Piotr Wawrzeniuk | |
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 P. Wawrzeniuk as a live member of Therion, Paris, December 2007 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Södertörn University |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, historian |
| Title | Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Heavy metal, punk rock |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian and musician. He is best known as a member of the symphonic metal band Therion, and as a member of Serpent, Carbonized, and The Robots.
Wawrzeniuk was a member of Swedish symphonic metal band Therion, of a doom metal side project of Therion and Entombed members—Serpent, Swedish death metal band Carbonized, and Swedish punk rock group The Robots.
He was a singer and drummer for Therion between 1992 and 1996. Later he performed as a guest lead vocalist on Secret of the Runes (2001) bonus tracks, Lemuria and Sirius B (2004), and also as a live vocalist during the 20th Year Anniversary Tour in 2007. [1] A cooperation with Joakim Knutsson (Rise and Shine) resulted in creation of Downforce of Doom. Wawrzeniuk released five albums with Stockholm based punk rock band The Robots, beginning in 1991.
Wawrzeniuk holds a PhD in history. [2] His thesis is Confessional civilising in Ukraine : the bishop Iosyf Shumliansky and the introduction of reforms in the diocese of Lviv 1668-1708 [3] Med polska ögon. Försvarsförmåga och hotbilder kring Östersjön i polsk militär rapportering 1919-1939 assesses Polish military perspectives on defence capacity and threat perceptions in Sweden, Finland and Estonia during the interwar years. He published articles within the field of genocide studies.
He works as lecturer in military history at Swedish Defence University. [4]
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Carbonized were a Swedish avant-garde metal band formed 1988 in Saltsjöbaden. The band was formed by Lars Rosenberg in 1988, with Dismember vocalist Matti Kärki. Joined by drummer Piotr Wawrzeniuk, the trio was completed by Therion's Christofer Johnsson, who originally agreed to only perform session guitarwork but eventually became a full-time member.
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