Stenka Na Stenku
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Стенка на стенку is an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the Russian
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...

 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 May, 2011 through Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....

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Track listing

Album description

The title track is about a type of group fist fights once popular in 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...

, called Wall on wall. This topic is reflected in the EP's cover and the video which was shot for the track.

Stenka na stenku will be featured on the group's upcoming album Slovo
Slovo (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:...

, while the rest are non-album tracks.

Personnel

  • Masha "Scream" – vocals, keyboards, tambourine, khomuz, shaman drums, choir, shamanic guttural vocals on "Goi, Rode, Goi!"
  • Sergey "Lazar" – guitars, acoustic guitars, balalaika
  • Vladimir "Volk" – gaita gallega, blockflute, whistle, zhaleyka
  • Ruslan "Kniaz" – bass
  • Vlad "Artist" – drums

Guest musicians

  • Irina "Lisa" – cello on "Goi, Rode, Goi!"
  • Ilya "Wolfenhirt" (Svarga) – choir
  • Aleksandr "Shmel" (Rarog) – choir
  • Aleksandr Oleinikov – accordion
  • Philipp "Freki" Seiler (Varg) – guest vocals on "Skål!"

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