Armageddon (Aria album)
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| Studio album by Aria | |||||
| Released | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy Metal | ||||
| Length | 54:52 | ||||
| Label | CD-Maximum | ||||
| Producer | Aria | ||||
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Armageddon is the tenth studio album by Aria, and the first after signing to CD-Maximum label. It shows a bit of Power Metal influence, uncommon for the band.
Track #8 "Chuzhoy" has reached 1st position in russian radio charts.
[edit] Track listing
- "Последний Закат" (Last Sunset) 05:01
(music by Vladimir Holstinin, lyrics by Igor Lobanov) - "Меченый Злом" (Marked by Evil) 06:08
(Sergey Popov - Nina Kokoreva) - "Страж Империи" (Guardian of the Empire) 04:43
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina) - "Новый Крестовый Поход" (the New Crusade) 04:53
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina) - "Мессия" (Messiah) 04:38
(Vladimir Holstinin - Igor Lobanov) - "Кровь Королей" (Blood of the Kings) 09:00
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina) - "Викинг" (Viking) 05:48
(Sergey Popov - Margarita Pushkina) - "Чужой" (Alien) 05:03
(Vladimir Holstinin - Margarita Pushkina) - "Свет Былой Любви" (The Light of Bygone Love) 04:18
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina) - "Твой День" (Your Day) 05:19
(Artur Berkut - Margarita Pushkina)
[edit] Lyric themes
- Guardian of the Empire tells about japanese kamikaze in World War II
- New Crusade is sang from the point of Knight Templar
- Messiah tells of the struggle between Christianity and Slavic Paganism
- Blood of the Kings tells the story of the last battle of King Arthur
- Alien is based on Ray Bradbury's short story "Zero hour"
[edit] Personnel
- Arthur Berkut - Vocals
- Vladimir Holstinin - Guitar
- Vitaly Dubinin - Bass
- Sergey Popov - Guitar
- Maxim Udalov - Drums
Recorded on ARIA Records studio. Sound engineering by Dmitry Kalinin. Mastering by Andrey Subbotin and Saturday Mastering studio. Technical support by A&T Trade, Avallon, Mixart, Violet Design. Instruments by: Fender, Jackson, Ibanez, Marshall Amplifiers, DiMarzio, Korg, Shure, Dean Markley, Sabine, Tama, Zildjian, Violet Disign.
Cover art by Leo Hao.
