Tomasz Wróblewski (born 2 June 1980), stage name Orion, is a Polish musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for extreme metal band Behemoth. Since 1997, he also is a member of symphonic black metal band Vesania, as a lead vocalist and guitarist.
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| Born | 2 June 1980 Warsaw, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
Biography edit
Wróblewski was born in Warsaw. In 2002, he became bassist of doom metal band Neolithic and was a member of the group till 2006 when they were disbanded. In 2003, he joined Behemoth as session bassist.[1] After the departure of Mateusz "Havoc" Śmierzchalski, Orion switched to guitar. In 2004, Behemoth was joined by session guitarist Patryk "Seth" Sztyber, while Orion took bass again, and became an official member. In 2010 with members of defunct band Neolithic, Orion formed the rock band Black River. The group eventually split up after releasing two albums, due to vocalist Maciej Taff's retirement from the music industry because of health condition.
Discography edit
Behemoth
- Demigod (2004)
- Slaves Shall Serve (2005)
- Demonica (2006)
- The Apostasy (2007)
- At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy (2008)
- Ezkaton (2008)
- Evangelion (2009)
- Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (2011)
- The Satanist (2014)
- I Loved You at Your Darkest (2018)
- Opvs Contra Natvram (2022)
- Vesania
- 2002: Wrath ov the Gods / Moonastray
- 2003: Firefrost Arcanum
- 2005: God the Lux
- 2007: Distractive Killusions
- 2008: Rage of Reason
- 2014: Deus Ex Machina
Neolithic
- My Beautiful Enemy (2003)
- Team 666 (2004)
- Other
- Vader – And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw (DVD, 2007, guest appearance)
- Vulgar – I Don't Wanna Go To Heaven (EP, 2009, guest appearance)[3]
- Vulgar – The Professional Blasphemy (2010, guest appearance)[4]
- My Riot – Sweet Noise (2011, guest appearance)[5]
- Leash Eye – V.I.D.I. (2011, record producer)[6]
- Devilish Impressions – Simulacra (2012, guest appearance)[7]
- Sammath Naur – Beyond the Limits (2012, guest appearance)[8]
Equipment edit
- ESP Tom Araya Signature 4-String Basses (tuned G#-C#-F#-B and B-E-A-D)[9]
- Custom ESP TA 5-String Bass (tuned G#-C#-F#-B-E)[9]
- LTD F-255FM Series Bass, LTD B-500 4-String Bass, LTD TA-600 Bass, Spector Rex 5 Bass, JB Custom 5-String Bass (Based on the B.C. Rich Beast Bass)
- MarkBass Standard 104HF, Amp Frame 800, T1M, EQ42S, MVVL[10]
- Hesu Cables[11]
- DV Mark C 412 Standard, Triple 6[12]
References edit
- ^ "BEHEMOTH Add Session Bassist, Reveal Working Title For New CD – July 4, 2003". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Orion". behemoth.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Vulgar – Oni nie chcą iść do Nieba – Muzyka – WP.PL". Muzyka. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "The Professional Blasphemy – Vulgar – Muzyka – WP.PL". Muzyka. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "My Riot -"sweet_noise"/ animacja /". Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2016 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Wieści z obozu Leash Eye". Doomsmoker.pl. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Orion (Behemoth / Vesania) oraz Jacek Grecki (Lost Soul) jako goście specjalni na nowej płycie Devilish Impressions – Simulacra – Aktualności, Wieści muzyczne, Newsy". RockMagazyn.pl. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Prepare for the Sinister Manifest of Power!!! van Sammath Naur – New Songs Online !!! Check them!!! op Myspace". Myspace.com. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ a b "The ESP Guitar Company | 2011 USA Website". Espguitars.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Markbass - Tomasz "Orion" Wroblewski". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Artists | HESU - official webpage". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Dvmark - Tomasz "Orion" Wr?blewski". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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