''Кровь За Кровь'' (

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for ''Blood for Blood'';

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d as ''Krov' za krov'') is the fifth studio album by

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n heavy metal band

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. It was released in

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. Krov za krov was the band's first album to be released by a private record label rather than state company Melodia.

Track listing

Lyric themes

* "Farewell Norfolk!" tells of the mythical disappearance of a 1/5 battalion of the

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in 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign. * "Zombie" tells a

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about a

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who rises from his grave to avenge his murder. * "Antichrist" features a view of the

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from the devil's point of view. According to several band members, the song was influenced by

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horror films franchise. Later Valery Kipelov refused to sing that song at any concerts due to his religious views and fans' wrong understanding of the song. * "You'd Better Believe Me" is a sequel to " Hero of Asphalt", telling of the deceased

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's post-death experience. * "Blood for Blood" is about the fate of

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, and is based on the novel ''

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'' by

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. * The song "You'd Better Believe Me" was translated into English and was featured on Aria's compilation album ''

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''.

Personnel

Valery Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov (Russian: Валерий Александрович Кипелов; born July 12, 1958) is a Russian musician and composer who was the vocalist and a founding member of heavy metal band Aria. Since 2002, Kipelov lea ...

- Vocals *

Vladimir Holstinin Vladimir Petrovich Holstinin (russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Холстинин) is a Russian guitarist. He is one of the founding members of heavy metal band Aria.(15 November 2010)«Ария» готовится отметить ...

- Guitar *

Sergey Mavrin Sergey Konstantinovich Mavrin (russian: Сергей Константинович Маврин, born 28 February 1963), nicknamed "Mavrick" (Маврик), is a Russian musician and composer, who is credited as one of the best guitarists of the ...

- Guitar *

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- Bass * Aleksandr Maniakin - Drums * Ivan Evdokimov - Sound Engineer * Sergey Ryleev - Sound Engineer * Yuri Fishkin - Management * Stas Karyakin - Mastering * Vasily Gavrilov - Artist * Aleksandr Gavrilov - Artist * Konstantin Pylaev - Photography * Nadir Chanishev - Photography * Valentin Kudryavtsev - Computer Design

References

1991 albums Aria (band) albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub