Sergey Mavrin " Химический сон (Russia, Irond Records, IROND CD 01-153)"

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 the Russian metal scene. His music style combines heavy metal, progressive metal and hard rock, and is 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.

During the recording of the third album, Himichesky Son ("Chemical Sleep", 2001), Artur Berkut often failed to show up in studio, and finally, Sergey had to fire him. When Berkut once was asked why did he left Mavrik, he replied: "You'd better ask Lena Mavrina about it," (meaning Sergey's wife). Artem Styrov was hired as the new vocalist. The album displayed a much heavier, guitar-oriented sound that was firmly within the heavy metal genre. Some of the songs are still live staples of Mavrin's set as of this writing. Since Chemical Sleep, all albums have been released under the title "Sergey Mavrin", not "Mavrik". This was done after consulting the IronD record label, which recommended them to take a more serious title.

Tracklist:

1. Слушай, человек! 01:18
2. Хранитель 04:04
3. Мираж 05:59
4. На осколках веры 05:31  
5. Химический сон 05:47
6. Пусть настанет завтра 04:07
7. Прорвёмся! 04:15  
8. Вчера 03:25
9. Заклинание 07:20  
10. С новым веком... 01:26   
11. Одиночество 03:11   

Time:   46:23  

"Слушай, человек!" includes melody from chorus of Кипелов/Маврин song "Свет дневной иссяк...".

"Заклинание" is based on melody of "Интро" from album "Скиталец" (1998).

"С новым веком..." is based on song "Happy Birthday to You" by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill.

Demon Kuzmitch (distorted voice of Sergey Mavrin) marked as guest on tracks 1 and 10. His words are named "Thoughts, offers and cheers for humanity".

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at MDS Studio, Moscow, 2001.

Mastered at R-Sound Studio, Moscow, 2001.