Igra s ognyom
album by Aria
Игра С Огнём (Playing with Fire) is the fourth album by heavy metal band Aria. It is the first to feature new drummer Alexander Maniakin, and the first after the band split with their longtime manager Viktor Vekshtein. The title track "Playing with Fire", lasting 9 minutes and 4 seconds, held the duration record for 29 years (1989-2018), losing to the track "The Curse of the Seas" (12 minutes 5 seconds) from the album of the same name on November 13, 2018.
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