Смутное Время (Smutnoye Vremia, Russian for "Time of Troubles") is a standalone album by vocalist Valery Kipelov and guitarist Sergey Mavrin, both formerly of Aria (Kipelov was still a member of Aria when it was released). Alik Granovsky, former Aria bassist, was a guest musician on "SV", but composed no songs for it. Songs from the album are still played both by Kipelov's group "Kipelov" and Mavrin's "Mavrik".

Смутное Время
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Released1997
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length60:34
LabelMoroz records

Although the major vein of the album is heavy metal, common for both artists, it also includes some slow ballads and even a "drunkard"-blues song, "Vypyem Yesho" (One More Drink).

Track #4, "Ya Svoboden" (I am Free), suddenly became a hit in 2003 when it was re-released by Kipelov and a music video was aired on MTV. The ballad topped Russian rock charts and was featured on MTV Russia's Top 20.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Margarita Pushkina, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish titleLength
1."Путь Наверх" KipelovWay to the Top7:13
2."Выпьем Ещё" Kipelov, Mavrin, BerkutOne More Drink5:49
3."Вот и Все Дела!" Kipelov, MavrinNow That's All!6:05
4."Я Свободен" KipelovI am Free7:29
5."Смутное Время" KipelovTime of Troubles6:44
6."Свет Дневной Иссяк" MavrinDaylight is Gone6:04
7."Castlevania" Mavrin 6:06
8."Ночь в Июле" KipelovA Night in July7:16
9."Будем Жить, Мать Россия!" Kipelov, MavrinWe Will Survive, Mother Russia!7:00
10."Кода"(instrumental)MavrinCoda0:47

Personnel

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  • Valery Kipelov (Aria) – vocals
  • Sergey Mavrin – guitar, keyboard
  • Alik Granovsky (Master) – bass
  • Pavel Chinyakov – drums
  • Galina Pavlova, Alexander Zotov, Olga Shumova, Mikhail Seryshev – choir (6)
  • Sound engineering – Ivan Yevdokimov
  • Photo – Nadir Chanishev

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