Russian Hard Rock Musical Groups: Russian Heavy Metal Musical Groups, Russian Punk Rock Groups, Aria, Merlin, Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Alisa

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Russian heavy metal musical groups, Russian punk rock groups, Aria, Merlin, Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Alisa, Leningrad, Cruise, Gorky Park, Kipelov, Sektor Gaza, Slot, Alkonost, Mechanical Poet, Black Obelisk, Tarakany!, Xe-NONE, Digimortal, Armaga, Amatory, Tumulus, Distemper, Krasnaya Plesen, Catharsis, Poslednie Tanki V Parizhe, Arkona, The Arrow, Forest Stream, Swinja & Awtomaticzeskie Udowletworiteli, Skafandr, Temnozor, Mongol Shuudan, Tears of Mankind, Arda, Chorny Kofe. Excerpt: Aria (Russian: ) 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 bands. Their music resembles the sound of NWOBHM bands, for which they have been dubbed "Russian Iron Maiden" by the media. Most of Aria's lyrics have been written not by the band's members but by professional poets Margarita Pushkina and Alexander Yelin. Aria is the root of so-called "Aria Family" several bands formed by its former members. In 1987, four ex-members of Aria formed the band Master, who are still considered, along with Aria, one of the most influential Russian metal bands. Vocalist Valery Kipelov, who was the main voice of the band for the majority of albums they have released, departed in 2002 and formed his own heavy-metal band Kipelov. Till Lindemann & Richard Kruspe of Rammstein have covered an Aria song, "Shtil" ( ). In this cover version, the song's name is Germanized and spelled as "Schtiel." Alik Granovsky in 2006 Aria is one of Russia's leading heavy metal acts The band was founded by Vladimir Holstinin and Alik Granovsky, two members of VIA Poyushchie Serdtsa" (Singing Hearts) and both formerly from the...