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Grip Inc.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Groove metal, thrash metal
Years active	1993–2006
Labels	Steamhammer
Members	Dave Lombardo Waldemar Sorychta

Grip Inc. was an American groove metal band and side project of drummer Dave Lombardo. The band was formed in 1993 and was signed to Steamhammer Records. They released four full-length albums in total.

History

Following the birth of his first child in 1993, Lombardo formed Grip Inc. with Voodoocult guitarist Waldemar Sorychta. The pair recruited bassist Jason VieBrooks and vocalist Gus Chambers to complete the line-up, releasing their debut record Power of Inner Strength (1995), distributed via Metal Blade Records.

Prior to the album's release Lombardo described leaving Slayer as a career low, because he did not know what type of music to play. AllMusic reviewer Vincent Jeffries singled out Lombardo for praise on the album, remarking that Slayer fans "will enjoy the drummer's double bass work and overall aggression throughout the disc." Sorychta said critics and music fans always spot mistakes in their music, because of Lombardo's popularity with Slayer – expecting the band to sound like Slayer and complain. However, when Lombardo uses the double bass drum, Sorychta said people complain "now Grip Inc. sound exactly like Slayer."

The band released Nemesis in 1997. Jeffries praised Lombardo's "crushing drum work" which takes center stage on the album. Bassist VieBrooks left the band and was replaced by Stuart Carruthers in 1997. With a new bassist, the band released Solidify in 1999, which was described as a step towards "progressive and exotic rhythms, structures, and instrumentations, while never compromising intensity" by Jeffries.

Members

Final line-up

• Gus Chambers – vocals (1993–2006; died 2008)
• Dave Lombardo – drums, percussion (1993–2006)
• Waldemar Sorychta – guitars (1993–2006), bass (1999–2006)

Former members

• Chaz Grimaldi – bass (1993)
• Bobby Gustafson – guitars (1993)
• Jason VieBrooks – bass (1993–1997)
• Stuart Carruthers – bass (1997–1999)

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

References

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3. Jeffries, Vincent. "Biography – Grip Inc". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
4. Jeffries, Vincent. "Power of Inner Strength – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
5. Lolk. "Waldemar Sorychta interviewed by Lolk". Antenna.nu. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
6. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
7. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
8. "Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
9. "lescharts.com – Les charts français". lescharts.com.
10. "greekcharts.com – Greek charts portal". October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
11. "Power of Inner Strength by Grip Inc". Apple Music. March 7, 1995.
12. "Nemesis by Grip Inc". Apple Music. February 25, 1997.
13. "Solidify by Grip Inc". Apple Music. February 23, 1999.
14. "DAVE LOMBARDO's GRIP INC. To Pay Tribute To Late Frontman GUS CHAMBERS With 'Hostage To Heaven' EP". Blabbermouth.net. May 12, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

External links

• Grip Inc at Myspace
• Grip Inc. at AllMusic
• SPV (Label) page for Grip Inc.
• coventrytelegraph.net

• Musical groups established in 1993
• American groove metal musical groups
• American progressive metal musical groups
• Heavy metal musical groups from California
• 1993 establishments in California
• Musical groups from Los Angeles