IF you think a cello ranks somewhere between a bassoon and a glockenspiel on the list of instruments to rock out to, you haven’t heard Apocalyptica. The trio of classically trained cellists – who ...

It's hard to overstate just how massive Metallica was in 1993, both in America and around the world. After methodically building an audience for its brand of thrash-metal — full of time changes and ...

Get tickets before the rush with promo code METALLICA on Thursday from 10am-10pm for Apocalpytica, instrumental cello-driven rock opus that changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come with ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Derek Bremner Since 1993, when the idea of Metallica songs played in an orchestral style ...

The deep, cavernous sounds of the cello are perfect for heavy metal. They can be dark and brooding. They provide a nice, long bass sound that’ s a perfect backup to songs about sadness and destruction ...

The Finns love their classical music. They also dig their heavy metal, too, as many an American metal act has discovered on tour. It makes sense, then, that the world's foremost heavy-metal cello ...

Apocalyptica have landed the ultimate stamp of approval on their cover of Metallica's "One" by getting two of Metallica's band members to guest on the track. Both James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo ...

Six million albums later and constantly on tour they return to their roots: without Metallica there would be no Apocalyptica. They walk on stage clutching ordinary, wooden acoustic cellos. Despite the ...

The four cellists of Apocalyptica performed this cover of a Metallica classic at ‘Hellfest’ in 2017. And it proves once and for all that heavy metal and classical music are two sides of the very same ...

In the lore of heavy metal only a handful of artists can claim to have changed history, and even fewer can say they’ve done so twice. Enter Apocalyptica and one of metal’s greatest, most unlikely ...

The post Apocalyptica Announce “Plays Metallica” 2025 North American Tour appeared first on Consequence. Apocalyptica have announced a 2025 North American tour in support of their new album, ...

They're from Finland... and play metal on cellos. We sit down with Eicca Toppinen to talk about what the hell that means. Finnish band Apocalyptica has been turning heads for over a decade with its ...