Line #1 Music/Ariya


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The band as of 2022]]
3	''Ariya'' (''Ария'') is a Russian HeavyMetal band, formed in 1985... Or maybe not like this. ''Ariya'' is ''the'' Russian Heavy Metal band. Formed back in the times of the Soviet Union, they became by far the best-known metal band in Russia, earning the local nickname "Russian ''Music/IronMaiden''".
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5	During its long and turbulent history the band has experienced a number of splits and lineup changes. Due to sheer amount of members who left to StartMyOwn, there is no less than ''five'' bands directly splintered from ''Ariya'', and some more bands that splintered from ''these''. Said immediate five-band group is called "Ariya "Family"" ("Семейка" Арии) by fans, and includes ''Music/{{Master}}'', ''Music/{{Mavrin}}'', ''Music/{{Kipelov}}'', ''Music/{{Arteriya}}'', and ''Music/ArturBerkut''. It's often said that ''Ariya'' is a "forge of personnel" for the Russian metal scene, and there are barely any metal bands that have never been [[SixDegreesOfKevinBacon associated with ''Ariya'' in some way or form]].
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7	!!!Current members
8	* Mikhail Zhitnyakov – lead vocals (2011-present)
9	* Vladimir Holstinin – guitar (1985-present)
10	* Sergey Popov – guitar (2002-present)
11	* Vitaly Dubinin – bass, backing vocals (1987-present)
12	* Maxim Udalov – drums (1987-1988; 2002-present)
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14	!!!Former members
15	* Valeriy Kipelov – lead vocals (1985-2002)
16	* Alik Granovsky – bass, backing vocals (1985-1986)
17	* Kirill Pokrovsky – keyboards, backing vocals (1985-1986)
18	* Alexander Lvov – drums (1985)
19	* Andrey Bolshakov – guitar, backing vocals (1985-1986)
20	* Igor Molchanov – drums (1985-1986)
21	* Sergey Mavrin – guitar (1987-1995)
22	* Alexander Manyakin – drums (1988-2002)
23	* Sergey Terentyev – guitar (1995-2002)
24	* Artur Berkut – lead vocals (2002-2011)
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26	!!!Discography:
27	* ''Мания Величия'' (Megalomania) - 1985
28	* ''С Кем Ты?'' (Who Are You With?) - 1986
29	* ''Герой Асфальта'' (Hero of Asphalt) - 1987
30	* ''Игра с огнём'' (Playing with Fire) - 1989
31	* ''Кровь за кровь'' (Blood For Blood) - 1991
32	* ''Ночь короче дня'' (Night is Shorter Than Day) - 1991
33	* ''Генератор Зла'' (Generator of Evil) - 1998
34	* ''Химера'' (Chimera) - 2001
35	* ''Крещение огнём'' (Baptism by Fire) - 2003
36	* ''Армагеддон'' (Armageddon) - 2006
37	* ''Феникс'' (Phoenix) - 2011
38	* ''Через все времена'' (Through All Times) - 2014
39	* ''Проклятье морей'' (Curse of the Seas) - 2018
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42	!!''Ariya'' provides examples of:
43	* BadassBiker: Biker imagery is featured in cover artworks of ''Hero of Asphalt'' and ''Armageddon''. There's also the [[https://youtu.be/Xu8redXttz8 title song]] from the former album and cover version of Music/{{Manowar}}'s "Return of the Warlord", known as "Пробил час" ("The Time Has Come").
44	* EpicRocking: About half of their albums have a song that's at least eight minutes long, but the titular "Curse of the Seas" takes the cake, at 12 minutes and 5 seconds long.
45	* FullCircleRevolution: The song "[[https://youtu.be/eEqDC_7uow4 To Kill the Dragon]]" warns about revolutions eventually becoming no better than the regimes they fought against. It uses the dragon from a tale of "Who kills the dragon will become one" as a metaphor for tyranny and oppression. The chorus ends with the words "Be ready, against all odds, [[TitleDrop to kill the dragon]] inside yourself".
46	* HeavyMeta: "Дай жару!" (Give 'em Hell), is a song about how fans should rock out, lamenting "where are the men of metal?". It sounds quite goofy by Ariya's standards, especially due to being written in major key and having rather immature lyrics.
47	* HordesFromTheEast: Title track of ''Through All Times'' is about Scythians, who are said to be called "the darkness[[note]]"Тьма" meaning both "darkness" and uncountably large numbers[[/note]], the curse". Unusually, it's sung from their perspective. It may be a reference to a poem "Scythians" by Alexander Blok, notable early 20th century Russian poet, which includes some similar wording and ironically likens Russians to Scythians.
48	* HorribleHistoryMetal: Mostly about Russian history, as one may expect.
49	** "[[https://youtu.be/C_8_xsAwiyw Varyag]]" tells a romanticized story of the eponymous cruiser, that, alongside a single gunboat, was ambushed in a neutral port[[note]]Attacking a ship in a neutral port was against the law, but waiting outside until their supplies run out was not[[/note]] by the Japanese fleet at the start of the Russo-Japanese war. Despite being badly outnumbered, Russians attempted to break through the blockade, but failed and were forced to scuttle both ships.
50	** "Attack of the Dead" is about the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Dead_Men battle of Osowiec Fortress]] during WWI. During the siege Germans used DeadlyGas and moved in, expecting little resistance, but were faced by about hundred who, despite being outnumbered about 70:1 and '''coughing up pieces of their own lungs''', repelled the attack with a bayonet charge.
51	* LastNoteNightmare: A lengthy case in "Волонтер" (Volunteer), where the last three out of eight minutes are occupied by an omnious keyboard ambient accompanied by distorted voices mumbling something.
52	* OutrunTheFireball: The cover of ''Armageddon'' features a BadassBiker riding away from a ''nuclear blast''.
53	* PainfulRhyme: Mostly found in songs with lyrics by Lobanov, especially "Последний закат" (Last Sunset), which rhymes "сжигая дотла" (burning to ashes) and "дыхание зла" ([[Narm the breath of evil]]).
54	* ShellShockedVeteran: The hero of "Бой продолжается" (The Battle Goes On) is a veteran of an unspecified conflict (given the timeframe, likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan%E2%80%93Soviet_War the Afghan War]]) who couldn't adapt to peacetime, saying that "Nobody needs me, [I'm] a shadow among people".
55	-->''It's night again and fear crawls into my eyes [[note]]Снова ночь, и в глаза вползает страх[[/note]]\
56	Sleep and death are so alike -- brother and sister [[note]]Сон и смерть так похожи -- брат и сестра[[/note]]\
57	It's scary to be alone and await the sunrise, like a salvation [[note]]Страшно быть одному и ждать рассвет, как спасенья[[/note]]\
58	It's scary to go with the flow -- there's no war anymore... [[note]]Страшно плыть по теченью -- войны уже нет...[[/note]]''
59	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Vitaly Dubinin sang most lead vocals on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA25GmRHtck Пытка тишиной]]" (Torture by Silence) and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuakxPdVlNM Поле битвы]]" (Battlefield), as well as a verse or two on a few other songs.
60	* TitleOnlyChorus: "Воля и разум" (Will and Reason) and "С кем ты?" (Who Are You With?), both coming from the Music/JudasPriest-influenced sophomore album "Who Are You With?".
61	* WorldWarIII: "Last Sunset" from appropriately titled ''Armageddon'' describes "the third clash of worlds", which mainly means a nuclear bombing. The rest of the song consists of religious references, even namedropping the album's title.

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