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Sergey Mavrin

Sergey Mavrin
Сергей Маврин
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Background information
Also known as Маврик
Born (1963-02-28) 28 February 1963 (age 54)
Kazan, USSR
Genres Heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock
Instruments Guitar, Keyboards
Years active 1985 – present
Labels IronD
Associated acts Metallachord
Aria
Kipelov
Mavrik
Website http://mavrick.ru
Notable instruments
Jackson LE

Sergey Konstantinovich Mavrin (Russian: Сергей Константинович Маврин, born 28 February 1963), nicknamed "Mavrick" (Маврик), is a Russian musician and composer, who is credited as one of the best guitarists of Russian metal scene. His music style combines heavy metal, progressive metal and hard rock, and often dubbed "MavRock".

Sergey had been a member of Aria, Kipelov, Chorny Kofe, Metallachord and Nazad v Budusheye, and founded the band Mavrik (not to be confused with Maverick), though it is considered Mavrin's solo project since its latest albums are released with "Sergey Mavrin", not "Mavrik" named on the covers.

Since 2000, Sergey has had his own radio show, Iron Curtain, on Yunost radio channel. It is dedicated to rock music.

Sergey was born in Kazan and has been a fan of rock music since his childhood. He mentions Led Zeppelin, Nazareth and Deep Purple as his early favorites. Mavrin studied to play the piano and electric guitar, though he never received formal music education. After military service, in 1985 Sergey participated in Chorny Kofe ("Black Coffee"), one of the first Soviet metal bands, and then joined Metallachord.

After the breakup of Aria's original lineup in 1987, Mavrin was invited to replace Andrey Bolshakov. He participated in three of the band's albums: Geroy Asfalta, Igra s Ognyom and Krov za Krov, which are considered Aria's 'classical era'. Though Sergey wrote a very few songs for Aria, his guitar solos were one of band's dignities.


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