Аркона

Аркона (Arkona) is a Slavic folk metal band from Dolgoprudnyy, Russia, founded in 2002. In 2003 the band recorded their first demo at CDM-RECORDS studio: Rus'. In summer 2003 the band broke up and Masha formed a new collective boasting members from Rossomahaar and Butterfly Temple. With this line-up (and Lesiar as guest musician) the band released five albums. Masha remains the heart of the project, being responsible for the music, vocals (including grunting) and lyrics. The lyrics focus on the desired revival of Slavonic pagan religion, patriotism, ancestors, battles.

Аркона (Arkona) is a Slavic folk metal band from Dolgoprudnyy, Russia, founded in 2002. In 2003 the band recorded their first demo at CDM-RECORDS studio: Rus'. In summer 2003 the band broke up and Masha formed a new collective boasting members from Rossomahaar and Butterfly Temple. With this line-up (and Lesiar as guest musician) the band released five albums.

Masha remains the heart of the project, being responsible for the music, vocals (including grunting) and lyrics. The lyrics focus on the desired revival of Slavonic pagan religion, patriotism, ancestors, battles. While the first two albums have clear keyboard parts, the latter two releases took a more folky approach, emphasizing the usage of instruments like the flute and accordion. The temple fortress of Arkona, today called Jaromarsburg, was the religious centre of the Slavic Rani in the Early Middle Ages. The temple was dedicated to the deity Svantevit, who was depicted with four heads. The temple housed an important horse oracle in Slavic times, where the behaviour of a white stallion could decide peace or war (horse oracles have a long history in this region, being already attested in the writings of Tacitus). Discography: Аркона - Demo [Demo] - 2002 Аркона - Возрождение [full-length] - 2004 Аркона - Лепта [full-length] - 2004 Аркона - Во Славу Великим! [full-length] - 2005 Аркона - Жизнь Во Славу [Live] - 2006 Аркона - От Сердца к Небу [full-length] - 2007 Аркона - Ночь Велесова [DVD] - 2009 Аркона - Гой, Роде, Гой! [full-length] - 2009 Аркона - Стенка на Стенку [EP] - 2011 Аркона - Слово [full-length] - 2011 Current Line-Up: Masha "Scream" Arhipova - Vocals (2002-present) (Nargathrond, ex-Ancestral Volkhves, ex-Slavery) Ruslan "Kniaz" - Bass (2003-present) (Rossomahaar, Nargathrond, ex-Stonehenge) Vlad "Artist" Sokolov - Drums, Keyboards (2003-present) (Lady Prowler, Rossomahaar, Santa Maria, Nargathrond, ex-Prichudliviy Zarodish) Sergei "Lazar" - Guitars (2003-present) (Rossomahaar, Der Gerwelt, Nargathrond, ex-Katar, ex-Stonehenge) Vladimir "Volk" - Flutes, Bagpipes (2009-present) Former/Past Members: Alexey "Lesiar" Agafonov - Vocals (Крамола, Невидь, ex-Sinly Dreams, ex-Winterwoman, ex-Butterfly Temple) Evgenij Borzov - Bass (2002-2003) Alexandr "Warlock" - Drums (2002-2003) (ex-Kartikeya) Ilja Bogatyrev - Guitars (2002-2003) Evgenij Knjazev - Guitars (2002-2003) Olga Loginova - Keyboards (2002-2003) Live musicians Alexander Kozlovskiy - Cello (Session) (Крамола, ex-Melancholy) Official Website - http://www.arkona-russia.com User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..