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A Wonderful fusion of alkonost's black metal days with their more recent sound. Flawless. I may not comment on all their releases but Alkonost’s Sound is always captivating and always is very impressive and memorable.
Years of prophecy
Dreams or trueful stories.
Might of ancestry behind
Is it fabulous tale, maybe just a myth?
What we must sing
About concern, about joy?
What we must praise in our hymns
Warriors' courage and valour, or firmness?
Field is wide, we can't see the edge
Way is long, can't see its end
We can't find the night sky down, can't touch the stars.
Gorgeous sunshine didn't prompt
Bright crescent didn't advise
And soothsayers were laid down
Our memory turned, now it's all false
Where have you gone, magicians
Who instructed us of living
Who can give us real knowledge
What is worth to hymning..
Field is wide, we can't see the edge
Way is long, can't see its end
We can't find the night sky down, can't touch the stars.
Memories of a nation.
There are songs of what we don't know
There were days of great glory, Were days of defeat
Heroes and mongrels.
There are songs of what we don't know
There were days of great glory,
…Were days of defeat
Where have you gone, magicians?
Where have you gone?
Who instructed us of living?
Who give us all?
Where have you gone, magicians?
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone, magicians?
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
about
Years of Prophecy is a search-song. Its hero finds himself completely confused in this complex world where everything seems overly complicated and meaningless. In search of understanding he turns his gaze towards ancient times where people were living wisely, following the secret knowledges of magi, sorcerers who knew the nature of the universe. But were these times real or these stories about the magi are a myth themselves.
This song opens the first Alkonost album, Songs of the Eternal Oak. It was the beginning of the path, both musically and philosophically. And that's why it's important to listen to this song, to make a step together with our hero into the reality of legends and parables, the place between the times and Between the Worlds. The reality of Alkonost.
Now, having celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band, we decided to give a song from which everything began a new life, give it a fresh sound. Mathias Lillmåns, the Finntroll vocalist, helped us with this, which was a recognition of the success of our long work and a congratulations on our 25th anniversary.
Years Of Prophecy - это песня-поиск. Её герой обнаруживает, что запутался в сложном мире, где всё кажется ложным и лишённым смысла. В поисках понимания его взор обращается в древние времена, когда люди жили мудро, сообразно тайным знаниям волхвов – волшебников, ведающих природу мироздания. Вот только были ли эти времена на самом деле, или истории о волхвах – лишь миф?
Эта песня открывает трек-лист первого альбома Alkonost – Songs of the Eternal Oak, она была началом пути, и в музыкальном, и в философском плане. Именно поэтому её важно услышать, чтобы вместе с нашим героем сделать шаг в реальность легенд и иносказаний, межвременья и Межмирья – в реальность Alkonost.
Сейчас, отпраздновав 25-летний юбилей группы, мы решили подарить новую жизнь этой песне, с которой всё начиналось, дать ей свежее современное звучание. В этом нам помог Mathias Lillmåns, вокалист группы Finntroll, что стало признанием успеха нашей долгой работы и поздравлением с 25-летием.
credits
released February 25, 2022
Lyrics - Budyanskaya Marina Valer'evna
Music - Losev Andrey Valentinovich
Music - Alexey Solov'ev
Vocal - Mathias Lillmåns
Guitar - Losev Andrey
Guitar - Kosolapov Pavel
Bass - Kuzmin Sergey
Drums - Borovskiy Fedor
Synthesizer - Losev Andrey
Sound producer - Borovskiy Fedor
Mixing engineer - Borovskiy Fedor
Mastering engineer - Borovskiy Fedor
Producer - Pobuzhanskaya Ksenia
Recording and mixing - Stone Flower, Slaughtered Studio
Design - Darius Alas
The band's history began in the second half of 1995, when Andrey Losev decided to start his own project. His attention was
drawn to medieval music and Russian folk melodies. One year later, in August 1996, Alkonost was born. In over 20 years, the band has gone through many changes, but its unique sound and special atmosphere remained, being the band's distinctive features for all that time....more