Aria. "The Russian Iron Maiden". The most successful heavy metal band in Russia, with a long history and several lineups (except for a couple of guitarists). Everyone in Russia who enjoys heavy rock grew up on their songs. Despite the genre, even in the USSR, they were never underground and were officially recorded on vinyl by Melodiya, selling millions of copies (1987, the album "Hero of Asphalt"). Professional sound, professional lyrics (most of it written by poets Alexander Elin and Margarita Pushkina). I thought long and hard about which songs to start with for this band; let it be ballads (from childhood
).
1985
https://youtu.be/1t-B6C6QQpA?si=B0_-oUGkashYNu2q
1995
https://youtu.be/1Q30Uf6bJCo?si=eSVu4jz33BjtHPo-
2001 (The band's last album with vocalist Valery Kipelov)
https://youtu.be/xKutHauhLj0?si=qA19wOilseltUpmr
2003
https://youtu.be/KE8HXmVBd7k?si=dubUsz_XI48oauLm