The best songs over the early career of the band from the albums Volya K Zhizni, Na Krayu Vremeni, Zagadka Volshebnoi Strany. (The first two albums weren’t released on CD at all).
This band is not simply about music, but represents a whole era of Russian culture and Russian history. Released in the year of 25th anniversary of AlisA and 50th anniversary of its front-man and mastermind Konstantin Kintchev, it contains 12 songs of high quality Russian rock with elements of different styles like metal, punk, blues and others with catchy melodies and philosophical lyrics (in Russian). Mixed and mastered in Germany (Cologne and Duesseldorf) by sound producer Jam who worked at the albums of such artists as U.D.O., PARADISE LOST, RAMMSTEIN among others.
The single of the Kings of Russian heavy metal. One new song for that moment (later it was included to Armageddon studio album) and two exclusive covers of Aria’s classics recorded specially for this release. One cover is a piano version of the song “Tam vysoko”. And another one represent the special version of Aria’s classical killer masterpiece – “Volya i Razum” recorded with a few very special quests, real legends of Russian rock scene as Konstantin Kintchev (ALISA), Vyatcheslav Butusov (ex-Nautilus Pompilius), Yuri Shevtchuk (ex-DDT), brothers Samoilov (AGATA KRISTIE), Sergey Mavrin (ex-ARIA, ex-KIPELOV), Andrei Bolshakov (cex-ARIA, ex-MASTER) among others.
The legendary debut album of the pioneers of Russian thrash metal. Together with other metal monsters KRUIZ and ARIA they established heavy metal scene in USSR and then in Russia. The band was founded by four original members of ARIA, who decided to play music, which would be faster and heavier, and it worked. Released in 1987 by Melody on vinyl (the first and only Soviet record label), it sold more than 1 million copies in Soviet Union at that time. The album contains the most famous Russian heavy metal hymns played by both bands, MASTER and ARIA: “Volya i Razum” and “Vstan’, Strakh preodolei”. Digitally re-mastered
The second long-length album of the pioneers of Russian thrash metal. Together with other metal monsters KRUIZ and ARIA they established heavy metal scene in USSR and then in Russia. The band was founded by four original members of ARIA, who decided to play music, which would be faster and heavier. Released in 1989 by Melody on vinyl (the first and only Soviet record label), it sold more than 2 million copies in Soviet Union at that time. It was the first album produced by its members themselves. The LP was recognized as the best metal album of 1989 in the native country of Master. Digitally re-mastered.
The third album of the band and the first one with English lyrics from the pioneers of Russian thrash metal. Together with other metal monsters KRUIZ and ARIA they established heavy metal scene in USSR and then in Russia. The band was founded by four original members of ARIA, who decided to play music which would be faster and heavier. Originally released in 1991 in Russia on vinyl. To record the song “Fallen Angel” the band invited the choir from Mikhail Arkhangel Church. Digitally re-mastered.
The 4th and the 2d album with English lyrics from the pioneers of Russian thrash metal who together with other metal monsters KRUIZ and ARIA established heavy metal scene in USSR and then in Russia. Originally released in Russia in 1994, it brings a real hurricane of sincere thrash metal. Digitally re-mastered.
