the activity suspension of Grip Inc. in 2006,[6] he founded the gothic metal band Eyes of Eden. He recorded with this band the album Faith, released on 17 August 2007.[7] Also in 2006, he founded the thrash metal group Enemy of the Sun, which recorded the album Shadows, released on 7 December 2007.[8]
Recently, he has been working with Floor Jansen and Joost van den Broek, former members of the Dutch band After Forever, on a new project called ReVamp.[9]
He is also a well-known guest player for several bands, e.g. Therion on their tour in 2010.[10]
Discography
Enemy of the Sun
- Shadows (2007) - guitar, producer
- Caedium (2010) - guitar, producer
Eyes of Eden
- Faith (2007) - guitar, producer
Despair
- History of Hate (1988) – guitar, vocals, producer
- Decay of Humanity (1990) – guitar, producer
- Beyond Reason (1992) – guitar, producer
Grip Inc.
- Power of Inner Strength (1995) – guitar, vocals, producer
- Nemesis (1997) – guitar, keyboards, producer
- Solidify (1999) – guitar, keyboards, producer
- Incorporated (2004) – guitar,bass, backing vocals, producer
Rotting Christ
- Sleep of the Angels (1999) – guitar (session)
Voodoocult
- Jesus Killing Machine (1994) – guitar, producer
As producer
- Tiamat – The Astral Sleep (1991) – also guitar
- Unleashed – Where No Life Dwells (1991)
- Samael – Blood Ritual (1992)
- Unleashed – Shadows in the Deep (1992)
- Samael – Ceremony of Opposites (1994)
- Alastis – ...And Death Smiled (1995)
- The Gathering – Mandylion (1995)
- Moonspell – Irreligious (1996)
- Alastis – The Other Side (1997) – also keyboards
- Borknagar – The Olden Domain (1997)
- Moonspell – Sin/Pecado (1998)
- Lacuna Coil – Lacuna Coil (EP) (1998)
- Borknagar – The Archaic Course (1998)
- Therion – Crowning of Atlantis (1999) – also guitar
- Lacuna Coil – In a Reverie (1999) – also keyboards
- Dismal Euphony – All Little Devils (1999) – also guitar, keyboards
- Lacuna Coil – Halflife (2000)
- Flowing Tears – Jade (2000)
- Lacuna Coil – Unleashed Memories (2001)
- Lacuna Coil – Comalies (2002)
- Flowing Tears – Serpentine (2002)
- Flowing Tears – Razorbliss (2005)
- Samael – Reign of Light (2005)
- Lacuna Coil – Karmacode (2006)
- Tristania - Illumination (2006/2007)
- Samael – Solar Soul (2007)
- Rusty Eye – Possessor (2009) also guest guitar, keyboards and mixing.
- Witchbreed - Heretic Rapture (2009) [11]
- The Very End – Mercy & Misery (2010)
- Sodom – In War and Pieces (2010)
- The Other - New Blood (2010)
- Exumer - Fire & Damnation (2012)
- The Very End – 'Turn Off The World' (2012)
- Sodom - Epitome of Torture (2013)
Compilations
- Metalmeister Vol. 2 (1997)
- 21st Century Media Blitz Vol. 2 (1999)
- Beauty in Darkness Vol. 3 (1999)
- Metal Dreams (1999)
- Metal Dreams Vol. 3 (2001)
- Metal Blade Records 20th Anniversary (2002)
- Anthems for the Rotten Vol. 1 (2003)
- MTV2 Headbangers Ball (2003)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse Original Soundtrack (2004)
- Alone in the Dark Original Soundtrack (2005)
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.waldemar-sorychta.de/newsbig.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.