Description

Ot Serda K Nebu, Russian Arkona’s fourth full-length, is a kind of schizophrenic record. On one hand it features with the opening track Pokrovy Nebsnogo Startsa or Nad Propastju Let some of the most aggressive songs Arkona ever wrote, with strong black metal influences, on the other hand it’s filled with gentle predominantly acoustic folk ballads which are even more atypical of the band than the former. The strenght of Arkona has always been that epic vibe and Masha’s voice. This woman is truly one of the top female vocalists in the metal genre today. Its very sad that this band is pretty unknown but hopefully getting signed to Napalm Records will change that in the future. She pretty much does it all. She has death growls, black metal screams, and amazing clean singing. Ot Serdtsa K Nebu (From The Heart To The Sky) is a majestic work overshadowing eighty percent of the folk metal around. This album may be easier to get into than Arkona’s previous outputs while long time fan might be slightly disappointed because of the more black metal oriented tracks. Then again, I would not call it a step down in any way. Theres just some tracks that has a different approach to the same brilliant pagan music. If you are a fan of this genre, I recommend adding this one to your collection immediately.

Track list:
1. Prologue
2. Pokrovy Nebesnogo Startsa
3. Slava, Kupala
4. Ot Serdca K Nebu
5. Oh, Pechal -Toska
6. Gutsulka
7. Strela
8. Nad Propastiu Let
9. Slavsia, Rus
10. Kupala I Kostroma
11. Tsygular
12. Sva
13. Katitsia Kolo
14. Epilogue