Chorny Kofe

{{Short description|Russian heavy metal band}}{{More citations needed|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Чёрный Кофе
Chorny Kofe

| image =

| caption =

| image_size =

| origin = Moscow, Soviet Union

| genre = Heavy metal, Christian metal, speed metal, hard rock, glam metal

| years_active = 1979–present

| label = [http://mystery.msk.ru/ Misteriya Zvuka], Moroz Records, [http://nikita.ru/ Nikita.ru]

| associated_acts =

| website =

| current_members = Dmitry Varshavskiy (vocals, guitar), Ivan Mikhailov (bass), Dmitriy Zavidov (drums)

| past_members = Igor Kupriyanov, Fedor Vasiliev, Oleg Avakov, Andrey Shatunovskiy, Sergey Chernyakov, Anatoly Abramov, Andrey Pertsev, Boris Dolgih

}}

Chorney Kofe ({{Langx|ru|Чёрный Кофе|lit=Black Coffee}}) is a Russian heavy metal band active since 1981.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} It is led by guitarist and singer Dmitry Varshavsky,{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} and was founded by him.{{Cite news |title=Легендарный лидер "Черного кофе" Дмитрий Варшавский в гостях у "КП" |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/press/detail/2785/ |work=kp.ru}}

Members

Current

Dmitry Warsaw - vocals, guitar (1979–present)
Eugene Warsaw - bass guitar (2015–present)
Andrew Prefix - drums (2009–present)

Former

Paul Rizhenkov - bass guitar (1979-1981)
Mikhail Shevtsov - keyboards (1979-1986)
Alexey Korobkov - drums (1981-1982)
Fyodor Vasilyev - bass guitar (1981-1986, 1990-1991, 1998-2002)
Andrew Shatunovskii - drums (1984, 1986, 1990)
Yuri Causeway - bass guitar (1984)
Sergey Mavrin - guitar (1985-1986)
Maxim Oudalov - drums (1985-1986)
Andrew Hirnyk - bass guitar (1986) †
Alexander Bondarenko - drums (1986)
Andrei Rodin - drums (1986)
Sergey Chernyakov - drums (1986-1988) †
Igor Kupriyanov - bass guitar, vocals (1986-1990)
Stas Bartenёv - Guitar (1987)
Sergey Kudishin - rhythm guitar (1987, 1988)
Igor Andreev - rhythm guitar (1987-1988)
Andrew Peppers - drums (1988-1992) †
Boris Dolgikh - keyboards (1989, 1996)
Dmitry Gorbatikov - Guitar (1990)
Konstantin Veretennikov - guitar (1991-1992, 1999)
Pavel Markin - drums (1994-1995)
Alexander Bach - drums (1996)
Anatoly Abramov - drums (1998-2000, 2002-2007)
Paul Smeyan - keyboards, bass guitar (1998-2008) †
Sergey Efimov - drums (2000)
Sergey Dorovskoi - rhythm guitar (2000-2001)
Sergey Pochitalov - drums (2000-2002)
Yuri Mahin - bass guitar (2002-2005)
Ivan Mikhailov - bass guitar (2006-2008)
Nikolai Large - bass guitar (2008-2013)
Dmitry Zawidow - drums (2007-2008)
Alexander Karpuhin - drums (2008)
Svyatoslav Chernuha - drums (2008-2009)
Vyacheslav Yadrikov - bass guitar (2010)
Lev Gorbachev - bass guitar (2013-2015)
Alexey Fetisov - bass guitar (2014)
Denis Ovchinnikov - bass guitar (2016)

Discography

1984 — "Pridi I Vse Vozmi" (Приди и всё возьми; Come And Take Everything)
1985 — "Sladky Angel" (Сладкий ангел; Sweet Angel) - DEMO Album
1984/1986 — "Svertliy Metall" (Светлый металл; Bright Metal)
1987 — "Cherniy Kofe" (Чёрный кофе; Black Coffee) - DEMO Album
1987 — "Perestupi Porog" (Переступи порог; Step Over the Threshold)
1989 — "Vol'nomu-Volya" (Вольному — воля; Freedom for the Free)
1991 — "Golden Lady"
1992 — "Lady Osen'" (Леди Осень; Lady Autumn)
1996 — "Pyanaya Luna" (Пьяная луна; Drunk Moon)
2002 — "Beliy Veter" (Белый ветер; White Wind)
2004 — "Oni Besi" (Они бесы; They are Demons)
2007 — "Александрия" (Alexandria)
2009 — "Putevka V Ad" (Путёвка в Ад; Voucher to hell)
2013 — "Chest i Vernost" (Честь и Верность; Honour and Fidelity )
2013 — "Osennij Albom" (Осенний альбом; Autumn Album)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070727094324/http://www.varshavskiy.ru/ Official site] (includes video and audio downloads)
[http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1228 Black coffee in Encyclopaedia Metallum]
[https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&u=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_rus_rock/548/%25D0%25A7%25D0%2595%25D0%25A0%25D0%259D%25D0%25AB%25D0%2599&usg=ALkJrhhQoqDpJnc-1niOJmcwSOHHtTuOVg BLACK COFFEE]
[https://www.facebook.com/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5-99223366999/?ref=page_internal Facebook]
[http://www.16tons.ru/concert/2014-varshavsky-19oct/]

Category:Musical groups established in 1981

Category:Russian heavy metal musical groups

Category:Christian metal musical groups

Category:Soviet heavy metal musical groups