The long-awaited second album of the band from Moscow region which conquered the audience with its catchy, straightforward and comprehensible stuff in Aria’s vein with lyrics about genuine Russian topics like drinking vodka or living in a post-Communist country. High quality sound made in the renowned Black Obelisk studio. Dmitri Borisenkov (BLACK OBELISK) – guest solo for the bonus track “Angel”.
The debut album of this young talented Russian band offers the stuff done in great traditions of Russian heavy and melodic metal in the vein of the famous ARIA family, but at the same time it has its own easy recognizable style.
Formed in 1999, NATISK is one of the most famous bands playing typical Russian heavy metal / hard’n’heavy stuff in the vein of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept and Aria with lyrics in Russian. The band is very active on stage, they supported Deep Purple in Bulgaria and played twice on stage of a big festival “Russian Winter” in London among many other outstanding and successful gigs. This single presents the new vocalist of the band Alexey Tyshkevitch and it includes two old songs re-recorded with him and two new compositions.
The band plays folk rock basing on Slavonic culture roots. Using traditional instruments, the musicians create their proper music and tradition. “Samodiva” is a character of Slavonic mythology, a kind of “siren”. According to the legend these creatures look like young beautiful long-haired girls with mellifluent voices in white clothers... They seduce travelers and make them forget their way and their life. This music is like that: sweet melodies and female voices will bring you to the wonderful and exciting world of Slavonic mythological forest.
This album presents traditional Irish and Scottish songs in the languages of Celtic peoples (Irish, Scottish and Welsh) and Irish society music of 18th century.
According to the fans of this band from Moscow, its third studio album became the best one in the discography of this folk hard rock act. Heavy guitar riffs alternate with Celtic and medieval melodies. The female singer Elena Shirokova has unique eminent vocals (3 octaves). This CD was chosen by Russian magazine “Myr Fantastiki”. The track-list includes a folk hard rock cover version of a song of legendary Soviet bard Vladimir Vysotsky “Pesnya o volnykh strelkakh”. The leader and the mastermind of Hobbit Shire is an important Russian film director Maksim Samoilov. The band is famous by its theatrical live shows and by its songs with fantasy Russian lyrics.
The debut album of a folk band from Moldova (ex-USSR country). The repertoire of Ogam includes the most popular Irish folk songs and melodies. Melancholy ballads alternate with jolly fiery jigs. The musicians used authentic Irish folk instruments during the recording. All the lyrics are in English. The band was formed in 2001, but the modern line-up and the actual musical conception were formed only in 2007. Today Ogam is well known as a respected ethno fusion band, the musicians are frequently invited to play at many festivals and shows in various cities of Russia and Ukraine.
The first part of the very special show, real culmination of the extensive tour 20 Years Geroi Asphalta devoted to the Anniversary of legendary album of the Kings of Russian heavy metal. Released in 2007, the original album Geroi Asphalta still is considered to be one of the best records of the band. Published by the monopoly Melodia in USSR the LP sold over a million of copies. Every show of the original tour was sold out. And after 20 years the idea still worked. Moreover, former members of classical Aria’s line up the vocalist Valeri Kipelov and the guitarist Sergei Mavrin shared the stage with the present musicians of the band. This album is not only another live record. This is a exclusive sign of the real unique event. Recorded on 3th of April 2007 in Luzhniki Sport Hall. In this part: Oskolok Lda, Kolizei among other important songs.
The second part of the very special show, real culmination of the extensive tour 20 Years Geroi Asphalta devoted to the Anniversary of legendary album of the Kings of Russian heavy metal. Released in 2007, the original album Geroi Asphalta still is considered to be one of the best records of the band. Published by the monopoly Melodia in USSR the LP sold over a million of copies. Every show of the original tour was sold out. And after 20 years the idea still worked. Moreover, former members of classical Aria’s line up the vocalist Valeri Kipelov and the guitarist Sergei Mavrin shared the stage with the present musicians of the band. This album is not only another live record. This is a exclusive sign of the real unique event. Recorded on 3th of April 2007 in Luzhniki Sport Hall. In this part: Ulitsa Roz, Geroi Asphalta, Shtil among other important songs.
The second studio album of pagan folk band from Moscow. It present various material with lyrics in English and Russian, male and female vocals, folk rock songs and authentic Russian folk songs.
The album of the oldest Russian Irish folk band from Moscow. This conceptual material tells the story about the hard destiny of Irish immigrants in various times. These melodies will be familiar not only for fans of Irish and traditional music, some of them you can hear even in some scenes of the famous Hollywood movie Titanic. Thus, the stuff of this band presents “Ireland in musical pictures”. There are instrumental dance melodies and songs from various regions of Irish countryside, urban ballads in English and Irish languages.
