Khram (album)

Khram Храм
Studio album by Arkona
Released	19 January 2018
Recorded	June - August 2017
Studio	CDM Records Studio
Genre	Black metal, pagan metal, folk metal, progressive metal
Length	74:05
Language	Russian
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Sergei "Lazar" and Masha "Scream"
Arkona chronology
Yav (2014) Khram Храм (2018) Kob' (2023)

Khram (Template:Lang-ru) is the eighth full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It was released on 19 January 2018 through Napalm Records. The title means "Temple" in English.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer Germany	5/7
Teamrock
Metal Storm	8.7/10

Metal Hammer Germany's reviewer wrote that Arkona continued with the same intensity that was known from their previous albums. Influences of Black metal and "unusual melodies" were, however, noted in this release. According to the Sonic Seducer, the album shows the natural development of the band in terms of vocals, composition and instrumentation. Thematically, it constitutes a "tribute to the ... worship of flora and fauna". A review by Teamrock called Khram "wildly adventurous" and noted Arkona's sincere expression of their pagan ideals.

Track listing

No.	Title	Translation	Length
1.	"Mantra (Intro)" (Мантра (Интро))	Mantra (Intro)	3:51
2.	"Shtorm" (Шторм)	Storm	5:12
3.	"Tseluya zhizn" (Целуя жизнь)	Kissing Life	17:11
4.	"Rebyonok bez imeni" (Ребёнок без имени)	Nameless Child	11:58
5.	"Khram" (Храм)	Temple	9:50
6.	"V pogonye za beloy tenyu" (В погоне за белой тенью)	In Pursuit of a White Shadow	7:49
7.	"V ladonyakh bogov" (В ладонях богов)	In Gods' Palms	9:16
8.	"Volchitsa" (Волчица; Vedan Kolod cover)	She-wolf	8:03
9.	"Mantra (Outro)" (Мантра (Оутро))	Mantra (Outro)	0:55
Total length:			74:05