Moscow 1654 by AARSLAND
In Moscow, 1654, the plague or "Black Death" begins to rage. By the end of the autumn of 1654, Moscow was a terrible sight. The courtyards with the sick were boarded up, so it was unclear whether there were still people alive there. The churches were silent: there were no services behind the death of the parable, no bells calling for prayer. The city is extinct. The bodies of the dead were taken to the outskirts, given a funeral service-if there was anyone to bury-and buried in pits for the burial of those who died from mass epidemics.
The consciousness of the people of that time associated the plague attack with the wrath of God: the plague was sent down as a punishment for transgressions. The album's music seems to pose questions that don't have time. Epidemics that have been attacking people throughout history, is it their fault? A man punishes himself? Is this the retribution of nature, or are there Divine forces behind it?
The new album AARSLAND-continues to build its world of old Russian darkness at the junction of the genres of Drone Doom, Ambient and Black Metal. "Moscow 1654 "is a continuation of the sound philosophy laid down on the previous album "Rasputin".
Aarsland (Ruslan Akimov) all instruments and vocals
Special thanks:
Thomas White (Lead guitar, in the song "Znamenie")
Yulia Moroz - album Cover
Tracklist
| 1. | Aarsland - I Ochishchenie | 7:05 |
| 2. | Aarsland - II Mor | 12:00 |
| 3. | Aarsland - III Znamenie | 11:49 |
| 4. | Aarsland - IV Askeza | 13:00 |
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AARSLAND is a project by Russian writer and musician Ruslan Aarsland. He is best known as the author of books: Russian Black Metal and Dungeon Synth (The Rebirth of The Legend). Released on Cult Never Dies. Thanks to a mix of doom metal, electronic music and ritual chants, AARSLAND forms its own style.