Yav (Russian: Явь) is the seventh full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It was released on 25 April 2014 through Napalm Records.[1]

Yav
Явь
Studio album by
Released25 April 2014
RecordedJune–October 2013 at CDM Records studio, Moscow
GenrePagan metal, folk metal
Length67:52
LanguageRussian, Ukrainian, Swedish
LabelNapalm Records
ProducerSergei "Lazar" and Masha "Scream"
Arkona chronology
Slovo
(2011)
Yav
Явь

(2014)
Khram
(2018)

The album references the material world Yav. Violin players Olli Vänskä of Turisas and Alexey of Sviatogor appear as guest musicians.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)TranslationLength
1."Zarozhdenie" (Зарождение)Maria ArkhipovaOrigination8:59
2."Na strazhe novyh let" (На страже новых лет)ArkhipovaOn Guard of New Aeons7:23
3."Serbia" (Сербия)ArkhipovaSerbia5:32
4."Zov pustyh dereven'" (Зов пустых деревень)Arkhipova, Sergei AtrashkevichEmpty Villages' Call6:20
5."Gorod snov" (Город снов)ArkhipovaCity of Dream4:48
6."Ved'ma" (Ведьма)Arkhipova, Thomas VäänänenThe Witch6:19
7."Chado indigo" (Чадо индиго)ArkhipovaIndigo Child7:39
8."Yav'" (Явь)ArkhipovaYav13:26
9."V ob'yat'yah kramoly" (В обьятьях крамолы)ArkhipovaEmbraced by Sedition6:42
Total length:67:52

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Stormbringer     [2]

The Sonic Seducer magazine wrote that Yav was more mature and serious than Arkona's previous releases, leaving the clichés of the genre behind. The album was also lauded for a diversity of moods.[3] The reviewer for the Austrian Stormbringer website observed that elements of black metal had now been combined with Arkona's typical style which provided for the album's sinister atmosphere.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ARKONA – Yav Album Details Revealed". BraweWorlds.com. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Staub, Pascal (18 April 2014). "Arkona – Yav". Stormbringer – The Austrian Heavyzine (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ Eck, Markus. "Arkona – Yav". Sonic Seducer (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2014.