''Noch koroche dnya'' (russian: Ночь короче дня, lit. ''Night is Shorter Than Day''), is the sixth studio album by Russian Heavy metal band
Aria
In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
.
It is the first album to feature guitarist Sergey Terentyev, who replaced
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 ...
. During the recording of ''Noch koroche dnya'', the band was about to split up, as vocalist Valery Kipelov was going to leave the band alongside Mavrin to start a new project. Alexey Bulgakov was hired as a replacement vocalist and recorded several songs with Aria. Ultimately, Moroz Records persuaded Kipelov to return to the band and record his part. Versions of songs with Bulgakov on vocals were never officially released. Songs for the planned Kipelov and Mavrin project were released as the album
Smutnoye Vremia
Смутное Время (Smutnoye Vremia, Russian for "Time of Troubles") 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 Granov ...
in 1997.
Track listing
Personnel
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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
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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, Sound Engineer
*Виталий Дубинин - Bass, Sound Engineer
*Сергей Терентьев - Guitar
*Александр Манякин - Drums
*Aleksandr Myasnikov - Keyboard
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Margarita Pushkina
Margarita Anatolyevna Pushkina (russian: Маргарита Анатольевна Пушкина) is a Russian lyricist, writer and singer. She has written lyrics for several Soviet and Russian heavy metal groups, including Aria, Master and Kip ...
- Lyrics
*Aria - Management
*Andrey Subbotin - Mastering
*Vasily Gavrilov - Artist
*Nadir Chanishev - Photography
*Pavel Semenov - Computer Design
References
1995 albums
Aria (band) albums
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