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Having released it’s first CD “Warmot The Bitter Grass” in 2009 the band Grai released a new album entitled “About Native Land”. The album includes 10 conceptual tracks, which create remarkably profound images forming the musical unity in the familiar band’s style. The album is a distinctive synthesis of traditional pagan metal elements based on the rhythms and the atmosphere of traditional Russian folk-rock. In this synthesis the flute-sounds are interwoven with solo-guitar play against the dynamic rhythm-section. Hard imposing fragments being intensified by the bagpipes sounds are enriched by appeasing keyboard passages. But the main piquancy of new songs is lace-like well-balanced vocal trio of the band-singers. With their voices they honor their forefathers and ancestors and lift the listener to the fields, meadows and forests with fresh wind. About Native Land \ O Zemle Rodnoy Track-list: 1 The Song About Native Land \ Pesn’ o Zemle Rodnoy 2. The Wheaten Song \ Pshenychnaya 3. Winter Tale \ Zimnaya Skazka 4. Spring \ Vesna 5. In the Middle of the Forests \ Sred’ lesov 6. Leshak \ Leshak 7. Go Away, Sorrow (Leave us, sorrow) \ Uchody dalyoko, gore 8. Lament about the Lot \ Plach o dolyushke 9. Brave Warrior \ Voin hrabryi, Yasnyi Sokol 10. Get Up from Your Knees! \ Vstavay s kolen! 11. In the Arms of Mara \ V obyatiyakh Mara (Bonus track) Irina Zybina – vocal Rimma "Voronya" - vocal, keys Aliya "Leta" - flute, recorder, bagpipe (Gaita Gallega), vocal,
