Kreshchenie ognyom

Studio album by Aria

Released

2003

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

51:23

Label

ARIA Records

Producer

Aria

Aria chronology

Химера
(2001)

Крещение огнём
(2003)

Армагеддон
(2006)

Kreshchenie ognyom (Russian: Крещение огнём; lit. Baptism by Fire) is Aria's 9th studio album, the first which does not feature long-time vocalist and co-founder of the band - Valery Kipelov. The CD version of this release is enhanced and contains the video for the song "Kolizey".

The tracks "Kolizey", "Tam vysoko" and "Kreshchenie ognyom" had reached the top position of radio charts in Russia during 2003.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Patriot" (Патриот)	Margarita Pushkina	Vladimir Holstinin	4:19
2.	"Kreshchenie ognyom" (Крещение огнём, lit. Christening by Fire)	Margarita Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	6:06
3.	"Kolizey" (Колизей, lit. Coliseum)	Aleksandr Yelin	Vladimir Holstinin	6:29
4.	"Palach" (Палач, lit. Executioner)	Margarita Pushkina	Vladimir Holstinin	8:38
5.	"Tvoy novy mir" (Твой новый мир, lit. Your New World)	Margarita Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	4:04
6.	"Tam vysoko" (Там высоко, lit. High Up There)	Margarita Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	5:37
7.	"Bely flag" (Белый флаг, lit. White Flag)	Alexander Yelin	Vladimir Holstinin	4:40
8.	"Bitva" (Битва, lit. Battle)	Margarita Pushkina	Sergey Popov	5:01
9.	"Bal u knyazya tmy" (Бал у князя тьмы, lit. Feast at the Prince of Darkness)	Margarita Pushkina	Vladimir Holstinin	5:58

Lyric themes

"Kreshchenie ognyom" tells about pagan resistance to enforced christianisation.
"Kolizey" recalls to Ridley Scott's The Gladiator.
"Palach" tells the story of a immortal executor who has killed insane man, called God's son, and his inner struggle.
"Bitva" tells a science-fiction story of alien invasion.
"Bal u knyazya tmy" is based on The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Personnel

Arthur Berkut - Vocals
Vitaly Dubinin - Bass
Vladimir Holstinin - Guitar
Sergey Popov - Guitar
Maxim Udalov - Drums

Cover art by Leo Hao.