Дар саламандры, by Alkonost

Дар саламандры by Alkonost, released 30 August 2024 1. Искра 2. Разожги огонь 3. Саламандра 4. Оберег 5. Солнце 6. Северное сияние 7. Молния 8. Рассвет 9. Маяк “Дар саламандры/Salamander's Gift" is our tenth full-length album, marking a new turn in our history. It is dedicated to the element of Fire. We invite the listener to the bonfire, around which festive dances and rituals are performed. We will tell legends about how people gained power and knowledge by calling fire to help them, and we will look into the world of fire spirits. The music draws the trembling birth of a spark, the dark cold of loneliness and the all-consuming triumph of the thunderstorm of primordial days, while the vocals are as diverse as the fire itself, taking forms from the fury of the flame itself - the divine Salamander - to the fragile ringing of a weightless, delicate ray of light from a distant lighthouse amidst the hopelessness of the icy night, conveyed by the epic weight of the guitars. The songs of the album are about the different faces of fire, about the versatility and ambiguity of its manifestations. The lyrics offer to reflect on how fire energy manifests itself in life, in people's characters and actions, in relationships, and what you can achieve if you make this indomitable force serve you. Fire is the element of change and creation. Wild and unbridled, it serves the person who knows how to use it wisely, helping to change circumstances and achieve his goals.