The Alkonost is, according to Russian mythos and folklore, a creature with the body of a bird but the head of a beautiful woman. It makes sounds that are amazingly beautiful, and those who hear these sounds forget everything they know and want nothing more ever again,[1] rather like the sirens of Greek myth. The alkonost lays her eggs on a beach and then rolls them into the sea. When the alkonost's eggs hatch, a thunderstorm sets in and the sea becomes so rough that it is untravelable. The name of the alkonost came from a Greek demigoddess whose name was Alcyone. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher.[2]
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Viktor Vasnetsov's Sirin (left) and Alkonost (right) Birds of Joy and Sorrow (1896)
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- ^ Mythical Beasts. innovativeKids. 2007. pp. 23.
- ^ Nina, Lena G.. "Everything Slavic Related". Tumblr. https://slavic.tumblr.com/post/3618946836/the-alkonost-is-a-legendary-bird-in-slavic.
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Alkonost (band)
Alkonost is a Russian epic folk metal band formed in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia in 1995. Starting small and gradually building a local Russian fanbase, they are now known to rock fans throughout Eastern and Northern Europe.
Popularity
The band is best known amongst heavy metal fans in their native country of the Russian Federation. However, their music has been discussed and shared on the internet, particularly on Usenet, and they have found new audiences in Nordic Europe and the United Kingdom. Signed to Metalism Records, their albums are available with English titles, although the songs themselves are predominantly sung in Russian. In 2007, for the first time, the band was able to perform outside of Russia, touring Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia and the Czech Republic., where they were warmly received.
Influences
The band's material is based on Russian paganism and mythology, and the melodies are drawn from indigenous Russian folk music, but the arrangements and riffs are drawn from power metal, death metal and symphonic metal, consisting of simplistic power chords under intricate "shredding" lead guitar (characteristic of power metal), male guttural rasping vocals (found in death metal) and soaring female operatic vocals (as found in symphonic metal). This has led them to be categorised in all these genres, as well as doom metal and folk metal.
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- Сказки Странствий released: 2013
- On The Wings Of The Call released: 2010
- Put' Neprojdennyj released: 2009
- Каменного сердца кровь released: 2007
- Песни Вечного Древа released: 2007
- Каменного сердца кровь released: 2007
- Межмирье released: 2006
- Путь непройденный released: 2006
- Between the Worlds released: 2004
- Alkonost released: 2002
- Memoris released: 2001
- Songs of the Eternal Oak released: 2000
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War Is Closed By Us
by: AlkonostWar is closed by us
Warriors die nearby
They defend their lands
From those who trespassed
Take your sword and bow and arrows
Saddle a horse, put on a hauberk
Forward! To the war to defend the land
Where you live
Where you grew up
Where you sing your songs
In bloody battle only spirit survive
Body will decay forever
Forever!
Demolish your sword
Send your arrows to foes
Make them run away
From the land where fathers lived
This is a reason to die without fear
Fight to the båtter end, you can't give up
Redden you sword with enemy blood
Don't spare yourself
Don't lose your heart
Don't lose your pure mind
In bloody battle only spirit survive
Body will decay forever
Forever!
Warrios are fighting and
Forefathers aren't ashamed
Your cause is just cause
Don't fear to die for it
Maybe you will never come back
Your bones will be pull apart
The corpse will vanish, but spirit will stay
For you offspring
To help them in life