Kosta Zafiriou
Kosta Zafiriou is a Swiss musician and music manager, one of the owners of Bottom Row Promotion company, which currently manages the bands Unisonic, Helloween, Axxis, Gotthard and Krokus. A former hard rock drummer, Zafiriou is known as one of the founding members of bands Pink Cream 69, Place Vendome and Unisonic. Biography Zafiriou started to play drums at the age of 16. His first band was Redline, where he played with the guitarist Alfred Koffler, in 1982. Later in 1986 he joined the band Kymera where he played with vocalist Andi Deris. Kymera recorded two EPs with Zafiriou and Deris before they left to form the band Pink Cream 69 with guitarist Alfred Koffler and bassist Dennis Ward in 1987. Zafiriou played with Pink Cream 69 from their '' debut album'' to their tenth ''In10sity'' before leaving the band in 2012. Zafiriou and Pink Cream 69 bandmate Dennis Ward have also worked with two projects together with ex-Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske: Place Vendome, a mel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zofingen
Zofingen (french: Zofingue) is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement. History In ancient times Zofingen was a settlement of the Celtic Helvetii. In later times the Romans built a manor. The Alemanni settled in the 6th century and formed one of the oldest parishes in Aargau. In the 11th century the House of Frohburg founded a canons monastery. The town was founded in 1201 by the counts of Frohburg. 1231 was the first written mention of Zofingen, which in 1299 came in the possession of the Habsburgs. In 1415 the Bernese conquered the city and in 1528 they introduced the Reformation. Since 1803 Zofingen has belonged to the canton of Aargau and has become a regional center. The neighboring Mühlethal was incorporated in 2002. Geography Zofingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 18.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.3% is forested. Of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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In10sity
''In10sity'' is the tenth studio album by Pink Cream 69. It is the first album to feature additional guitarist Uwe Reitenauer and also celebrates the band's 20th year making music. Track listing *Only on the Japanese release, track 12 "My Darkest Hour" is replaced with "Slave to What I Crave." Personnel Band members *David Readman - vocals * Alfred Koffler - guitar, keyboards *Uwe Reitenauer - guitar * Dennis Ward - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing *Kosta Zafiriou - drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... {{Authority control 2007 albums Pink Cream 69 albums Frontiers Records albums Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thunderdome (album)
''Thunderdome'' is the ninth studio album by German hard rock band Pink Cream 69. Track listing *European version (SPV Records 085–69442) omits tracks 13 & 14. *Limited edition digipack (SPV Records 087–69440) omits track 14. *Track 9 originally recorded by The Knack on the album '' Get the Knack''. Personnel *David Readman – vocals *Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass guitar *Kosta Zafiriou – drums *Gunther Werno – keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ... (Tracks 6 & 12) Production *Mixing – Dennis Ward *Engineer – Dennis Ward References External linksHeavy Harmonies page 2004 albums Pink Cream 69 albums SPV/Steamhammer albums Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician) {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Endangered (album)
''Endangered'' is the 8th studio album by hard rock band Pink Cream 69. Track listing Personnel *David Readman – vocals *Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass *Kosta Zafiriou – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... ;Production *Dennis Ward – mixing, engineering References External linksHeavy Harmonies page 2001 albums Pink Cream 69 albums Massacre Records albums Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician) {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mixery (EP)
''Mixery'' is an EP by the German hard rock band Pink Cream 69 containing rare, live, acoustic and re-recorded tracks. Track listing Album notes * "King of My World" recorded during the sessions for ''Sonic Dynamite''. * "Shame" & "Break the Silence" were recorded live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan on 6 March 1999. They are raw live versions, recorded by a bootlegger and taken away from him by security. * "Looks That Kill" was originally recorded for the Mötley Crüe Tribute Sampler "Kickstart My Heart". Personnel * David Readman – vocals * Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass * Kosta Zafiriou Kosta Zafiriou is a Swiss musician and music manager, one of the owners of Bottom Row Promotion company, which currently manages the bands Unisonic, Helloween, Axxis, Gotthard and Krokus. A former hard rock drummer, Zafiriou is known as one o ... – drums Guest musicians * Günter Werno – keyboards ("Seas of Madness") Pink Cream 69 albums 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sonic Dynamite
''Sonic Dynamite'' is the seventh album by German band Pink Cream 69. Track listing Personnel *David Readman - vocals *Alfred Koffler - guitar *Dennis Ward (musician), Dennis Ward - bass *Kosta Zafiriou - drums Guest Musicians *Günther Werno - keyboards in "Passage to Hope", "The Spirit", "Let the Thunder Reside" and "Spread Your Wings". References * {{Authority control 2000 albums Pink Cream 69 albums Massacre Records albums Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Electrified (Pink Cream 69 Album)
Electrified is the sixth album by German hard rock group Pink Cream 69, released in 1998. It features guest appearances of singers D.C. Cooper of (Royal Hunt) and Ralf Scheepers of ( Primal Fear) on the song ''Over The Fire''. Track listing Personnel * David Readman – vocals * Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass guitar * Kosta Zafiriou – drums Guest Musicians: * Sandy Campos (backing vocals) - Gone Again * D.C. Cooper (vocals) - Over The Fire * Ralf Scheepers Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is the vocalist for the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is ... (vocals) - Over The Fire Additional Information: * Includes a second version of "Gone Again" as "hidden track" * Released in the USA as "PC69" with different front cover * Brazilian release with complete redesigned booklet * SPV Re-Release 2005, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Food For Thought (Pink Cream 69 Album)
''Food for Thought'' is the fifth album by German hard rock group Pink Cream 69, released in 1997. Track listing Personnel * David Readman - vocals * Alfred Koffler - guitar * Dennis Ward - bass guitar * Kosta Zafiriou - drums * Achim Reichelt - keyboards (Tracks 4 & 12) * Peter Eptinger - timpani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionall ... (Track 7) Production *Mixing – Dennis Ward and Gerhard Wolfle *Engineer – Dennis Ward References External linksHeavy Harmonies page Pink Cream 69 albums 1997 albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Change (Pink Cream 69 Album)
''Change'' is the fourth album by German hard rock group Pink Cream 69, released in 1995. It was the first album with current singer David Readman. Track listing Personnel * David Readman – vocals * Alfred Koffler – guitar * Dennis Ward – bass guitar * Kosta Zafiriou – drums * David A. – keyboards * Bateke – percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ... Production * Mixing – Shay Baby and Eric Greedy * Engineer – Shay Baby and Bill Cooper * Assistant Engineer – Matt Westfield References External links Heavy Harmonies page 1995 albums Pink Cream 69 albums Epic Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Games People Play (Pink Cream 69 Album)
''Games People Play'' is the third studio album by Pink Cream 69. It was the final album with Andi Deris on vocals. Track listing Personnel *Andi Deris – Singing, vocals *Alfred Koffler – guitar *Dennis Ward (musician), Dennis Ward – bass guitar *Kosta Zafiriou – Drum kit, drums Production *Mixing – Dirk Steffens (musician), Dirk Steffens and Gerhard Wolfle *Engineer – Dirk Steffens and Birger Holm Artwork The artwork by W. A. Motzek is based on the painting ''Etude de 35 têtes d'expression'' by French artist Louis-Leopold Boilly. References External linksHeavy Harmonies page 1993 albums Pink Cream 69 albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Dirk Steffens {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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One Size Fits All (Pink Cream 69 Album)
''One Size Fits All'' is the second studio album by Pink Cream 69, released in 1991. When Andi Deris joined Helloween, he began playing the song "Where the Eagle Learns to Fly" live on many occasions. Track listing CD edition bonus track Singles Ballerina # "Ballerina" # "Signs of Danger" # "White Men Do No Reggae (live) Do You Like It Like That # "Do You Like It Like That" (edit) # "Ballerina" # "Hell's Gone Crazy" Personnel * Andi Deris - vocals * Alfred Koffler - guitar * Dennis Ward - bass * Kosta Zafiriou Kosta Zafiriou is a Swiss musician and music manager, one of the owners of Bottom Row Promotion company, which currently manages the bands Unisonic, Helloween, Axxis, Gotthard and Krokus. A former hard rock drummer, Zafiriou is known as one o ... - drums References Pink Cream 69 albums 1991 albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Dirk Steffens {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kai Hansen
Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of metal band Helloween, which he rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. He is regarded as "the godfather of power metal", having founded two seminal bands in the genre. In 2011, he joined the band Unisonic featuring former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' Parts I and II. Early life Kai Hansen was born in Hamburg in 1963. At the age of ten, Kai got interested in music and started playing wash-drums. His parents however, didn't like the noise and bought him an acoustic guitar instead. He took a six-months course in classical guitar and following it, formed his first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |