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Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Pagan metal, Folk metal, Black metal
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sound Age, Napalm
Members	Masha "Scream"; Sergei "Lazar"; Ruslan "Kniaz"; Vladimir "Volk"; Alexander Smirnov;
Past members	Vlad "Artist" Sokolov; Andrey Ishchenko;
Website	arkona-russia.com

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Arkona (Russian: Аркона) is a Russian folk metal band.^[1] Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last Pre-Christianized Slavic city-castle.

History

The band was founded in February 2002 by two members of Dolgoprudny Slavic Neopaganism Society: Masha "Scream" Arkhipova and Alexander "Warlock" Korolyov, originally as Giperboreya (Гиперборея – Hyperborea). At the end of 2002 the group (featuring also Evgeny Knyazev on guitar, Evgeny Borzov on bass and Olga Loginova on keyboards, and now as Arkona) entered the Moscow CDM Studios. Having recorded the Rus demo (its three tracks re-surfaced in 2006 as bonuses for the live set Zhizn vo Slavu), the band started playing live, performing with fellow Russian folk metal bands, like Butterfly Temple, Pagan Reign, Svarga, and Rossomahaar.^[2]

In September 2003 Arkona disbanded, due to the general lack of enthusiasm on the part of some of Maria's colleagues. Arkhipova opted to continue and wrote the material for a solo album, which she presented to the members of Nargathrond, another project she was singing for at the time.^[3] The resulting debut album Vozrozhdeniye came out in March 2004 on Soundage Production. By this time the band featured three new members: guitarist Sergey "Lazar", bassist Ruslan "Knyaz" and drummer Vlad "Artist". Recorded in the autumn, their second album, Lepta, was released in December.^[3]

2005 saw the release of the band's third and highly diverse album Vo slavu velikim!, featuring an acclaimed Russian folk multi-instrumentalist Vladimir Cherepovsky (Mevent, Voinstvo Sadov, Veter Vody) as well various members of Svarga and Alkonost groups. In September 2005 the album went gold in Russia. The group's October performance at the CD's presentation ceremony was recorded, to be released in March 2006 as live DVD/CD Zhizn Vo Slavu. Arkona's fourth studio album Ot serdtsa k nebu, recorded again with Cherepovsky (various members of the Belarusian folk choir Gostitsa also took part) was released by Soundage Productions in 2007.^[4] The artwork for the sleeve was provided by the Belgian artist Kris Verwimp who's continued working for the band ever since.^[2]

In March 2008 Arkona performed at the Ragnarök Festival and were signed to the Austrian label Napalm Records which re-issued Ot Serdtsa K Nebu,^[5] and organized the band's 30-date European tour, which ended with their appearance at the Brutal Assault festival.

Arkona's fifth studio album, Goi, Rode, Goi!, released in October 2009, proved to be an ambitious affair: all in all, more than 40 musicians took part, including a choir and a string quintet. All ethnic instruments were played in the studio by Vladimir Cherepovsky and his student Vladimir "Volk", who subsequently joined the band as a full-time member. Prior to that, the band's second DVD Noch Velesova came out in May.^[2]

2010 was a year of intensive touring: the band played more than 150 concerts all over Europe. In August 2011 Arkona's sixth studio album Slovo was released; again a stylistically eclectic mix, it featured the Chamber Orchestra of the Kazan Conservatory and the Moscow Conservatory's student choir. That year saw the band appearing at numerous heavy metal events, including Hellfest, With Full Force and Metalfest.

In 2011 the band conducted a 36-date tour over Canada, United States and Mexico. The special 10th Anniversary concert was recorded in Moscow on 11 February 2012 (to be released next year as Decade of Glory), followed by massive Russian and European tours, including concerts with Dalriada and Darkest Era,^[6] as well as the appearance at the 70,000 Tons of Metal event. In October 2013 the band interrupted their studio recording for another America tour, now as headliners.^[2]

In January 2014, Arkona announced on its Facebook page that drummer Vlad "Artist" Sokolov had left the band, citing personal reasons, marking its first lineup change in 10 years.^[7] Andrey Ishchenko joined the band as the new drummer.^[8] Yav, the concept album, came out in April 2014.^[2]^[9]

In November 2016, Arkona released a re-recorded version of their debut album Vozrozhdeniye. In January 2018 Arkona released the studio album Khram. In May 2020, Arkona announced on Facebook that drummer Andrey Ishchenko had left the band.

Arkona's albums have been widely acclaimed and the band has repeatedly been called one of the best pagan metal acts.^[10]^[11]

In popular culture

On 11 March 2010, a clip of the song "Yarilo" from Goi, Rode, Goi! was featured on the St. Patrick's Day episode of the U.S. version of the television series The Office. Three (apparently Russian) janitors walked in with the song playing while the workers were still in the office, forced to work late.^[12]

Members

Current members

Maria "Masha Scream" Arkhipova – vocals, keyboards (2002-present)
Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich – guitars (2003-present)
Ruslan "Kniaz" Rosomaherov – bass (2003-present)
Vladimir "Volk" Reshetnikov – wind ethnic instruments (2011-present)
Alexander "Noff" Smirnov – drums (2021-present)

Past members

Andrey Ishchenko – drums (2014–2020)
Vlad "Artist" Lyovushkin Sokolov – drums, keyboards (2003–2014)
Ilja Bogatyrev – guitar (2002–2003)
Evgenij Knjazev – guitar (2002–2003)
Evgenij Borzov – bass (2002–2003)
Alexandr Warlock – drums (2002–2003)
Olga Loginova – keyboards (2002–2003)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Vozrozhdeniye (2004)
Lepta (2004)
Vo slavu velikim! (2005)
Ot serdtsa k nebu (2007)
Goi, Rode, Goi! (2009)
Slovo (2011)^[13]
Yav (2014)
Khram (2018)
Kob' (2023)

EP

Stenka na Stenku (2011)

Live albums and DVDs

Zhizn vo Slavu (2006)
Noch Velesova (2009)
Decade of Glory (2013)

Demo

Rus (2002)

Music videos

"Pokrovi Nebesnogo Startsa"
"Slavsia, Rus!"
"Goi, Rode, Goi!"
"Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov"
"Yarilo"
"Stenka na Stenku"
"Zov Pustyh Dereven'"
"Serbia"
"V pogonie za beloj ten'yu"

References

^ "History. Arkona – official web-site". Arkona. arkona-russia.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Band's history". Official site. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Arkona Page". Vic Records. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ "Arkona 'Ot Serdtsa K Nebu'". Soundage. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Napalm Records melden Verstärkung!" [Napalm Records announce Support!]. Orkus (in German). 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Hírek" [News]. Dalriada official website (in Hungarian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ "Arkona – Splits With Drummer Vlad Sokolov – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^ Patrashov, Roman (29 January 2014). Новым барабанщиком АРКОНЫ стал Андрей Ищенко. HeadBanger.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ F, Sarah (4 June 2014). "Arkona – Yav (2014)". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^ Eck, Markus (2008). "Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 12. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Mit diesem zeitlos schönen Geniestreich offenbart sich, dass diese russische Gruppe zum Allerbesten und auch Ästhetischsten gehört, was der gesamte internationale Pagan Folk Metal überhaupt zu bieten hat. [This agelessly beautiful stroke of genius reveals that this Russian band belongs among the very best and the most aesthetic that the entire range of international pagan folk metal has to offer.]
^ Pacheco, George. "Arkona – 'Goi Rode Goi'". About.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Arkona Biography". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
^ Arkona – New Album Teaser Online

External links

[1] "History. Arkona – official web-site". Arkona. arkona-russia.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[history-2] "Band's history". Official site. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

[vic-3] "The Arkona Page". Vic Records. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

[4] "Arkona 'Ot Serdtsa K Nebu'". Soundage. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[5] "Napalm Records melden Verstärkung!" [Napalm Records announce Support!]. Orkus (in German). 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[6] "Hírek" [News]. Dalriada official website (in Hungarian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[7] "Arkona – Splits With Drummer Vlad Sokolov – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[8] Patrashov, Roman (29 January 2014). Новым барабанщиком АРКОНЫ стал Андрей Ищенко. HeadBanger.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[9] F, Sarah (4 June 2014). "Arkona – Yav (2014)". Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[Seducer-10] Eck, Markus (2008). "Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 12. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Mit diesem zeitlos schönen Geniestreich offenbart sich, dass diese russische Gruppe zum Allerbesten und auch Ästhetischsten gehört, was der gesamte internationale Pagan Folk Metal überhaupt zu bieten hat. [This agelessly beautiful stroke of genius reveals that this Russian band belongs among the very best and the most aesthetic that the entire range of international pagan folk metal has to offer.]

[11] Pacheco, George. "Arkona – 'Goi Rode Goi'". About.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[12] "Arkona Biography". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[13] Arkona – New Album Teaser Online

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-'''Arkona''' ({{lang-ru|Аркона}}) is a Russian [[folk metal]] band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkona-russia.com/en/ehistory/ |title=History. Arkona – official web-site |work=Arkona |publisher=arkona-russia.com |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310123349/http://www.arkona-russia.com/en/ehistory/ |archive-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their lyrics are heavily influenced by [[Folklore of Russia|Russian folklore]] and [[Slavic mythology]], and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last Pre-Christianized Slavic [[Jaromarsburg|city-castle]].
+'''Arkona''' ({{langx|ru|Аркона}}) is a Russian [[folk metal]] band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkona-russia.com/en/ehistory/ |title=History. Arkona – official web-site |work=Arkona |publisher=arkona-russia.com |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310123349/http://www.arkona-russia.com/en/ehistory/ |archive-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their lyrics are heavily influenced by [[Folklore of Russia|Russian folklore]] and [[Slavic mythology]], and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last Pre-Christianized Slavic [[Jaromarsburg|city-castle]].
 == History ==
+The band was founded in February 2002 by two members of Dolgoprudny Slavic Neopaganism Society: Masha "Scream" Arkhipova and Alexander "Warlock" Korolyov, originally as Giperboreya (Гиперборея – [[Hyperborea]]). At the end of 2002 the group (featuring also Evgeny Knyazev on guitar, Evgeny Borzov on bass and Olga Loginova on keyboards, and now as Arkona) entered the Moscow CDM Studios. Having recorded the  ''Rus'' demo (its three tracks re-surfaced in 2006 as bonuses for the live set ''Zhizn vo Slavu''), the band started playing live, performing with fellow Russian [[folk metal]] bands, like Butterfly Temple, Pagan Reign, Svarga, and Rossomahaar.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkona-russia.com/ru/history/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115122623/http://www.arkona-russia.com/ru/history/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2015 |title=Band's history |publisher=Official site |access-date=13 January 2014 }}</ref>
-[[File:Arkona (pl).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Arkona in 2015]]
-The band was founded in February 2002 by two members of Dolgoprudny Slavic Neopaganism Society: Masha "Scream" Arkhipova and Alexander "Warlock" Korolyov, originally as Giperboreya (Гиперборея – [[Hyperborea]]). At the end of 2002 the group (featuring also Evgeny Knyazev on guitar, Evgeny Borzov on bass and Olga Loginova on keyboards, and now as Arkona) entered the Moscow CDM Studios. Having recorded the  ''Rus''' demo (its three tracks re-surfaced in 2006 as bonuses for the live set ''Zhizn vo Slavu''), the band started playing live, performing with fellow Russian [[folk metal]] bands, like Butterfly Temple, Pagan Reign, Svarga, and Rossomahaar.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkona-russia.com/ru/history/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115122623/http://www.arkona-russia.com/ru/history/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2015 |title=Band's history |publisher=Official site |access-date=13 January 2014 }}</ref>
-In September 2003 Arkona disbanded, due to the general lack of enthusiasm on the part of some of Maria's colleagues. Arkhipova opted to continue and wrote the material for a solo album, which she presented to the members of Nargathrond, another project she was singing for at the time.<ref name="vic">{{cite web | url  = http://www.vicrecords.com/arkona.html|title = The Arkona Page| publisher  = Vic Records| access-date = 13 January 2014}}</ref> The resulting debut album ''[[Vozrozhdeniye]]'' came out in March 2004 on Soundage Production. By this time the band featured three new members: guitarist Sergey "Lazar", bassist Ruslan "Knyaz" and drummer Vlad "Artist". Recorded in the autumn, their second album, ''[[Lepta]]'', was released in December.<ref name="vic" />
+In September 2003 Arkona disbanded, due to the general lack of enthusiasm on the part of some of Maria's colleagues. Arkhipova opted to continue and wrote the material for a solo album, which she presented to the members of Nargathrond, another project she was singing for at the time.<ref name="vic">{{cite web | url  = http://www.vicrecords.com/arkona.html|title = The Arkona Page| publisher  = Vic Records| access-date = 13 January 2014}}</ref> The resulting debut album ''[[Vozrozhdeniye (album)|Vozrozhdeniye]]'' came out in March 2004 on Soundage Production. By this time the band featured three new members: guitarist Sergey "Lazar", bassist Ruslan "Knyaz" and drummer Vlad "Artist". Recorded in the autumn, their second album, ''[[Lepta]]'', was released in December.<ref name="vic" />
-[[File:Masha Scream Arhipova - Club 202, 2014.12.10 (3).JPG|thumb|right|250px|Maria 'Masha Scream' Arkhipova]]
+[[File:Masha Scream Arhipova - Club 202, 2014.12.10 (3).JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Maria 'Masha Scream' Arkhipova]]
-saw the release of the band's third and highly diverse album ''[[Vo slavu velikim!]]'', featuring an acclaimed Russian folk [[multi-instrumentalist]] Vladimir Cherepovsky (Mevent, Voinstvo Sadov, Veter Vody) as well various members of Svarga and Alkonost groups. In September 2005 the album went gold in Russia. The group's October performance at the CD's presentation ceremony was recorded, to be released in March 2006 as live DVD/CD ''[[Zhizn Vo Slavu]]''. Arkona's fourth studio album ''[[Ot serdtsa k nebu]]'', recorded again with Cherepovsky (various members of the Belorussian folk choir Gostitsa also took part) was released by Soundage Productions in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.soundage.org/releases.php?releases=12 |title=Arkona 'Ot Serdtsa K Nebu' |publisher=Soundage |access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> The artwork for the sleeve was provided by the [[Belgians|Belgian]] artist Kris Verwimp who's continued working for the band ever since.<ref name="history" />
+saw the release of the band's third and highly diverse album ''[[Vo slavu velikim!]]'', featuring an acclaimed Russian folk [[multi-instrumentalist]] Vladimir Cherepovsky (Mevent, Voinstvo Sadov, Veter Vody) as well various members of Svarga and Alkonost groups. In September 2005 the album went gold in Russia. The group's October performance at the CD's presentation ceremony was recorded, to be released in March 2006 as live DVD/CD ''[[Zhizn Vo Slavu]]''. Arkona's fourth studio album ''[[Ot serdtsa k nebu]]'', recorded again with Cherepovsky (various members of the Belarusian folk choir Gostitsa also took part) was released by Soundage Productions in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.soundage.org/releases.php?releases=12 |title=Arkona 'Ot Serdtsa K Nebu' |publisher=Soundage |access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> The artwork for the sleeve was provided by the [[Belgians|Belgian]] artist Kris Verwimp who's continued working for the band ever since.<ref name="history" />
-In March 2008 Arkona performed at the [[Ragnarök Festival]] and were signed to the Austrian label [[Napalm Records]] which re-issued ''[[Ot Serdtsa K Nebu]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orkus.de/index_d.php?id=2517&siteId=news |title=Napalm Records melden Verstärkung! |trans-title=Napalm Records announce Support! |language=de |date=16 May 2008 |work=[[Orkus]] |access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> and organized the band's 30-date European tour, which ended with their appearance at the [[Brutal Assault]] festival.
+In March 2008 Arkona performed at the [[Ragnarök Festival]] and were signed to the Austrian label [[Napalm Records]] which re-issued ''[[Ot Serdtsa K Nebu]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orkus.de/index_d.php?id=2517&siteId=news |title=Napalm Records melden Verstärkung! |trans-title=Napalm Records announce Support! |language=de |date=16 May 2008 |work=[[Orkus]] |access-date=18 July 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223200307/http://www.orkus.de/index_d.php?id=2517&siteId=news |url-status=dead }}</ref> and organized the band's 30-date European tour, which ended with their appearance at the [[Brutal Assault]] festival.
 Arkona's fifth studio album, ''[[Goi, Rode, Goi!]]'', released in October 2009, proved to be an ambitious affair: all in all, more than 40 musicians took part, including a choir and a string quintet. All ethnic instruments were played in the studio by Vladimir Cherepovsky and his student Vladimir "Volk", who subsequently joined the band as a full-time member. Prior to that, the band's second DVD ''[[Noch Velesova]]'' came out in May.<ref name="history" />
 was a year of intensive touring: the band played more than 150 concerts all over Europe. In August 2011 Arkona's sixth studio album ''[[Slovo (album)|Slovo]]'' was released; again a stylistically eclectic mix, it featured the Chamber Orchestra of the [[Kazan Conservatory]] and the [[Moscow Conservatory]]'s student choir. That year saw the band appearing at numerous [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] events, including [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest]], [[With Full Force]] and [[Metalfest]].
-[[File:Arkona - Wacken Open Air 2018-4426.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Arkona live at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2018]]
+[[File:Arkona - Wacken Open Air 2018-4426.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Arkona at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2018]]
 In 2011 the band conducted a 36-date tour over Canada, United States and Mexico. The special 10th Anniversary concert was recorded in Moscow on 11 February 2012 (to be released next year as ''Decade of Glory''), followed by massive Russian and European tours, including concerts with [[Dalriada (band)|Dalriada]] and Darkest Era,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dalriada.hu/hirek |title=Hírek |trans-title=News |language=hu |work=Dalriada official website |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127030101/http://dalriada.hu/hirek |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the  appearance at the ''70,000 Tons of Metal'' event. In October 2013 the band interrupted their studio recording for another America tour, now as headliners.<ref name="history" />
-In January 2014, Arkona announced on its Facebook page that drummer Vlad "Artist" Sokolov had left the band, citing personal reasons, marking its first lineup change in 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=22495|title=Arkona – Splits With Drummer Vlad Sokolov – Metal Storm|website=www.metalstorm.net|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Andrey Ishchenko joined the band as the new drummer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headbanger.ru/news/16863|script-title=ru:Новым барабанщиком АРКОНЫ стал Андрей Ищенко|last1=Patrashov|first1=Roman|date=29 January 2014|website=HeadBanger.ru|language=ru|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> ''[[Yav (album)|Yav]]'', the concept album, came out in April 2014.<ref name="history" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lebmetal.com/2014/06/arkona-yav-2014/|title=Arkona – Yav (2014)|last=F|first=Sarah|date=4 June 2014|access-date=7 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
+In January 2014, Arkona announced on its Facebook page that drummer Vlad "Artist" Sokolov had left the band, citing personal reasons, marking its first lineup change in 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=22495|title=Arkona – Splits With Drummer Vlad Sokolov – Metal Storm|website=www.metalstorm.net|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Andrey Ishchenko joined the band as the new drummer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headbanger.ru/news/16863|script-title=ru:Новым барабанщиком АРКОНЫ стал Андрей Ищенко|last1=Patrashov|first1=Roman|date=29 January 2014|website=HeadBanger.ru|language=ru|access-date=2 February 2014|archive-date=12 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212005658/http://www.headbanger.ru/news/16863|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Yav (album)|Yav]]'', the concept album, came out in April 2014.<ref name="history" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lebmetal.com/2014/06/arkona-yav-2014/|title=Arkona – Yav (2014)|last=F|first=Sarah|date=4 June 2014|access-date=7 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
-In November 2016, Arkona released a re-recorded version of their debut album [[Vozrozhdeniye|Vozrozhdenie]]. In January 2018 Arkona released the studio album [[Khram (album)|Khram]]. In May 2020, Arkona announced on Facebook that drummer Andrey Ishchenko had left the band.
+In November 2016, Arkona released a re-recorded version of their debut album Vozrozhdeniye. In January 2018 Arkona released the studio album [[Khram (album)|Khram]]. In May 2020, Arkona announced on Facebook that drummer Andrey Ishchenko had left the band.
-Arkona's albums have been widely acclaimed and the band has repeatedly been called one of the best [[pagan metal]] acts.<ref name=Seducer>{{cite magazine|title=Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim |first=Markus |last=Eck |magazine=[[Sonic Seducer]] |year=2008 |issue=12 |url=http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8430/func,detail/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212005114/http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8430/func,detail/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2013 |language=de |quote=Mit diesem zeitlos schönen Geniestreich offenbart sich, dass diese russische Gruppe zum Allerbesten und auch Ästhetischsten gehört, was der gesamte internationale Pagan Folk Metal überhaupt zu bieten hat. [This agelessly beautiful stroke of genius reveals that this Russian band belongs among the very best and the most aesthetic that the entire range of international pagan folk metal has to offer.]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/a/gr/arkona-goirodegoi.htm |title=Arkona – 'Goi Rode Goi' |work=[[About.com]] |first=George |last=Pacheco |access-date=29 July 2012}}</ref> All the members except Vladimir "Volk" also play in Nargathrond, a pagan/goth rock band that they have put on hold since the international success of Arkona.
+Arkona's albums have been widely acclaimed and the band has repeatedly been called one of the best [[pagan metal]] acts.<ref name=Seducer>{{cite magazine|title=Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim |first=Markus |last=Eck |magazine=[[Sonic Seducer]] |year=2008 |issue=12 |url=http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8430/func,detail/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212005114/http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8430/func,detail/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2013 |language=de |quote=Mit diesem zeitlos schönen Geniestreich offenbart sich, dass diese russische Gruppe zum Allerbesten und auch Ästhetischsten gehört, was der gesamte internationale Pagan Folk Metal überhaupt zu bieten hat. [This agelessly beautiful stroke of genius reveals that this Russian band belongs among the very best and the most aesthetic that the entire range of international pagan folk metal has to offer.]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/a/gr/arkona-goirodegoi.htm |title=Arkona – 'Goi Rode Goi' |work=[[About.com]] |first=George |last=Pacheco |access-date=29 July 2012 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233820/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/a/gr/arkona-goirodegoi.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 *Ruslan "Kniaz" Rosomaherov – bass (2003-present)
 *Vladimir "Volk" Reshetnikov – wind ethnic instruments (2011-present)
+*Alexander "Noff" Smirnov – drums (2021-present)
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  at:04/25/2014 color:black layer:back
  at:01/19/2018 color:black layer:back
+ at:06/16/2023 color:black layer:back
 BarData =
@@ Line 103: / Line 105: @@
  bar:Sergei    text:"Sergei Atrashkevich"
  bar:Evgenij2 text:"Evgenij Borzov"
- bar:Rusian  text:"Ruslan Rosomaherov"
+ bar:Ruslan  text:"Ruslan Rosomaherov"
  bar:Olga       text:"Olga Loginova"
  bar:Volk        text:"Vladimir Reshetnikov"
@@ Line 109: / Line 111: @@
  bar:Vlad       text:"Vlad Lyovushkin Sokolov"
  bar:Andrey   text:"Andrey Ishchenko"
+ bar:Noff     text:"Alexander Smirnov"
 PlotData =
  width:11
  bar:Maria     from:02/01/2002 till:end  color:vocals
- bar:Maria     from:02/01/2002 till:end  color:keys width:2.5
+ bar:Maria     from:02/01/2002 till:end  color:keys width:3
  bar:Ilja         from:02/01/2002 till:09/01/2003  color:guitar
  bar:Evgenij  from:02/01/2002 till:09/01/2003  color:guitar
  bar:Sergei   from:09/01/2003 till:end  color:guitar
  bar:Evgenij2 from:02/01/2002 till:09/01/2003  color:bass
- bar:Rusian   from:09/01/2003 till:end  color:bass
+ bar:Ruslan   from:09/01/2003 till:end  color:bass
  bar:Olga      from:02/01/2002 till:09/01/2003  color:keys
  bar:Volk       from:03/01/2011 till:end  color:wind
  bar:Alex       from:02/01/2002 till:09/01/2003  color:drums
  bar:Vlad       from:09/01/2003 till:01/29/2014  color:drums
- bar:Vlad       from:09/01/2003 till:01/29/2014  color:keys width:2.5
+ bar:Vlad       from:09/01/2003 till:01/29/2014  color:keys width:3
  bar:Andrey   from:01/29/2014 till:05/31/2020  color:drums
+ bar:Noff     from:01/01/2021 till:end  color:drums
  }}
@@ Line 131: / Line 135: @@
 {{col-2}}
 ;Studio albums
-* ''[[Vozrozhdeniye]]'' (2004)
+* ''[[Vozrozhdeniye (album)|Vozrozhdeniye]]'' (2004)
 * ''[[Lepta]]'' (2004)
 * ''[[Vo slavu velikim!]]'' (2005)
@@ Line 139: / Line 143: @@
 * ''[[Yav (album)|Yav]]'' (2014)
 * ''[[Khram (album)|Khram]]'' (2018)
+* ''[[Kob']]'' (2023)
 ;EP
 * ''[[Stenka Na Stenku|Stenka na Stenku]]'' (2011)
@@ Line 183: / Line 188: @@
 [[Category:Musical groups established in 2002]]
 [[Category:Musical groups from Moscow]]
-[[Category:Musical quintets]]
+[[Category:Russian musical quintets]]
 [[Category:2002 establishments in Russia]]
 [[Category:Napalm Records artists]]
-[[Category:Modern Pagan musical groups]]
+[[Category:Modern pagan musical groups]]
-[[Category:Modern Paganism in Russia]]
+[[Category:Modern paganism in Russia]]
+[[Category:Mixed-gender bands]]

v t e Arkona
Maria "Masha Scream" Arkhipova Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich Ruslan "Kniaz" Rosomaherov Vladimir "Volk" Reshetnikov Alexander Smirnov
Studio albums	Vozrozhdeniye Lepta Vo slavu velikim! Ot serdtsa k nebu Goi, Rode, Goi! Slovo Yav Khram Kob'
EP	Stenka na stenku
Live albums	Zhizn Vo Slavu Noch Velesova

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Czech Republic
Artists	MusicBrainz