Tomasz Wróblewski Explained

Tomasz Wróblewski
Occupation:	Musician
Birth Date:	1980 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Warsaw, Poland
Alma Mater:	University of Warsaw
Module:	Embed: yes Years Active: 1997–present

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.

Biography

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.

Orion is endorsed by ESP/Ltd, Mark Bass and DV Mark.^[2]

Discography

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

• 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)
• 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]

External links

• Orion's profile on Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: BEHEMOTH Add Session Bassist, Reveal Working Title For New CD – July 4, 2003. blabbermouth.net. 28 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040926204548/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13304. 26 September 2004.
2. Web site: Orion. behemoth.pl. 8 August 2009. 15 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120515062001/http://www.behemoth.pl/site/index.php/eng#orion. live.
3. Web site: Vulgar – Oni nie chcą iść do Nieba – Muzyka – WP.PL . Muzyka . 13 September 2011 . 5 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605120907/http://muzyka.wp.pl/rvid,543400,title,Oni-nie-chca-isc-do-Nieba,recenzja.html . live .
4. Web site: The Professional Blasphemy – Vulgar – Muzyka – WP.PL . Muzyka . 2 April 2010 . 13 September 2011 . 31 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111031061721/http://muzyka.wp.pl/rid,568561,title,The-Professional-Blasphemy,plyta.html . live .
5. Web site: My Riot -"sweet_noise"/ animacja /. www.youtube.com. 28 November 2016. 4 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704103503/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87u3Kgm0AzQ&feature=youtu.be&list=RD87u3Kgm0AzQ. live.
6. Web site: Wieści z obozu Leash Eye . Doomsmoker.pl . 13 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327155901/http://doomsmoker.pl/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=555:leash-eye-news-2011&catid=8:aktualnosci&Itemid=9 . 27 March 2012 .
7. Web site: Orion (Behemoth / Vesania) oraz Jacek Grecki (Lost Soul) jako goście specjalni na nowej płycie Devilish Impressions – Simulacra – Aktualności, Wieści muzyczne, Newsy . RockMagazyn.pl . 13 September 2011 . 27 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327155901/http://www.rockmagazyn.pl/aktualnosci/1130,orion-behemoth-vesania-oraz-jacek-grecki-lost-soul-jako-goscie-specjalni-na-nowej-plycie-devilish-impressions-simulacra.htm . dead .
8. Web site: Prepare for the Sinister Manifest of Power!!! van Sammath Naur – New Songs Online !!! Check them!!! op Myspace . Myspace.com . 26 September 2010 . 13 September 2011.
9. Web site: The ESP Guitar Company | 2011 USA Website . Espguitars.com . 13 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916165701/http://www.espguitars.com/news/newfaces.html . 16 September 2011 .
10. Web site: Markbass - Tomasz "Orion" Wroblewski . 10 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224224742/http://www.markbass.it/artist_detail.php?id=65 . 24 February 2014 .
11. Web site: Artists | HESU - official webpage . 10 March 2014 . 12 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212030325/http://hesu-amps.com/artists/ . live .
12. Web site: Dvmark - Tomasz "Orion" Wr?blewski . 10 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310160504/http://www.dvmark.it/artist_detail.php?id=83 . 10 March 2014 .