Armageddon (Aria album)

Armageddon
Studio album by Aria
Released	October 1, 2006
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	54:52
Label	CD-Maximum
Producer	Aria
Aria chronology
Крещение огнём (2003) Армагеддон (2006) Феникс (2011)

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.

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	Length
1.	"Posledny zakat" (Последний закат, lit. Last Sunset)	Igor Lobanov	Vladimir Holstinin	5:01
2.	"Mecheny zlom" (Меченый злом, lit. Marked by Evil)	Nina Kokoreva	Sergey Popov	6:08
3.	"Strazh imperii" (Страж империи, lit. Guardian of the Empire)	Margarita Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	4:43
4.	"Novy krestovy pokhod" (Новый крестовый поход, lit. The New Crusade)	Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	4:53
5.	"Messiya" (Мессия, lit. Messiah)	Lobanov	Vladimir Holstinin	4:38
6.	"Krov koroley" (Кровь королей, lit. The Blood of Kings)	Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	9:00
7.	"Viking" (Викинг)	Pushkina, Popov	Sergey Popov	5:48
8.	"Chuzhoy" (Чужой, lit. Alien)	Pushkina	Vladimir Holstinin	5:03
9.	"Svet byloy lyubvi" (Свет былой любви, lit. The Light of Bygone Love)	Pushkina	Vitaly Dubinin	4:18
10.	"Tvoy den" (Твой день, lit. Your Day)	Pushkina	Artur Berkut	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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