“Arkany” & “Arteriya” at Club “12”, Voronezh

December 21, 2025

This was my first time shooting at Club 12. I came as a guest photographer for the Novovoronezh band Arkany, and honestly, I had no idea what to expect. It turned out that trying to balance a camera with actually enjoying the music is nearly impossible — the drive was so intense that my hands kept itching to go up in the air instead of hitting the shutter. It was a powerful night: energy mixed with smoke and lights, while the legendary Arteriya from Moscow and the young, fiery Arkany created a metal fusion that’s exactly the kind of thing you travel for.

Sergei Burmistrov has just played a powerful bass riff and is looking out into the crowd. Arkany live at Club 12, Voronezh.

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This shoot became an important milestone for me: it was my first time working at Club 12 and my first time collaborating closely with Arkany, who had invited me as their guest photographer. The concert brought together two generations of the metal scene: the young, energetic Arkany from Novovoronezh and the seasoned Moscow veterans Arteriya.

Arkany formed in August 2020. Their music blends metal with progressive, ethnic, and ambient touches, featuring clean vocals and an alternative sound that defies easy genre labels. The lineup includes Anna Tulinova (vocals), Sergei Burmistrov (bass), Alexei Semyonov and Sergei Telkov (guitars), and Sergei Polozkov (drums). In 2025, the band became first-degree laureates of a major creative competition. Its members are employees of the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant who find time for music between shifts.

The headliner of the evening was Arteriya — a project founded by Sergei Terentiev, former guitarist of the legendary Russian bands Aria and Kipelov, active since 2003. Their heavy metal, infused with industrial and progressive elements, was a fitting finale to an evening where legend met youth, experience met fresh drive.