Vo Slavu Velikim! (ÃÂþ ÃÂûðòàÃÂõûøúøü!) is the third full-length album by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on 24 September 2005 through Sound Age Production. It was re-released in 2008 by Vic Records.
Reception
A review of the 2008 re-release by German magazine Sonic Seducer was very favourable, calling the album a proof that Arkona were among "the very best and the most aesthetic" pagan folk metal bands world-wide. The reviewer praised singer Maria Arkhipova's voice as well as the dynamic and highly melodic compositions.
Track listing
Credits
Arkona
- Masha "Scream" â vocals, choir, tambourine, Jew's harp, keyboards, acoustic guitar (4), lyrics (except 6, 9, 12), songwriting (2âÂÂ5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), producer
- Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich â guitars, acoustic guitars, choir, producer
- Ruslan "Kniaz" Oganyan â bass
- Vlad "Artist" Sokolov â drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Vladimir Cherepovsky â ocarina, bagpipes, whistles, sopilka, Jew's harp (6, 11), songwriting (9)
- Igor "Hurry" Angioz â accordion
- Andrey Karasyov â violin
- Ilya "Wolfenhirt" Gura â vocals, choir
- Alexey "Nightbird" Solovyov â guest vocals (13)
- Roman "Arsafes" Iskorostensky â songwriting (7)
Production
- W. Smerdulak â artwork, layout
References