Kreshchenie ognyom
2003 studio album by Aria
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Kreshchenie Ognyom (Russian: Крещение Огнём; lit. Baptism by Fire) is Aria's ninth studio album, the first album not to feature long-time vocalist and co-founder of the band - Valery Kipelov. CD version of this release is enhanced and features the video for the song "Kolizey".
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:23 | |||
| Label | ARIA Records | |||
| Producer | Aria | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Darkside | 7/10[1] |
The tracks "Kolizey", "Tam vysoko" and "Kreshchenie ognyom" had reached the top position in Russian radio charts in 2003.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Margarita Pushkina, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | English title | Length |
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| 1. | "Патриот" | Vladimir Holstinin | Patriot | 4:19 | |
| 2. | "Крещение Огнём" | Vitaly Dubinin | Baptism by Fire | 6:06 | |
| 3. | "Колизей" | Aleksandr Yelin | Vladimir Holstinin | Coliseum | 6:29 |
| 4. | "Палач" | Vladimir Holstinin | Executioner | 8:38 | |
| 5. | "Твой Новый Мир" | Vitaly Dubinin | Your New World | 4:04 | |
| 6. | "Там Высоко" | Vitaly Dubinin | There Up High | 5:37 | |
| 7. | "Белый Флаг" | Alexander Yelin | Vladimir Holstinin | White Flag | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Битва" | Sergey Popov | Battle | 5:01 | |
| 9. | "Бал У Князя Тьмы" | Vladimir Holstinin | Prince of Darkness's Ball | 5:58 |
Lyric themes
- "Patriot" tells about fighting against Islamic terrorism.
- "Kreshchenie ognyom" tells about pagan resistance against forced baptism.
- "Kolizey" recalls Ridley Scott's The Gladiator.
- "Palach" tells the story of an immortal executioner who killed insane man called God's son and his inner struggle.
- "Bitva" tells a science-fiction story of an alien invasion.
- "Bal u knyazya tmy" is based on The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Personnel
- Arthur Berkut - Vocals
- Vitaly Dubinin - Bass
- Vladimir Holstinin - Guitar
- Sergey Popov - Guitar
- Maxim Udalov - Drums
Cover art by Leo Hao.
