"Yarilo", the new video from Russian pagan folk metal mongers Arkona can now be watched below. The energetic track comes off the band's most recent album Goi, Rode, Goi!, which was released in October last year.

According to Napalm Record, the upcoming Arkona album is scheduled is scheduled for a 2011 release. More updates as we get them.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Arkona have released their new video for the song "Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov" (Eng: Faces of Immortal Gods). The clip is available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's recent album Goi, Rode, Goi!, which was released last year.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

The holy fire of the gods is blazing upon the horizon. Hailing from all points of the compass, hordes of all imaginable heathen tribes arrive to continue their march through Europe in 2010: Paganfest - a celebration for trolls, black magicians and pagan warriors - approaches and promises to become once more an unforgettable heathen spectacular. Insatiable drinking hymns or dramatic war-epic - Paganfest leads every pagan metal fan into a world of mythology, mystic and heathen believe.

As the saga continues, Finntroll, Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg and Arkona are confirmed to team up as part of the Paganfest: Reconquering Europe Tour in February and March 2010. Dates are as follows:

Feb. 19 - CH - Pratteln Z7
Feb. 20 - AT - Linz Posthof
Feb. 21 - DE - Berlin Postbahnhof
Feb. 23 - DE - Hamburg Markthalle
Feb. 25 - DE - Nürnberg Hirsch
Feb. 26 - DE - München Backstage
Feb. 27 - AT - Wien Gasometer
Feb. 28 - SK - Bratislava
Mar. 01 - AT - Graz Seifenfabrik
Mar. 04 - DE - Frankfurt Batschkapp
Mar. 05 - DE - Leipzig Hellraiser
Mar. 06 - DE - Stuttgart LKA Longhorn with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 07 - NL - Tilburg 013 (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 09 - FR - Rennes Antipode
Mar. 10 - FR - Paris Elysee Montmartre
Mar. 11 - FR - Lyon Ninkasi Kao
Mar. 12 - DE - Bochum Ruhrcongress (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 13 - NL - Amsterdam Melkweg
Mar. 14 - BE - Antwerpen Hof Ter Loo (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)

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Source:	www2.paganfest.eu
Band profile:	Finntroll
Event:	Paganfest: Reconquering Europe

Arkona have released a new video for the song "Goi, Rode, Goi!". The track is taken from Arkona's new album "Goi, Rode, Goi!" out on 30 October via Napalm Records.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Original news, posted on 27.08.2009

Russian metallers Arkona will release their forthcoming album, "Goi, Rode, Goi!", on the following dates:

Oct. 28: Finland, Spain
Oct. 30: Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
Nov. 02: Rest of Europe
Nov. 03: US/Canada

"Goi, Rode, Goi!" was recorded at CDM Records studio (Moscow sound) between October 2008 and May 2009 (except: drums recorded at Gigant records studio, guitars recorded at Astia studio). The album was mixed at Deformation records studio (May, June 2009), was produced by Sergey "Lazar" and Masha "Scream" and was mixed & mastered by Sergey "Lazar".

"Goi, Rode, Goi!" cover art] tracklist:

01. Goi, Rode, Goi!
02. Tropoiu Nevedannoi (On The Unknown Trail)
03. Nevidal (The Wonder)
04. Na Moey Zemle (In My Land)
05. Pritcha (The Parable)
06. V Tsepiakh Drevney Tainy (In Chains Of Ancient Mystery)
07. Yarilo
08. Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov (Faces Of Immortal Gods)
09. Kolo Navi (Kolo Of Nav)
10. Korochun
11. Pamiat (The Memory)
12. Kupalets
13. Arkona
14. Nebo Hmuroe, Tuchi Mrachniye (Sullen Sky Lurid Clouds)

More details about "Goi, Rode, Goi!" can be found at this location.

UPDATE (thanks to 33413)

A trailer for "Goi, Rode, Goi!", the new album from Russian metallers Arkona, can be viewed at this location.

"Goi, Rode, Goi!" will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates:

Oct. 28: Finland, Spain
Oct. 30: Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
Nov. 02: Rest of Europe
Nov. 03: US/Canada


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Arkona have published the cover artwork and several release dates of the upcoming "Noch Velesova" DVD, released through Napalm Records.

27 May: Finland, Spain
29 May: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
01 Jun: Rest of Europe
16 Jun: USA, Canada

The cover artwork was drawn by the Belgian artist Kris Verwimp who is famous for his design works made for Enslaved, Immortal, Marduk, Månegarm, Moonsorrow, Old Man's Child, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Thyrfing and more.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Russian Pagan/Folk Metal band Arkona have issued the following message on their MySpace:

"Arkona started to record the fifth album, named "Goi, Rode, Goi!" which will include 12 tracks with common duration more than 70 minutes. Musically, the album continues the conception of previous two albums of the band, but something new will appear in arrangements - the band invited a string orchestra and a real chore. The list of invited musicians is already known: all live parties of ethnic instruments are performed, as before, by Vladimir Cherepovskiy - the specialist in old instruments and music. Accordion is played by Alexander "Olen'" Oleinikov of Kalevala band. The band plans to widen the list of instruments never being used before. Shaman drums are already ordered from a famous master Dmitriy Ravich + line of jaw harps and some other ethnic percussion.

The special stuff of the new album is a 15 minutes long song "Na Moey Zemle" ("In my land"), a kind of pagan metal opera about the travelling of Slav around countries of Europe. Guest vocal parties are performed by Skyforger (Latvia), Obtest (Lithuania), Månegarm (Sweden), Menhir (Germany) and Heidevolk (Holland). The design of the new album is already developed and soon will be realized by well known artist Kris Verwimp.

The album will be released under Napalm Records label, not earlier than end-spring 2009. Conversations about Russian release of this album are still being held.
First pics from the studio are available here"

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Russian pagan folkers Arkona has posted a video for the song "Pokrovy Nebesnogo Starca" which comes off their new album, "Ot Serdca K Nebu". The fourth studio effort will be released through Napalm Records on the following dates:

02/07 - FIN
04/07 - GAS, Benelux, FRA, ITA, SWE
07/07 - Rest of Europe
29/07 - USA / CAN

More info available as always from the band's official MySpace page.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Arkona

Russian folk metal up-and-comers Arkona have announced a string of summer dates leading them through huge parts of Eastern and Central Europe. Exact locations of most dates are to be announced at a later time. The dates read as follows:

19 Jul 2008 - Poland, Wroclaw (Grod)
20 Jul 2008 - Denmark, Copenhagen (still to be confirmed)
22 Jul 2008 - Belgium, TBA
24 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, TBA
25 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, Roermond (De Azijnfabriek)
26 Jul 2008 - Czech Republic, Blansko (Hell Attack Festival)
28 Jul 2008 - Austria, TBA
29 Jul 2008 - Croatia, Rijeka
31 Jul 2008 - Romania, Timisoara (Metal Box)
01 Aug 2008 - Romania Baia Mare
03 Aug 2008 - Serbia, TBA (still to be confirmed)
05 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Brno (Brooklyn)
06 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Ostrava
07 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Bavaria)
08 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Thuringia)
09 Aug 2008 - Poland, Warsaw

A promo medley of Arkona's live DVD "Zhizn Vo Slavu " can be found at this location.

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Source:	arkona-russia.com
Band profile:	Arkona
Event:	Arkona: From Heart To Europe Tour

"Arkona" are now recording their fourth album "Ot Serdca k Nebu" ("From the Heart to the Sky"), maybe the most epic and majestic album in their career.
The band has already recorded the drum tracks.
Vlad Sokolov (Drummer): "This time we did the drum tracks in "Gigant-records" studio (Zemfira, Kipelov, Zapreshyonnie Barabanshiki, Tracktor Bowling...). We didn't want to use triggers for this album and recorded the clean acoustic drum signal. All the drum tracks were recorded on a rare DW set with a unique microphone park in 5 hours, almost everytime, from the first take. For now this is my best work..."
As always, Masha "Scream" and Sergei "Lazar" are producing the CD.
Masha "Scream" Arhipova (Vocals, Music and Lyrics):
"The new songs are totally one with my present mood and world view.
There are no more "happy" songs like "Maslenitsa" or "Viydu Ya Na Volyushku". This album will be far more epic and dark.
Best folk musicians of Russia and Belarus will take part in the recording process, as well as friends from other bands. Their names will be announced later."
The band will continue recording "Ot Serdca k Nebu" in June at CDM Records/Moscow sound.

Source:	arkona-russia.com
Band profile:	Arkona