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Kreshchenie Ognyom (Russian: Крещение Огнём; lit. Baptism by Fire) is Aria's ninth studio album, the first album not to feature long-time vocalist and co-founder of the band - Valery Kipelov. CD version of this release is enhanced and features the video for the song "Kolizey".

Kreshchenie Ognyom
Studio album by Aria
Released	2003
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	51:23
Label	ARIA Records
Producer	Aria
Aria chronology
Химера (2001) Kreshchenie Ognyom (2003) Армагеддон (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Darkside	7/10[1]

The tracks "Kolizey", "Tam vysoko" and "Kreshchenie ognyom" had reached the top position in Russian radio charts in 2003.

Track listing

Lyric themes

• "Patriot" tells about fighting against Islamic terrorism.
• "Kreshchenie ognyom" tells about pagan resistance against forced baptism.
• "Kolizey" recalls Ridley Scott's The Gladiator.
• "Palach" tells the story of an immortal executioner who killed insane man called God's son and his inner struggle.
• "Bitva" tells a science-fiction story of an alien invasion.
• "Bal u knyazya tmy" is based on The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Personnel

• Arthur Berkut - Vocals
• Vitaly Dubinin - Bass
• Vladimir Holstinin - Guitar
• Sergey Popov - Guitar
• Maxim Udalov - Drums

Cover art by Leo Hao.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Kreshchenie ognyom

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[ru] Крещение огнём (альбом)

«Креще́ние огнём» — девятый студийный альбом группы «Ария». Вышел в мае 2003 года. Первый после раскола в 2002 году и первый с участием Артура Беркута и Сергея Попова. Также это второй альбом с участием вновь вернувшегося в группу прежнего барабанщика Максима Удалова.

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