Arkona (band)
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Arkona is a Russia
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band. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology
, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last pagan Slavic city-castle
.
Their singer, Maria "Masha Scream" Arhipova, is one of relatively few successful female vocalists to sing in a death growl
style.
, being released on August 26, 2011 — as well as one demo
, one compilation and two live DVDs.
On March 11, 2010, a clip of the song "Yarilo" from Goi, Rode, Goi! was featured on the St. Patrick's Day episode
of the U.S. version of the television series The Office
. Three (apparently Russian) janitors walked in with the song playing while the workers were still in the office, forced to work late.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Pagan metal
Pagan metal is an umbrella term for heavy metal music which fuses extreme metal with "the pre-Christian traditions of a specific culture or region through thematic concept, rustic melodies, unusual instruments or archaic languages", usually referring to folk metal or black metal. The Norwegian band...
band. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last pagan Slavic city-castle
Cape Arkona
Cape Arkona is a cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Cape Arkona is the tip of the Wittow peninsula, just a few kilometres north of the Jasmund National Park....
.
Their singer, Maria "Masha Scream" Arhipova, is one of relatively few successful female vocalists to sing in a death growl
Death growl
A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
style.
History
The band was founded in February 2002 and have published seven albums— the last one, SlovoSlovo (album)
Slovo is the sixth full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It was released on August 26, 2011 through Napalm Records. An academical choir and a chamber orchestra were used on the album.-Track listing:...
, being released on August 26, 2011 — as well as one demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, one compilation and two live DVDs.
On March 11, 2010, a clip of the song "Yarilo" from Goi, Rode, Goi! was featured on the St. Patrick's Day episode
St. Patrick's Day (The Office)
"St. Patrick's Day" is the 19th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 119th episode overall. It was written by Jonathan Hughes and directed by Randall Einhorn....
of the U.S. version of the television series The Office
The Office (US TV series)
The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company...
. Three (apparently Russian) janitors walked in with the song playing while the workers were still in the office, forced to work late.
Members
- Maria "Masha Scream" Arhipova – vocals, keyboards
- Sergei "Lazar" – guitars
- Ruslan "Kniaz" – bass
- Vlad "Artist" – synths, drums
- Vladimir "Volk" – wind ethnic instruments
Studio albums
- VozrozhdeniyeVozrozhdeniyeVozrozhdeniye is the first full-length album by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on April 20, 2004 through Sound Age Production.-Track listing:# "Kolyada" – 6:56# "Maslenitsa" – 2:51...
(2004) - LeptaLeptaLepta is the second full-length album by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on December 30, 2004 through Sound Age Production.-Track listing:# "Sotkany Veka" – 4:14# "Lepta O Gneve" – 5:26...
(2004) - Vo Slavu Velikim!Vo Slavu Velikim!Vo Slavu Velikim! is the third full-length album by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on September 28, 2005 through Sound Age Production.-Track listing:# "Intro " – 1:31...
(2005) - Ot Serdtsa K NebuOt Serdtsa K NebuOt Serdtsa K Nebu is the fourth full-length album by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on October 31, 2007 through Sound Age Production and later through Napalm Records.-Track listing:...
(2007) - Goi, Rode, Goi! (2009)
- Stenka Na StenkuStenka Na StenkuСтенка на стенку is an EP by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on May, 2011 through Napalm Records.-Track listing:-Album description:...
(2011, EP) - SlovoSlovo (album)Slovo is the sixth full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It was released on August 26, 2011 through Napalm Records. An academical choir and a chamber orchestra were used on the album.-Track listing:...
(2011)
Music videos
- "Slavsia, Rus!"
- "Pokrovi Nebesnogo Startsa"
- "Goi, Rode, Goi!"
- "Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov"
- " Yarilo "
- "Stenka Na Stenku"