Waldemar Sorychta

Waldemar Sorychta
Born	1967 (age 49–50) 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.

He initially worked with the German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.

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.

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.