The Arrow (band) explained

The Arrow
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Moscow, Russia
Genre:	Heavy metal
Years Active:	1994–present
Label:	CD-Maximum
Associated Acts:	Blind Guardian, Rage, Aria, Mavrik
Current Members:	Pavel Blischenko Alexander "Snake" Tsvetkov

The Arrow (previously known as Black Arrow) are a heavy metal band from Moscow, Russia. The band was founded in 1994 by Pavel Blischenko, the only member who has remained during the frequent line-up changes. The Arrow released a demo and three full-length albums: "Children of Gods", "Keeper of Souls"^[1] ^[2] ^[3] and "Lady Nite".^[4] ^[5] The latter guested many famous vocalists: Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian), Peter Wagner (Rage), Artur Berkut (Aria), Andrey Fedorenko (Archontes) and guitarist Sergey Mavrin (Mavrik).^[6] The band also recorded two cover-songs, "Dai Ruku Mnie" ("Give Me Your Hand", together with the band Roza Vetrov), which appeared on the Russian album "Tribute To Aria" and "Time What Is Time", included on the International Blind Guardian Tribute "Tales From the Underworld".^[7]

Members

Current members

Pavel Blischenko - Keyboards
Alexander "Snake" Tsvetkov - Bass
Vladimir Aleshkin - drums

Former members

Alex Cap - Vocals
Andrey Khramov - Vocals
Yury Bobyrev - Guitar
Andrey Sedletsky - Guitars
Sergey Knyazev - Guitars
Kirill Emel'yanov - Guitars
Dmitriy Mercalov - Bass
Victor Astashov - Bass
Valentin Dobrovol'skiy - Drums
Alexey Bykov - Drums

Discography

Flyin' High (1997, demo)
Tribute to Aria (2001, track "Dai Ruku Mnie", with Roza Vetrov)
Tribute to Blind Guardian (2003, track "Time What Is Time")
Children Of Gods (2001)
Keeper Of Souls (2006)
Lady Nite (2008)

References

The Arrow official website
interview with the band at Radio of Russia

External links

- The Arrow at CD-Maximum

Notes and References

Web site: THE ARROW "Хранитель душ" (2006) : Рецензии, Трек-лист, Тексты, Обложка, Состав группы . Darkside.Ru . 28 December 2016.
Web site: Главная . Mastersland . 28 December 2016.
Web site: Главная . Mastersland . 28 December 2016.
Web site: John Sinterson . Рецензия The Arrow - Lady Nite (2008) | HeavyMusic.ru - музыкальный информационный портал . HeavyMusic.ru . 28 December 2016.
Web site: John Sinterson . Репортаж о The Arrow, Харизма | HeavyMusic.ru - музыкальный информационный портал . HeavyMusic.ru . 19 March 2009 . 28 December 2016.
Web site: Портал Рок-Зона / Rock-Zone portal - the Arrow: новый альбом "Lady Nite" . 2009-09-27 . dead . https://archive.today/20130417121257/http://www.rock-zone.ru/muzyikalnyie-novinki/the-arrow-novyiy-albom-lady-nite.html . 17 April 2013 . dmy-all .
Web site: Blind Guardian Tribute Project . Blind-guardian.cz . 28 December 2016.