Grip Inc.

The Profile

Grip Inc. is an American thrash/groove metal band formed in 1993 in Los Angeles by drummer Dave Lombardo and guitarist/producer Waldemar Sorychta, with vocalist Gus Chambers. The group released four studio albums between 1995 and 2004, becoming known for tight production, inventive rhythms, and aggressive, modernized thrash.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1993 by Dave Lombardo and Waldemar Sorychta; vocalist was Gus Chambers; released four albums: Power of Inner Strength (1995), Nemesis (1997), Solidify (1999), Incorporated (2004); active roughly 1993–2006; recognized for a thrash/groove sound with modern accents.

DeBaser’s reviewers paint Grip Inc. as a forward-leaning thrash/groove unit powered by Dave Lombardo’s explosive precision and Waldemar Sorychta’s inventive production. From the muscular debut to Nemesis’s cohesion and the experimental streak of Solidify and Incorporated, the band blends tribal pulses, sharp riffing and modern textures. Most reviews praise the evolution; one dissent calls Solidify a misstep. Overall: intense, inventive, and very metal.