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

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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

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's first release, '' Winds of Creation''.

Gear

* 4x Ran Invader, 6 string (EMG 81 Pickup) * Ran Invader, 6 string (EMG X Pickup) * 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 Sweet Noise is a Polish alternative metal band. The group was formed in 1990 in Swarzędz. They have released eight CDs (included two international versions) and appeared three times at the Przystanek Woodstock festival with the special show in 2 ...

– ''Getto'' (1996, guest vocals) *

– '' Winds of Creation'' (2000, producer) *Ceti – ''Shadow of the Angel'' (2003, guest vocals) *Panzer X – ''Steel Fist'' (2004, guitar, vocals) *

Crionics Crionics was a Polish blackened death metal band from Kraków, formed in 1997 by Michał Skotniczny, Dariusz Styczeń, "Marcotic" and Maciej Zięba. In their early years they played fast and melodic metal strongly influenced by Norwegian black ...

– ''N.O.I.R.'' (2010, guest vocals) * VA - ''Mazurski cud'' (2011, single) *

Crystal Viper Crystal Viper is a Polish heavy metal band founded in 2003 by singer and guitarist Marta Gabriel. History During their first three years, Crystal Viper was a project featuring Marta Gabriel and other musicians, with whom she recorded numerou ...

– ''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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