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This Finnish band formed originally around the gimmick of being a quartet of classically trained cellists doing instrumental covers of Metallica songs.
Early albums were more or less just that -- cello renditions of tunes like "Enter Sandman" and "Creeping Death." By third album Cult, the bandmembers had branched out considerably, adding vocals and drums, and -- most importantly -- writing their own tunes in the aggressive metal vein.
Of course, Apocalyptica couldn't let the original idea go completely, so along with ten driving, demonic tunes of their own, they apply the classical treatment to covers of Metallica's "Fight Fire with Fire" and "Until It Sleeps," as well as offering a rendition of Edvard Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | StruggleEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | RomanceEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Pray!Eicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | In MemoriamEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | HyperventilationEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Beyond TimeEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | HopeEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | KaamosEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | ComaEicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Until It SleepsJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Fight Fire with FireCliff Burton, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 13 | PathSandra Nasic, Eicca Toppinen | Apocalyptica | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 312 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apocalyptica | Primary Artist, Strings |
| 2 | Cliff Burton | Composer |
| 3 | Edvard Grieg | Composer |
| 4 | James Hetfield | Composer |
| 5 | Hiili Hiilesmaa | Producer |
| 6 | Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| 7 | Mikko Karmila | Mixing |
| 8 | Sandra Nasic | Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Vertti Teräsvuori | Photography |
| 10 | Eicca Toppinen | Arranger, Composer, Double Bass, Liner Notes, Percussion |
| 11 | Jyrki Tuovinen | Engineer |
| 12 | Lars Ulrich | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |