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Arkona-10_Let_Vo_Slavu-RU-3CD-FLAC-2013-CATARACT
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ARTIST : Arkona STOREDATE : 00-00-2013
ALBUM : 10 Let Vo Slavu RIPDATE : 12-22-2015
YEAR : 2013 RUNTIME : 183:04min
GENRE : Metal LANGUAGE : Russian
LABEL : Sound Age Productions GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 1069kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 1478.MB
URL : http://tinyurl.com/p5k2sto TRACKS : 36 Files
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TRACK LiST: CD 1/3
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01 Az' 2:16
02 Arkaim 5:41
03 Ot Sedtsa K Nebu 5:07
04 Goy, Rode, Goy! 5:51
05 Leshiy 4:29
06 Zaklyatie 5:22
07 Strela 5:26
08 Kolo Navi 5:30
09 Slav'sya, Rus'! 4:18
10 Odna 5:49
11 Sva 6:18
12 Kupalets 3:02
13 Katitsya Kolo 8:44
TRACK LiST: CD 2/3
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01 Kolomyika 2:42
02 Skvoz' Tuman Vekov 5:08
03 Marena 7:34
04 V Tsepyah Drevney Tayny 6:22
05 Liki Bessmertnyh Bogov 5:37
06 Nevidal' 4:35
07 Pamyat' 6:03
08 Arkona 6:46
09 Slovo 5:33
10 Bol'no Mne 5:41
11 Zov Predkov 4:32
TRACK LiST: CD 3/3
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01 Kolyada 6:47
02 Maslenitsa 3:13
03 Po Syroy Zemle 8:40
04 Stenka Na Stenku 2:52
05 Oy, Pechal'-Toska 5:44
06 Solntsevorot 3:52
07 Kupala I Kostroma 2:59
08 Tuman Yarom 3:36
09 Yarilo 2:43
10 Rus' 6:36
11 Vyidu Ya Na Volyushku 4:07
12 Oy, To Ne Vecher... 3:29
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183:04min
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│ Arkona (??????) have existed for only 10 years (well, 11 now), it │
│ feels like they have been around much longer given their │
│ achievements. 11 years ago, Masha Arkhipova and Alexander Korolyov, │
│ two members of a local Slavic Pagan society decided to form a band │
│ called Hyperborea, which a little later, and after gaining more │
│ members, changed their name to Arkona (named after the last Slavic │
│ fortress destroyed by the Christian invaders). They wasted no time; │
│ in late 2002, they recorded and released their first demo entitled │
│ ô????ö (ôRusö) and followed it up by their arrival on the Russian │
│ underground live scene, where they quickly gained popularity. After │
│ a a complete line up change around Masha in 2003 (the line up which │
│ has been together ever since), their debut album ô???????????ö │
│ (ôRevivalö) was released in 2004. Arkona continued to grow steadily, │
│ and in 2008, after the release of their fourth album ô?? ?????? ? │
│ ????ö (ôFrom the Heart to the Skyö) they signed to Napalm Records. │
│ They have since become a household name in the world of Folk/Pagan │
│ Metal, and are now easily one of RussiaÆs biggest Metal exports, │
│ bringing Slavic Folk/Pagan Metal to the rest of the world, and │
│ hopefully with it, some knowledge of the history, the culture and │
│ the legends of the early Slavs and the Slavic lands of Rus. In the │
│ decade since Arkonaæs formation, they have released 6 studio albums, │
│ an EP, 3 DVDs and played shows across the world; and on 11 February │
│ 2012, they celebrated their 10th anniversary with an epic live show │
│ in Moscow which they recorded and has now been released as the live │
│ album ôDecade of Gloryö (ô10 ??? ?? ?????ö). │
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│ Arkonaæs music has always translated well live, and as their │
│ songwriting and arrangements have become ever more complex in recent │
│ times, this hasnÆt changed one bit; their live shows have evolved │
│ with their music. For their 10th anniversary show, they made use of │
│ MoscowÆs Silver Voice choir, a string quartet and a folk duo (the │
│ RiybonÆka Folk Duet) to back them up. This is as live as it gets! │
│ (There is a familiar face/voice in the Silver Voice choir: the │
│ choirmaster, Alexandra Sidorova, vocalist of fellow Russian Pagan │
│ Metal band RarogÆ. You might also remember the Silver Voice choir │
│ from Blackthornæs ôCodex Archaosö). They have used all these new │
│ elements, such as a live choir and string quartet to spice up some │
│ of their older material for the show as well, so the older material │
│ matches the new perfectly without changing any of the songs. In │
│ ôSvaö for example (one of my favourite Arkona songs), the exquisite │
│ ending of that song is given a new layer with the choir that sounds │
│ every bit as good as the flute of the original version from ô?? │
│ ?????? ? ????ö, just different û so in short, I now have two │
│ versions, equally good, of one of the best Folk Metal songs ever │
│ written in my opinion. No complaints here at all! And on ôDecade of │
│ Gloryö, there are a lot of other examples that can be added to that │
│ list; a list that may be different for each Arkona fan, but will │
│ likely leave each one equally satisfied. The show was also │
│ (obviously) professionally recorded, so the quality is top notch; │
│ actually, considerably better than most live recordings IÆve heard. │
│ ôDecade of Gloryö is therefore not just an apt celebration of │
│ Arkonaæs first 10 years, but a definitive collection of their work. │
│ The English version is a double CD running at just over two and a │
│ half hours (31 songs), the Russian version is three CDs lasting │
│ around 3 hours (36 songs). ôOK, hang on a minuteö, you may be │
│ asking, ôisnÆt all of Arkona in Russian?ö Well, yes it is, and I am │
│ not sure of why there is a difference between the two versions; │
│ maybe itÆs just a case of if you were there right from the beginning │
│ you get a little extraà who knows? You could, of course, always just │
│ get both if youÆre a really big fan, but one or the other should │
│ suffice if youÆre a fan of Arkona; or just a fan of Folk Metal in │
│ general û because it really doesnÆt get better than this. │
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│ This is the Russian 3CD edition, unlike the 2CD pred by our friends │
│ of 86D. Also, I don't know why the GRAVEWISH release was tagged │
│ 'Live', because that's not how it's written on the physical copy. We │
│ also opted to use the actual Russian title, as that's how it's │
│ written on the front/back and spine. │
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