Vo Slavu Velikim! (Во славу Великим!) 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. The review also discussed the album's combination of folk and metal elements.
Track listing
Credits Arkona Masha "Scream" – vocals, choir, tambourine, Jew's harp, keyboards, acoustic guitar (4), lyrics (except 6, 9, 12), songwriting (2–5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), producer Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich – guitars, acoustic guitars, choir, producer Ruslan "Kniaz" Oganyan – bass Vlad "Artist" Sokolov – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Vladimir Cherepovsky – ocarina, bagpipes, whistles, sopilka, Jew's harp (6, 11), songwriting (9) Igor "Hurry" Angioz – accordion Andrey Karasyov – violin Ilya "Wolfenhirt" Gura – vocals, choir Alexey "Nightbird" Solovyov – guest vocals (13) Roman "Arsafes" Iskorostensky – songwriting (7)
Production W. Smerdulak – artwork, layout
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