Key facts
- Origin
- Moscow , Russia
- Genres
- Pagan metal , folk metal , black metal
- Years active
- 2002 ( 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Arkona (Russian: Аркона) is a Russian folk metal band. 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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arkona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.