Armageddon (Aria album)

Armageddon
Studio album by Aria
Released October 1, 2006
Genre Heavy metal
Length 54:52
Label CD-Maximum
Producer Aria
Aria chronology
Крещение огнём
(2003)
Армагеддон
(2006)

Armageddon (Russian: Армагеддон) is the tenth studio album by Aria, and the first after signing to the CD-Maximum label. It shows a bit of power metal influence, uncommon for the band.

Track #8 "Chuzhoy" reached the 1st position on the Russian radio charts.

It was the last album of the band to feature Artur Berkut on its line-up.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Posledny zakat" (Последний закат, lit. Last Sunset) Igor Lobanov Vladimir Holstinin 5:01
2. "Mecheny zlom" (Меченый злом, lit. Marked by Evil) Nina Kokoreva Sergey Popov 6:08
3. "Strazh imperii" (Страж империи, lit. Guardian of the Empire) Margarita Pushkina Vitaly Dubinin 4:43
4. "Novy krestovy pokhod" (Новый крестовый поход, lit. The New Crusade) Margarita Pushkina Vitaly Dubinin 4:53
5. "Messiya" (Мессия, lit. Messiah) Igor Lobanov Vladimir Holstinin 4:38
6. "Krov koroley" (Кровь королей, lit. The Blood of Kings) Margarita Pushkina Vitaly Dubinin 9:00
7. "Viking" (Викинг) Margarita Pushkina Sergey Popov 5:48
8. "Chuzhoy" (Чужой, lit. Alien) Margarita Pushkina Vladimir Holstinin 5:03
9. "Svet byloy lyubvi" (Свет былой любви, lit. The Light of Bygone Love) Margarita Pushkina Vitaly Dubinin 4:18
10. "Tvoy den" (Твой день, lit. Your Day) Margarita Pushkina Artur Berkut 5:19

Lyric themes

Personnel

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 Dissign.

Cover art by Leo Hao.