Armageddon (Aria album)

Armageddon
Studio album by
Aria
ReleasedOctober 1, 2006
GenreHeavy metal
Length54:52
LabelCD-Maximum
ProducerAria
Aria chronology
Крещение огнём
(2003) 		Armageddon
(2006) 		Феникс
(2011)

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish titleLength
1."Последний Закат"Igor LobanovVladimir HolstininLast Sunset5:01
2."Меченый Злом"Nina KokorevaSergey PopovMarked by Evil6:08
3."Страж Империи"Margarita PushkinaVitaly DubininGuardian of the Empire4:43
4."Новый Крестовый Поход"PushkinaVitaly DubininThe New Crusade4:53
5."Мессия"LobanovVladimir HolstininMessiah4:38
6."Кровь Королей"PushkinaVitaly DubininThe Blood of Kings9:00
7."Викинг"Pushkina, PopovSergey PopovViking5:48
8."Чужой"PushkinaVladimir HolstininAlien5:03
9."Свет Былой Любви"PushkinaVitaly DubininThe Light of Bygone Love4:18
10."Твой День"PushkinaArtur BerkutYour Day5:19

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

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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