Apocalyptica

Tags: symphonic metal , instrumental , metal

Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland consisting of three classically-trained cellists and a drummer. Their speciality is heavy metal music on cellos, though they also play classical music.

They started in 1993 by playing covers of Metallica, but once the concept became popular they wrote their own original works, maintaining the thrash metal influences on their albums Inquisition Symphony (mainly covers as well) and Cult. Since Reflections they have added drums to their recordings and live performances.

Members:
Eicca Toppinen - Cello
Perttu Kivilaakso - Cello
Paavo Lötjönen - Cello
Mikko Sirén - Drums

Former members:
Sami Kuoppamäki - Session Drums
Perttu Kivilaakso - Cello (1995)
Antero Manninen – Cello (1996–1999, usually plays live)
Max Lilja – Cello (1996–2002, when he joined Hevein)
Dave Lombardo - Drums [session member] (2003-2004, from the band Slayer. Also contributed drums on the songs Betrayal/Forgiveness, Last Hope and 2010 from 7th Symphony) 'Read more on Last.fm'. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Live Dates:

Apocalyptica Live Tour

Playing 4 listed Music Festivals in 2016

Festival	Country	Date
Graspop Metal Meeting	Dessel, Belgium	17 Jun - 19 Jun
Ruisrock Festival	Turku, Finland	8 Jul - 10 Jul
Woodstock Festival Poland	Kostrzyn, Poland	14 Jul - 16 Jul
M'era Luna Festival	Hildesheim, Germany	6 Aug - 7 Aug

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