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GRIP Inc.
1995 - Power Of Inner Strength.
1999 - Solidify.
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May 3, 1995 - 2025: 30 years of: Power Of Inner Strength.

A divine intervention.

After 1992's exit from SLAYER, Dave Lombardo didn't waste a second out of rocknroll. Tagging with guitarist / producer Waldemar Sorychta and new DYI screamer Gus Chambers, this new unit rapidly had the mid 90s in a stranglehold ...welcome GRIP Inc.

Muscular-metal corners the scene on "Savage Seas (Retribution)" and the commanding fast-paced "Hostage To Heaven". More power is spewed on "Guilty Of Innocence" and "Colors Of Death". Serious metal with a surprising imposing lead-singer. The cool vibes of the leading single for "Ostracized" should also please most traditional thrash-fans, while the darker progression of "Cleanse The Seed" displays a mature metal experience.

Slick riffology and pristine percussion, in an era where simplicity was the new modus-operandi. GRIP Inc. proudly supplies neo-thrash, during the genre's most acute drought.

Initially including ex-OVER KILL axemen Bobby Gustafson, the union however didn't last until recording. On tour with MORBID ANGEL in America, the mix was somewhat of a missmatch, yet GRIP Inc. did get respect from their peers and the moshpit. Round Two would arise with 1997's Nemesis CD.

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Ostracized = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4zkcvSnOyQ
Power Of Inner Strength = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q29IXL_HfQ&list=OLAK5uy_mlzOBWRcovGmkpn1tvDvzMRI6FzK94fNg
VIVA Interview in Germany in 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4049xjK-ttQ
Live in Montréal in 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgwOhCRYPnE
some guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4lNb1Rk0YE

January 25, 1999 - 2024: 25 years of: Solidify.

Act III

Thrashmetal ain't dead ...it just went back underground. During the late 90s, still trapped under ice, thrashmetal's rebirth was brewing. Strong exhibitions by TESTAMENT, VOÏVOD and OVER KILL ...yet 1997's Nemesis CD was a cool slab of harden metal ...the demanufacturing GRIP Inc. crafts new thrash.

RELEASE !

A far beyond driven "Isolation", this new explosive outlook on traditional thrashmetal is a healthy lethal mix. Raw riffing and top-production is present on both stompers "Amped" and "Foresight", quality and quantity.

Dark melodies builds-up on "Human ?", an unorthodox outlet on the genre. But fear not, as the circle-pit gets a spin on "Verräter (Betrayer)" and the back-alley attitude of "Lockdown".

Engineered by Polish power-producer / guitarist Waldemar Sorychta, the crunch is supported by a certain Dave Lombardo on the kit. Before his eventual return to SLAYER, GRIP Inc. would issue their last experiments: 2004's Incorporated CD.

RIP Gus Chambers (1958-2008)

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Solidify = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ZS3lesVAM&list=PL0FC379AD1FBCFA14

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