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Armageddon (Aria album)

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Armageddon
Studio album by
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

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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

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  • "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

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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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