Stenka na stenku
| Stenka na Stenku | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 25 May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | September 2010 at CDM Records and Gigant Records | |||
| Genre | Folk metal, Pagan metal | |||
| Length | 23:50 | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
| Producer | Sergei "Lazar", Masha "Scream" | |||
| Arkona chronology | ||||
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Стенка на Стенку (Stenka na Stenku)[1] is an EP by the Russian folk metal band Arkona. It was released on 25 May 2011 through Napalm Records.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stenka na Stenku" (Стенка на стенку) | Masha "Scream" | Masha "Scream" | A Wall Against a Wall | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Valenki" (Валенки) | Traditional | Traditional | Valenki | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Goi, Rode, Goi! (Acoustic Version)" (Гой, Роде, гой!) | Masha "Scream" | Masha "Scream" | Hail, Rod, Hail! | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Skål!" | Varg | Masha "Scream" | Cheers! | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Duren'" (Дурень) | Svarga | Svarga | The Fool | 6:27 |
| 6. | "Novyi Mir (Ođđa Máilbmi) (Shaman cover)" (Новый мир) | Masha "Scream" | Shaman | The New World | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 23:50 | ||||
Album description[edit]
The title track is about a type of group fist fights once popular in Russia, called Wall Against wall. This topic is reflected in the EP's cover and the video which was shot for the track.
Stenka na stenku was featured on the group's album Slovo,[2] while the rest are non-album tracks.[3]
Personnel[edit]
- Masha "Scream" – vocals, keyboards, tambourine, khomuz, shaman drums, choir, shamanic guttural vocals on "Goi, Rode, Goi!"
- Sergei "Lazar" – guitars, acoustic guitars, balalaika
- Vladimir "Volk" – gaita gallega, blockflute, whistle, zhaleyka
- Ruslan "Kniaz" – bass
- Vlad "Artist" – drums
Guest musicians[edit]
- 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!"
References[edit]
- ^ "Discography - "Stenka na Stenku" 2011 (EP). Arkona - official web-site". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-07-18. Stenka na stenku on the official Arkona website
- ^ "News - Information about new Arkona CD "Slovo" . Arkona - official web-site". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-18. Slovo on the official Arkona website
- ^ [1] Napalm Records
