Piotr Paweł Wiwczarek (born 22 October 1965 in

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, Poland), also known as Peter, (ex nickname Behemoth) is a Polish musician who is the vocalist and lead guitarist for the

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band Vader, as the only constant member of the band since its inception. He has also collaborated with Kazimierz "Para" Paraszczuk on his tribute album, Bandid Rockin', and is the producer of several of Vader's releases. He is also the founder and guitarist of a side-project, named Panzer X. Wiwczarek also became a producer for the first time in 1999, when producing the Polish death metal band Decapitated's first release, ''

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''.

Gear

* 4x Ran Invader, 6 string (EMG 81 Pickup) * Ran Invader, 6 string (EMG X Pickup) *P. Kamecki customs cold demon * Laboga Mr. Hector Amplifier * Laboga 412 V30 Cabinets * Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head *Morley Bad Horsie II *Boss NS-1 *POD XT Live *Mipro ACT 707s *Ernie Ball Strings (.010"-.052")

Discography

*Slashing Death – ''Live at Thrash Camp'' (1988, guest vocals) *Impurity – ''In Pain We Trust'' (1990, guest bass guitar) *Para Wino Band – ''Bandid Rockin'' (1993, guest vocals) *Kingdom of the Lie – ''About the Rising Star'' (1993, guest guitar) *Proletaryat – ''Live 93'' (1994, guest guitar) *Misya – ''Misya'' (1994, guest vocals) * Sweet Noise – ''Getto'' (1996, guest vocals) * Decapitated – ''

'' (2000, producer) *Ceti – ''Shadow of the Angel'' (2003, guest vocals) *Panzer X – ''Steel Fist'' (2004, guitar, vocals) * Crionics – ''N.O.I.R.'' (2010, guest vocals) * VA - ''Mazurski cud'' (2011, single) * Crystal Viper – ''Crimen Excepta'' (2012, guest vocals) *

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– ''40:1'' (2013, single, guest vocals)

Filmography

* ''Historia polskiego rocka'' (2008, documentary, directed: Leszek Gnoiński, Wojciech Słota)

References

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