Apocalyptica (album)
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2005 studio album by Apocalyptica
| Apocalyptica | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 24 January 2005 |
| Studio | SUSI Studios |
| Genre | Cello metal, symphonic metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal |
| Length | 51:35 |
| Label | Universal Music Germany/Vertigo |
| Producer | Apocalyptica |
| Apocalyptica chronology | |
| Singles from Untitled Apocalyptica album | |
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Apocalyptica is the fifth studio album by the Finnish symphonic metal band of same name. Although Mikko Sirén has been with Apocalyptica two years prior to this release, he was not an official member of the band until after this release, but this is still his first release with the band along with the band having a drummer for their first time.
The song "Life Burns!" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge . "Deathzone" ends at 4:34, after that, there is 2:06 of silence and at 6:40, a hidden track, "En Vie" starts, which is 3:27 long. The tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 (Both) & "Wie Weit" were on Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello .
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life Burns!" | Guest vocals | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Quutamo" | Instrumental | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Distraction" | Instrumental | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Bittersweet" | Guest vocals | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Misconstruction" | Instrumental | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Fisheye" | Instrumental | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Farewell" | Instrumental | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Fatal Error" | Instrumental | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Betrayal/Forgiveness" | Instrumental | 5:13 |
| 10. | "Ruska" | Instrumental | 4:39 |
| 11. | "Deathzone
| Instrumental | 10:14 |
| Total length: | 51:35 | ||
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "My Friend of Misery" (Metallica cover) | Instrumental | 5:17 |
| 13. | "South of Heaven / Mandatory Suicide" (Slayer cover) | Instrumental | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 62:19 | ||
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "How Far" | Guest vocals | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Wie weit" | Guest vocals | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Bittersweet" (music video) | Guest vocals | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 62:04 | ||
Reception
[edit ]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[3] |
In 2005, Apocalyptica was ranked number 483 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Credits
[edit ]Apocalyptica
[edit ]- Eicca Toppinen – cello, programming, music (1–6, 10, 11 & special edition bonus tracks)
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello, programming, music (7–9)
- Paavo Lötjönen – cello
Additional personnel
[edit ]Drummers
[edit ]- Mikko Sirén – on (1–8 & 10–14); programming
- Dave Lombardo – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness"
Vocalists / Lyricists
[edit ]- Bittersweet
- Lauri Ylönen – also on "Life Burns!"
- Ville Valo
- Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie
- Manu – on "En Vie"
- Marta Jandová – on "How Far" & "Wie Weit"
Double bassist
[edit ]- Mikko Moilanen – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness" & "Deathzone"
Writers on "My Friend of Misery"
[edit ]- Songwriter
- Co-Composers
Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""
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Charts
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Year-end charts[edit ]
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References
[edit ]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r783833
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard". issue 213. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 14. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Apocalyptica: Apocalyptica" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 January 2022.