Armageddon (Aria album)

Armageddon (Армагеддон) is the tenth studio album by Aria, and the first after signing to the CD-Maximum label.

Track #8 "Chuzhoy" reached the 1st position on the Russian radio charts.

It was the last album of the band to feature Artur Berkut on its line-up.

Lyric themes

 * "Strazh imperii" tells about Japanese kamikaze in World War II
 * "Novy krestovy pokhod" is sung from the point of Knight Templar
 * "Messiya" tells of the struggle between Christianity and Slavic Paganism
 * "Krov koroley" tells the story of the last battle of King Arthur
 * "Chuzhoy" is based on Ray Bradbury's short story "Zero Hour"
 * "Posledny zakat" deals with World War III and nuclear war

Personnel

 * Arthur Berkut – Vocals
 * Vladimir Holstinin – Guitar
 * Vitaly Dubinin – Bass
 * Sergey Popov – Guitar
 * Maxim Udalov – Drums

Recorded on ARIA Records studio. Sound engineering by Dmitry Kalinin. Mastering by Andrey Subbotin and Saturday Mastering studio. Technical support by A&T Trade, Avallon, Mixart, Violet Design. Instruments by: Fender, Jackson, Ibanez, Marshall Amplifiers, DiMarzio, Korg, Shure, Dean Markley, Sabine, Tama, Zildjian, Violet Design.

Cover art by Leo Hao.