Smutnoye Vremia (album)
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Смутное Время is a standalone album by vocalist Valery Kipelov
and guitarist Sergey Mavrin
, both formerly of Aria
(Kipelov was still a member of Aria when it was released). Alik Granovky, former Aria bassist, was a guest musician on "SV", but composed no songs for it. Songs from the album are still played both by Kipelov's group "Kipelov" and Mavrin's "Mavrik".
Although the major vein of the album is heavy metal
, common for both artists, it also includes some slow ballads and even a "drunkard"-blues
song, "Vypyem Yesho" (One More Drink).
Track #4, "Ya Svoboden" (I am Free), suddenly became a hit in 2003 when it was re-released by Kipelov
and a music video was aired on MTV. The ballad topped Russian rock charts and was featured on MTV Russia
's Top 20.
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Valery Kipelov
Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov (Валерий Александрович Кипелов (born July 12, 1958), is a Russian music artist and composer, who was the vocalist of heavy metal band Aria. Since 2002, Valery leads his own heavy metal band Kipelov.-Early...
and guitarist Sergey Mavrin
Sergey Mavrin
Sergey Konstantinovich Mavrin , nicknamed 'Mavrick' is a Russian musician and composer, who is credited as one of the best guitarists of Russian metal scene...
, both formerly of Aria
Aria (band)
Aria is a Russian heavy metal band that was formed in 1985 in Moscow. Although it was not the first Soviet band to play Heavy music, Aria was the first to break through to mainstream media and commercial success. According to several public polls, Aria ranks among top 10 most popular Russian rock...
(Kipelov was still a member of Aria when it was released). Alik Granovky, former Aria bassist, was a guest musician on "SV", but composed no songs for it. Songs from the album are still played both by Kipelov's group "Kipelov" and Mavrin's "Mavrik".
Although the major vein of the album is heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, common for both artists, it also includes some slow ballads and even a "drunkard"-blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
song, "Vypyem Yesho" (One More Drink).
Track #4, "Ya Svoboden" (I am Free), suddenly became a hit in 2003 when it was re-released by Kipelov
Kipelov
Kipelov is a Russian heavy metal band formed and led by former Aria vocalist Valery Kipelov.-Origins:In 2002, dissension in the heavy metal band Aria led to Aria members Valery Kipelov , Sergey Terentyev and Alexander Maniakin leaving that band and joining with former Aria member Sergey Mavrin...
and a music video was aired on MTV. The ballad topped Russian rock charts and was featured on MTV Russia
MTV Russia
MTV Russia is a Russian language free-to-air 24 hour entertainment and music service seen in 22 million households in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, Voronezh, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, among other cities.-History:...
's Top 20.
Track listing
- Путь Наверх (Way to the Top) - 7:13
(Kipelov - Margarita Pushkina) - Выпьем Ещё (One More Drink) - 5:49
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina) - Вот и Все Дела! (Now That's All!) - 6:05
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina) - Я Свободен (I am Free) - 7:29
(Kipelov - Pushkina) - Смутное Время (Dark Ages) - 6:44
(Kipelov - Pushkina) - Свет Дневной Иссяк (Daylight is Gone) - 6:04
(Mavrin - Pushkina) - Castlevania - 6:06
(Mavrin - Pushkina) - Ночь в Июле (Night in July) - 7:16
(Kipelov - Pushkina) - Будем Жить, Мать Россия! (We Will Survive, Mother Russia!) - 7:00
(Kipelov&Mavrin - Pushkina) - Кода (Coda) - 0:47
(Mavrin - Pushkina)
Personnel
- Valery KipelovValery KipelovValery Alexandrovich Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov (Валерий Александрович Кипелов (born July 12, 1958), is a Russian music artist and composer, who was the vocalist of heavy metal band Aria. Since 2002, Valery leads his own heavy metal band Kipelov.-Early...
(AriaAria (band)Aria is a Russian heavy metal band that was formed in 1985 in Moscow. Although it was not the first Soviet band to play Heavy music, Aria was the first to break through to mainstream media and commercial success. According to several public polls, Aria ranks among top 10 most popular Russian rock...
) - vocals - Sergey MavrinSergey MavrinSergey Konstantinovich Mavrin , nicknamed 'Mavrick' is a Russian musician and composer, who is credited as one of the best guitarists of Russian metal scene...
- guitar, keyboard - Alik Granovsky (MasterMaster (Russian band)This article is about the Russian thrash metal band. For the American death metal band, see Master .Master is a thrash metal band from Russia, founded in 1987 by former members of Aria.-Biography:...
) - bass - Pavel Chinekov - drums
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- Lyrics - Margarita PushkinaMargarita PushkinaMargarita Anatolyevna Pushkina is a Russian lyricist, singer, and writer. She has written lyrics for several Soviet and Russian rock groups, including Aria and Kipelov.-Early life and career:...
- Sound engineering - Ivan Yevdokimov
- Photo - Nadir Chanishev