Waldemar Sorychta

Waldemar Sorychta
Sorychta with Exhorder in 2023
Sorychta with Exhorder in 2023
Background information
Born (1967-10-30) 30 October 1967 (age 57)
Zabrze, Poland
GenresHeavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboards, bass
Years active1986–present
Member ofDespair, Eyes of Eden, Enemy of the Sun
Formerly ofGrip Inc., Voodoocult
Websitewaldemar-sorychta.de

Waldemar Sorychta (born 30 October 1967[1]) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982.[2]

Career

He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.[3]

In 1994 he took part in the recording of the album Jesus Killing Machine by supergroup Voodoocult, led by German rock singer Phillip Boa featuring former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo among others.[4] Later on, Sorychta and Lombardo founded the band Grip Inc. He recorded four albums with Grip Inc.: Power of Inner Strength (1995), Nemesis (1997) Solidify (1999) and Incorporated (2004).

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.[5]

In 1999, he recorded the album Sleep of the Angels of the Greek metal band Rotting Christ as a session musician.[6]

Following the activity suspension of Grip Inc. in 2006,[7] he founded the gothic metal band Eyes of Eden. He recorded with this band the album Faith, released on 17 August 2007.[8] Also in 2006, he founded the thrash metal group Enemy of the Sun, which recorded the album Shadows, released on 7 December 2007.[9]

In 2009, he worked with Floor Jansen and Joost van den Broek, former members of the Dutch band After Forever, on their then new project called ReVamp.[10][1]

He is also a well-known guest player for several bands, e.g. Therion on their tour in 2010.[11]

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.

Rotting Christ

Voodoocult

As producer

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

  1. ^ a b "Waldemar Sorychta". Encyclopaedia Metallum.
  2. ^ "The official myspace site of Waldemar Sorychta". MySpace. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Despair profile". Encyclopaedia Metallum. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Voodoocult - Jesus Killing Machine". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  5. ^ Malmstedt, Kalle (2002). "Two days in Copenhagen with TIAMAT". Release Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Rotting Christ - Sleep of the Angels". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  7. ^ "GRIP INC.'s WALDEMAR SORYCHTA: We Never Split Up". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Eyes of Eden - Faith". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Enemy of the Sun profile". Encyclopaedia Metallum. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Biography — Floor Jansen". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.
  11. ^ "www.waldemar-sorychta.de - The Official Site of Waldemar Sorychta". Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  12. ^ Roque, Ruby (3 June 2008). "WitchBreed Pre Production with Waldemar Sorychta". youtube.com. Witchbreed. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2015.