Lepta
Encyclopedia
Lepta is the second full-length album
by the Russia
n folk metal
band Arkona
. It was released on December 30, 2004 through Sound Age Production.
Track # 3 is dedicated to the memory of those fallen in the terrorist attacks in Russia
. Track # 9 is a Russian folk song.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Russia
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...
n folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Arkona
Arkona (band)
Arkona is a Russian pagan metal band. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments...
. It was released on December 30, 2004 through Sound Age Production.
Track listing
- "Sotkany Veka" (Woven Ages) – 4:14
- "Lepta O Gneve" (Song of Wrath) – 5:26
- "Chiornye Debri Voyny" (Black Depths of War) – 4:29
- "Zarnitsy Nashey Svobody" (Dawn of Our Freedom) – 5:40
- "Vyidu Ya Na Volyushku" (I'll Come to the Free Lands) – 3:37
- "Voin Pravdy" (Warrior of Truth) – 05:46
- "MarenaMarzannaMaržanna, Mara, Maržena, Morana, Moréna, Mora, Marmora or Morena is a Slavic goddess associated with death, winter and nightmares. Some sources equate her with the Latvian goddess Māra, who takes a person's body after their death...
" – 7:24 - "Epilog" – 1:51
- "Oy, To Ne VecherOy, to ne vecherOy, to ne vecher is the incipit of a Russian folk song, also known as "The Cossack's Parable" or as "Stepan Razin's Dream" .It was first published by composer Alexandra Zheleznova-Armfelt in her collection Songs of the Ural Cossacks after her fieldwork in the Ural District during...
..." – 3:12
Track # 3 is dedicated to the memory of those fallen in the terrorist attacks in Russia
Terrorism in Russia
Terrorism in Russia has a long history starting from the times of the Russian Empire. Terrorism, in the modern sense, means violence against civilians to achieve political or ideological objectives by creating fear...
. Track # 9 is a Russian folk song.
Original track listing (in Russian)
- "Сотканы века"
- "Лепта о гневе"
- "Черные дебри войны"
- "Зарницы нашей свободы"
- "Выйду я на волюшку"
- "Воин правды"
- "Марена"
- "Эпилог"
- "Ой, то не вечер..."
Credits
- Masha "Scream" – vocals, keyboards, flute
- Alexei "Lesyar" Agafonov – vocals (track #3)
- Sergei "Lazar" – guitars
- Ruslan "Kniaz" – bass
- Vlad "Artist" – drums