Armageddon (Aria album)
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.
Armageddon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1, 2006 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 54:52 | |||
Label | CD-Maximum | |||
Producer | Aria | |||
Aria chronology | ||||
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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 | 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. | "Viking" | 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
- "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
- 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.
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