Lyric themes

• "Strazh imperii" tells about Japanese kamikaze
  Kamikaze
  The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
  
   in World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  
• "Novy krestovy pokhod" is sang from the point of Knight Templar
• "Messiya" tells of the struggle between Christianity and Slavic Paganism
• "Krov koroley" tells the story of the last battle of King Arthur
  King Arthur
  King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
  
  
• "Chuzhoy" is based on Ray Bradbury
  Ray Bradbury
  Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
  
  's short story "Zero Hour"
• "Posledny zakat" deals with World War III
  World War III
  World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
  
   and nuclear war

Personnel

• Arthur Berkut
  Arthur Berkut
  Artur Vyacheslavovich Mikheev , better known under his stage name Arthur Berkut , is a Russian singer. Through his career he participated in numerous bands, most notable are Autograph, Mavrik, and Aria....
  
   - Vocals
• Vladimir Holstinin
  Vladimir Holstinin
  Vladimir Petrovich Holstinin is a Russian guitarist. He is one of the founding members of heavy metal band Aria.Vladimir was born May 12, 1958, in Lyubertsy, Russian SFSR. He graduated Moscow Power Engineering Institute, where he met Vitaly Dubinin. The two institute mates became friends and...
  
   - Guitar
• Vitaly Dubinin - Bass
• Sergey Popov - Guitar
• Maxim Udalov
  Maxim Udalov
  Maxim Udalov is the drummer of the Russian heavy metal band Aria.In early career, Udalov participated in Chorny Coffee and Metallachord, where he met and befriended guitarist Sergey Mavrin...
  
   - Drums

Recorded on ARIA Records studio. Sound engineering by Dmitry Kalinin. Mastering by Andrey Subbotin and Saturday Mastering studio.
Technical support by A&T Trade, Avallon, Mixart, Violet Design. Instruments by: Fender, Jackson

Jackson Guitars

__FORCETOC__Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.-Early years:Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel's Guitar Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise to bolster Charvel's business...

, Ibanez

Ibanez

is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...

, Marshall Amplifiers, DiMarzio, Korg

Korg

is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...

, Shure

Shure

Shure Incorporated is an American corporation originally founded by Sidney N. Shure in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 as a supplier of radio parts kits. The company became a consumer and professional audio-electronics manufacturer of microphones, wireless microphone systems, phonograph cartridges,...

, Dean Markley, Sabine, Tama, Zildjian, Violet Dissign.

Cover art by Leo Hao

Leo Hao

Alexey Mikhailovich Shamrovsky better known as Leo Hao is a Russian fantasy artist. He is famous for painting cover art and illustrations for fantasy books and metal albums.Works of Leo Hao include:*numerous cover arts and wallpapers for Aria...

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