Kreshchenie Ogn'om

Infobox Album | Name = Крещение огнём
Type = Album
Artist = Aria


Released = 2003
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length = 51:23
Label = ARIA Records
Producer = Aria
Reviews =
Last album = Химера
(2001)
This album = "Крещение огнём"
(2003)
Next album = Армагеддон
(2006)|

Kreshenie Ogneom (Baptism by Fire) is Aria's 9th studio album, the first which does not feature long-time vocalist Valery Kipelov. The CD version of this release is enhanced and contains the video for the song "Колизей".

The tracks Colisey, Tam Vysoko and Kreshenie Ogneom had reached the top position of radio charts in Russia during 2003.

Track listing

#"Патриот" (Patriot)
(music by Vladimir Holstinin, lyrics by Margarita Pushkina)
#"Крещение Огнем" (Baptism by Fire)
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Колизей" (Coliseum)
(Vladimir Holstinin - Alexander Yelin)
#"Палач" (Executioner)
(Vladimir Holstinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Твой Новый Мир" (Your New World)
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Там Высоко" (High Up There)
(Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Белый Флаг" (White Flag)
(Vladimir Holstinin - Alexander Yelin)
#"Битва" (Battle)
(Sergey Popov - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Бал у Князя Тьмы" (Feast at the Prince of Darkness)
(Vladimir Holstinin - Margarita Pushkina)

Lyric themes

*Baptism by Fire tells about pagan resistance to enforced christianisation
*Coliseum is based on Ridley Scott's "The Gladiator"
*Punisher tells the story of a punisher who executed Jesus Christ, and his inner struggle
*Battle tells a science-fiction story of alien invasion
*Feast at the Prince of Darkness is based on "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.