Apocalyptica

[blaargh]

I remember these guys pretty well from their original album of Metallica covers, but kinda lost track of them in the last 5 or so years.

I found some of their new stuff on youtube and was wondering what people think of it? They have started using drums and guest vocalists, but I think generally speaking they make some pretty interesting music.

Just a few examples I found:

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and of course - one of the old classics from the first album

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There is a heap of other material on youtube, including some instumentals that are much closer to their older style.

I am interested the hear what other people think about this music, and if anyone has seen them live? They seem to do quite alot of the European festivals and appear to have quite a following.

 

[Coach Bombay]

Yeah pretty interesting shit.

Dont mind some of the Metallica covers, especially The Unforgiven.

 

[Conan Troutman]

Yeah really like their original stuff. They really came into their own when they started doing originals in my opinion. They get an amazingly heavy sound using the cellos, and with their originals it's much more noticeable that the songs are written with Cellos in mind I think.

Not as big a fan of their early covers, although the cover of Sepultura's Inquistion Symphony is impressive, as is Metallica's Fight Fire With Fire.

Cult and Reflections would be my favourite albums of theirs. Hard to split the two - Cult has some great tunes and is maybe darker, but Reflections with the addition of full drums, adds to it a bit more I think. Especially like these tracks...

from Cult...

Path
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Hope
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from Reflections...

Prologue
[YOUTUBE]4stE90wjZ6E[/YOUTUBE]


from Worlds Collide...

Worlds Collide
[YOUTUBE]k6rQfPgEhlc[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Catfish Alley]

Yeah, I have that World's Collide CD and it's pretty good. They do an interesting version of Bowie's 'Heroes' with the lead singer of Rammstein on vocals.

 

[blaargh]

Thanks tima, I enjoyed particularly Path and Worlds Collide. I think the drums are a great addition - it means that the cellos can be used for other purposes than supplying the beat that is necessary in this genre.