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Kreshchenie ognyom

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Kreshchenie Ognyom
Studio album by
Released2003
GenreHeavy metal
Length51:23
LabelARIA Records
ProducerAria
Aria chronology
Химера
(2001)
Kreshchenie Ognyom
(2003)
Армагеддон
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Darkside7/10[1]

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".

The tracks "Kolizey", "Tam vysoko" and "Kreshchenie ognyom" had reached the top position in Russian radio charts in 2003.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Margarita Pushkina, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish titleLength
1."Патриот" Vladimir HolstininPatriot4:19
2."Крещение Огнём" Vitaly DubininBaptism by Fire6:06
3."Колизей"Aleksandr YelinVladimir HolstininColiseum6:29
4."Палач" Vladimir HolstininExecutioner8:38
5."Твой Новый Мир" Vitaly DubininYour New World4:04
6."Там Высоко" Vitaly DubininThere Up High5:37
7."Белый Флаг"Alexander YelinVladimir HolstininWhite Flag4:40
8."Битва" Sergey PopovBattle5:01
9."Бал У Князя Тьмы" Vladimir HolstininPrince of Darkness's Ball5:58

Lyric themes

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  • "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

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Cover art by Leo Hao.

References

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  1. ^ "Aria - Kreshchenie ognyom". Darkside (in Russian). Retrieved 26 March 2021.