Armageddon (Aria album)

Infobox Album | Name = Армагеддон
Type = Album
Artist = Aria


Released = 2006
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 54:52
Label = CD-Maximum
Producer = Aria
Reviews =
Last album = Крещение Огнем (2003)
This album = "Армагеддон" (2006)
Next album =
Armageddon is the tenth studio album by Aria, and the first after signing to CD-Maximum label. It shows a bit of Power metal influence, uncommon for the band.

Track #8 "Chuzhoy" has reached 1st position in russian radio charts.

Track listing

#"Последний Закат" (Last Sunset) 05:01 (music by Vladimir Holstinin, lyrics by Igor Lobanov)
#"Меченый Злом" (Marked by Evil) 06:08 (Sergey Popov - Nina Kokoreva)
#"Страж Империи" (Guardian of the Empire) 04:43 (Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Новый Крестовый Поход" (the New Crusade) 04:53 (Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Мессия" (Messiah) 04:38 (Vladimir Holstinin - Igor Lobanov)
#"Кровь Королей" (Blood of the Kings) 09:00 (Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Викинг" (Viking) 05:48 (Sergey Popov - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Чужой" (Alien) 05:03 (Vladimir Holstinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Свет Былой Любви" (The Light of Bygone Love) 04:18 (Vitaly Dubinin - Margarita Pushkina)
#"Твой День" (Your Day) 05:19 (Artur Berkut - Margarita Pushkina)

Lyric themes

*Guardian of the Empire tells about japanese kamikaze in World War II
*New Crusade is sang from the point of Knight Templar
*Messiah tells of the struggle between Christianity and Slavic Paganism
*Blood of the Kings tells the story of the last battle of King Arthur
*Alien is based on Ray Bradbury's short story "Zero hour"

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 Disign.

Cover art by Leo Hao.