Armageddon (Aria album)
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| Armageddon | ||||
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| Released | October 1, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 54:52 | |||
| Label | CD-Maximum | |||
| Producer | Aria | |||
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Armageddon (Russian: Армагеддон) is the tenth studio album by Aria, and the first after signing to the CD-Maximum label.
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
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | English title | Length |
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| 1. | "Последний Закат" | Igor Lobanov | Vladimir Holstinin | Last Sunset | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Меченый Злом" | Nina Kokoreva | Sergey Popov | Marked by Evil | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Страж Империи" | Margarita Pushkina | Vitaly Dubinin | Guardian of the Empire | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Новый Крестовый Поход" | Pushkina | Vitaly Dubinin | The New Crusade | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Мессия" | Lobanov | Vladimir Holstinin | Messiah | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Кровь Королей" | Pushkina | Vitaly Dubinin | The Blood of Kings | 9:00 |
| 7. | "Викинг" | Pushkina, Popov | Sergey Popov | Viking | 5:48 |
| 8. | "Чужой" | Pushkina | Vladimir Holstinin | Alien | 5:03 |
| 9. | "Свет Былой Любви" | Pushkina | Vitaly Dubinin | The Light of Bygone Love | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Твой День" | Pushkina | Artur Berkut | Your Day | 5:19 |
Lyric themes
[edit]- "Strazh imperii" tells about Japanese kamikaze in World War II
- "Novy krestovy pokhod" is sung from the point of Knight Templar
- "Messiya" tells of the struggle between Christianity and Slavic Paganism
- "Krov koroley" tells the story of the last battle of King Arthur
- "Chuzhoy" is based on Ray Bradbury's short story "Zero Hour"
- "Posledny zakat" deals with World War III and nuclear war
Personnel
[edit]- 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 Design.
Cover art by Leo Hao.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Armageddon at AllMusic. Retrieved 20:46, 1 December 2020 (UTC).
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