Smutnoye Vremia (album)

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Смутное Время

Studio album by Kipelov and Mavrin
Released	1997
Genre	Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Length	60:34
Label	Moroz records

Смутное Время (Smutnoye Vremia, russian for "Dark Ages") is the standalone album by vocalist Valery Kipelov and guitarist Sergey Mavrin, both formerly from Aria (Kipelov was still Aria's member when it was released). Alik Granovky, former Aria bassist, was guest musician on "SV", but composed no songs for it. Songs from this album are still played by both "Kipelov" and "Mavrik", sharing the copyrights.

Although the major vein of album is in Heavy Metal style, common for both artists, it also includes some slow ballads and even a "drunkard"-blues #2."Vipyem Yesho" (One More Drink).

Track #4."Ya Svoboden" (I am Free) suddenly became a hit in 2003, when it was re-released by Kipelov, and live video was aired on MTV. The ballad was voted for top position in radio rock charts and in MTV Russia Top 20.

[edit] Track listing

Путь Наверх (Way to the Top) - 7:13
(Kipelov - Margarita Pushkina)
Выпьем Ещё (One More Drink) - 5:49
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina)
Вот и Все Дела! (Now That's All!) - 6:05
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina)
Я Свободен (I am Free) - 7:29
(Kipelov - Pushkina)
Смутное Время (Dark Ages) - 6:44
(Kipelov - Pushkina)
Свет Дневной Иссяк (Daylight is Gone) - 6:04
(Mavrin - Pushkina)
Castlevania - 6:06
(Mavrin - Pushkina)
Ночь в Июле (Night in July) - 7:16
(Kipelov - Pushkina)
Будем Жить, Мать Россия! (Long Live Mother Russia!) - 7:00
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina)
Кода (Coda) - 0:47
(Mavrin - Pushkina)