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Apocalyptica

Real Name:Paavo Lötjönen, Eicca Toppinen and Perttu Kivilaakso
Profile:A Finnish and probably the first cello metal band. Perttu Kivilaakso replaced Antero Manninen in 1999. Max Lilja left the band in 2002 and is often substituted by Antero Manninen in live gigs; when live Mikko Sirén usually plays the percussions.

They have covered several well-known metal bands besides Metallica:
Sepultura: "Refuse/Resist", "Inquisition Symphony";
Faith No More: "From out of Nowhere";
Pantera: "Domination";
Rammstein: "Seemann".

Apocalyptica featured several, German and Scandinavian, singers for vocalisiations of their instrumental tracks:
Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes): "Path";
Matthias Sayer (Farmer Boys): "Hope";
Linda Sundblad (Lambretta): "Faraway";
Nina Hagen: "Seemann";
Marta Jandová (Die Happy): "Quutamo" -> "Wie weit?" & "How Far?";
Lauri Ylönen (Rasmus, The): "Bittersweet", "Life Burns";
Ville Valo (HIM): "Bittersweet".
URLs:http://www.apocalyptica.com
Members:Antero Manninen, Eicca Toppinen, Max Lilja, Mikko Sirén, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso
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Releases:
Apocalyptica (CD, Single)   Mercury 1996
Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Mercury 1996
Inquisition Symphony (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Mercury 1998
Cult (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Mercury ... 2000
Live (DVD)   Island Records 2001
Path Vol. 1 & 2 (CD, Single)   Island Records 2001
Faraway Vol. II (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Motor Music ... 2003
Reflections (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Island Mercury Labelgroup ... 2003
Seemann (CD, Maxi)   Motor / Urban / Def Jam Group 2003
Somewhere Around Nothing (CD, Single, Promo, Car)   Motor / Urban / Def Jam Group 2003
Apocalyptica (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Universal Music (Finland) ... 2004
Bittersweet (Maxi, Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Universal ... 2004
Amplified // A Decade Of Reinventing The Cello (2xCD)   Universal Music Domestic Division 2006
Repressed (CD, Single, Enh)   Universal Music Domestic Division 2006
The Life Burns Tour (DVD, PAL, Reg)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
I'm Not Jesus (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   GUN Records (2) ... 2007
Worlds Collide (Special Edition) (CD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2007
I Don't Care (CD, Single, Promo)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2008
S.O.S. (Anything But Love) (CD, Single, Enh)   Zomba Records 2008
Remixes:
Bataillon D'Amour (CD, Maxi) Bataillon D'Amour (Apo... Epic, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2000
Bayreuth Zwei (CD, Album, Ltd, Car) Bataillon D'Amour (Apo... Epic, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2000
Benzin (CD, Maxi) Benzin (Kerosinii Remi... Universal Music Domestic Division 2005
Appears On:
Heiland (CD, Album) Meine Liebe Ist Ein Mo... Bullet Proof Records, Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1997
Space Avenue (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Purify Yourself, Look ... Spin Records ... 1997
Nation (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Valtio Roadrunner Records ... 2001
Angelzoom (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Turn The Sky Nuclear Blast ... 2004
Fairies, Elves & Angels Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Turn The Sky Angelstar 2005
Delikatessen (Premium) (2xCD, Comp) Sex Hat Keine Macht (S... GUN Records (2), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
Die Schlinge (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Die Schlinge GUN Records (2) ... 2006
The Poison (CD, Album, Enh) Intro Trustkill Records 2006
Delikatessen Vs. Rohstoff (CD, Comp, Dig + DVD-V, PAL) Die Schlinge Feat. Apo... GUN Records (2) 2007
Rohstoff (DVD-V, PAL) Die Schlinge Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2007
The Poison (Deluxe Edition) (CD, Album + DVD) Intro Jive, Jive 2007
Twilight Of The Thunder God (CD, Album) Live For The Kill Metal Blade Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
A Campingflight To LOWLANDS Paradise 1998 (CD, Comp) From Out Of Nowhere PIAS Benelux 1998
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 6 (CD) Nothing Else Matters Hard N' Heavy 1998
HellDorado (CD) Harmageddon Spinefarm Records 1998
Badder Than The Original (CD, Comp) Enter Sandman Universal Music (Austria), Mercury 2000
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 13 (2xCD) Path (Vol. II) Supersonic Records (2), BMG 2001
Metal Rock Cavalcade (2xCD) Sad But True Low Frequency Records 2001
What's NU - The Best Of NU Metal (CD) Path. Vol. 2 Universal Music (Belgium) 2001
Beauty In Darkness Vol. 6 (DVD, PAL) Path Vol. 2 Nuclear Blast 2002
Bravo Hits 43 (2xCD) Seemann Polystar Records, Bertelsmann Club 2003
Dark Roses - 36 Mystic And Electropop Romantics (2xCD) Path Vol. 2 Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
Orkus Compilation IV (CD, Smplr, Enh) Cohkka Orkus 2003
Schattenreich (2xCD, Comp, Enh) Faraway Vol. 2 Supersonic Records (2), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
The Best Of Gothic Rock 3 (CD) Seemann Universal TV 2003
The Dark Side (DVD-9, PAL) Somewhere Around Nothi... Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2003
Off Road Tracks Vol. 84 (CD, Promo) Turn The Sky Metal Hammer (Germany) 2004
Alone In The Dark (2xCD) Cohkka Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast 2005
Now That's What I Call Music 5 (2xCD, Comp) Life Burns! Universal, Universal Music Oy 2005
Off Road Tracks Vol. 88 (CD, Promo) Misconstruction Metal Hammer (Germany) 2005
Orkus Compilation 6 (CD, Enh) Quutamo Orkus 2005
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 44 (VCD, Smplr) Bittersweet Sonic Seducer 2005
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 45 (2xCD, Smplr) Fatal Error Sonic Seducer 2005
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 47 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Wie Weit Sonic Seducer 2005
Самые Слитки Радиоэфира 4 (CD, Comp) Бой С Тенью Artur Music 2005
Come Hear. Finland. Finnish Moosic 2006 (DVD-V, Promo) Bittersweet, Quutamo Not On Label 2006
Come Hear. Finland 2007 (4xCD, Comp, Promo) Repressed FIMIC, Music Export Finland (Musex) 2007
Play Station (#11'07) (CD, Comp) Grace Play Magazine 2007
Best Of Record Store Day: Metal (CD, Comp, Promo) Ion RED (2) 2008
The Nature Of The Beast (CD) Grace (Proteus Remix) UHOtrax 2008
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