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Some time ago I heard people discussing in radio of how good Finns are in making classical music. They probably did not mean the group of classical cellists, Apocalyptica

When Apocalyptica was formed, I remember thinking how on Earth they will find audience. I thought their music is so special that they won’t reach the masses. I was wrong. I am glad I was wrong, once again. It has been great to see how Apocalyptica has pushed down the barriers and made their way to the top of Finnish metal music. Apocalyptica is now one of the best known Finnish bands, and we already have some big names like Children Of Bodom and Amorphis. Apocalyptica has very good reputation and all the signs provide just good for the band.

Apocalyptica’s guys were students at Sibelius Academy, the best music school in Finland. I guess they were bored with playing Boccherini, Haydn and others and therefore started playing Metallica covers by the cello. For long time Apocalyptica was known as an underground band playing metallica by four cellos. In the video below you can see Apocalyptica playing Metallica’s classic Fight Fire With Fire, a very fast trash metal song.

Today Apocalyptica is different. They have added drums and visiting singers to their music. Their music sounds now fulfilled and somehow complete. Apocalyptica has become a serious band, a damn good band. Apocalyptica has very good contacts in music industry, as we can see from the list of bands and singers Apocalyptica has worked with. There are really big names, such as Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes), Nina Hagen, Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and Bullet For My Valentine (intro for song Poison).

Apocalyptica has sold over two million records worldwide and they just started becoming famous. There are still millions of people who have never heard of Apocalyptica. The road Apocalyptica has chosen was risky, but right now it all looks just perfect. It has been great to witness their success and I hope this is just beginning of a bigger story. Go Apocalyptica Go!

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