Pink Cream 69

German hard rock/heavy metal band

Hard rock
heavy metal
power metal
glam metal
post-grunge (1995–1997)

Years active1987–presentLabels

Epic
Massacre
Frontiers

MembersAlfred Koffler
David Readman
Chris Schmidt
Roman Beselt
Marco WriedtPast membersDennis Ward
Kosta Zafiriou
Andi Deris
Uwe ReitenauerWebsitepinkcream69.com

Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock/heavy metal band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer's newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi Deris left the band to join German power metal band Helloween. He was replaced by British singer David Readman in August 1994.

The band, often referred to as The Pinkies, became a five-piece in 2003, when Uwe Reitenauer was hired to support neuropathic guitar player Alfred Koffler.

On 5 March 2012 it was announced that drummer Kosta Zafiriou had left the band, due to his various activities as a manager at the company Bottom Row and as the drummer and manager of the new band Unisonic. He was replaced by Chris Schmidt.^[1]

In 2019 and 2020, respectively, bassist Dennis Ward and guitarist Uwe Reitenauer announced their departure from the band. They were replaced by Roman Beselt (from the band Sons of Sounds) and Marco Wriedt (from the bands 21 Octayne, Arc of Light, Axxis).^[2]

Members

Current members

Alfred Koffler – guitars, backing vocals (1987–present): keyboards (2007)
David Readman – lead vocals (1994–present)
Chris Schmidt – drums (2012–present)
Marco Wriedt – guitars, backing vocals (2020–present)
Roman Beselt – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)

Past members

Dennis Ward – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1987–2019)
Andi Deris – lead vocals, guitars (1987–1994)
Kosta Zafiriou – drums, backing vocals (1987–2012): keyboards (1989)
Uwe Reitenauer – guitars, backing vocals (2003–2020)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

1989: Pink Cream 69
1991: One Size Fits All
1993: Games People Play
1995: Change
1997: Food for Thought
1998: Electrified
2000: Sonic Dynamite
2001: Endangered
2004: Thunderdome
2007: In10sity
2013: Ceremonial
2017: Headstrong

Live albums

1997: Live
2009: Live in Karlsruhe

EPs

1991: 49°/8°
1991: 36°/140°
2000: Mixery

Maxi-Singles

1993: Face In The Mirror
1995: 20th Century Boy

DVD

2009: Pink Cream 69 – Past & Present^[3]

References

^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PINK CREAM 69 Parts Ways with Drummer, Announces R…". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
^ "Pink Cream 69". Facebook.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
^ "Pink Cream 69 – Past & Present". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.