Yav (album)

Yav
Явь
Studio album by Arkona
Released April 25, 2014
Recorded June–October 2013 at CDM Records studio, Moscow
Genre Pagan metal, folk metal
Length 67:52
Language Russian, Ukrainian, Swedish
Label Napalm Records
Producer Sergei "Lazar" and Masha "Scream"
Arkona chronology
Slovo
(2011)
Yav
(2014)

Yav (Russian: Явь) is the seventh full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It is scheduled for release on April 25, 2014 through Napalm Records.[1]

The album references the material world Yav. Violin players Olli Vänskä of Turisas and Alexey of Sviatogor appear as guest musicians.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Translation Length
1. "Zarozhdenie" (Зарождение)Maria ArkhipovaOrigination 8:59
2. "Na strazhe novyh let" (На страже новых лет)ArkhipovaOn Guard of New Aeons 7:23
3. "Serbia" (Сербия)ArkhipovaSerbia 5:32
4. "Zov pustyh dereven'" (Зов пустых деревень)Arkhipova, Sergei AtrashkevichEmpty Villages' Call 6:20
5. "Gorod snov" (Город снов)ArkhipovaCity of Dream 4:48
6. "Ved'ma" (Ведьма)Arkhipova, Thomas VäänänenThe Witch 6:19
7. "Chado indigo" (Чадо индиго)ArkhipovaIndigo Child 7:39
8. "Yav'" (Явь)ArkhipovaYav 13:26
9. "V ob'yat'yah kramoly" (В обьятьях крамолы)ArkhipovaEmbraced by Sedition 6:42
Total length:
67:52

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Stormbringer[2]

The Sonic Seducer magazine wrote that Yav was more mature and serious than Arkona's previous releases, leaving the clichés of the genre behind. The album was also lauded for a diversity of moods.[3] The reviewer for the Austrian Stormbringer website observed that elements of black metal had now been combined with Arkona's typical style which provided for the album's sinister atmosphere.[2]

References

  1. "ARKONA – Yav Album Details Revealed". BraweWorlds.com. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Staub, Pascal (18 April 2014). "Arkona – Yav". Stormbringer – The Austrian Heavyzine (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. Eck, Markus. "Arkona – Yav". Sonic Seducer (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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