Released April 25, 2014 Label Napalm Records | Length 67:52 | |
Recorded June–October 2013 at CDM Records studio, Moscow Genre Pagan metal, folk metal Language Russian, Ukrainian, Swedish | ||
Yav (Russian: Явь) is the seventh full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It is scheduled for release on April 25, 2014 through Napalm Records.
The album references the material world Yav. Violin players Olli Vänskä of Turisas and Alexey of Sviatogor appear as guest musicians.
Reception
The Sonic Seducer magazine wrote that Yav was more mature and serious than Arkona's previous releases, leaving the clichés of the genre behind. The album was also lauded for a diversity of moods. The reviewer for the Austrian Stormbringer website observed that elements of black metal had now been combined with Arkona's typical style which provided for the album's sinister atmosphere.
References
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