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Apocalyptica | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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.
No. | Title | Note | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
Review scores | |
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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]
Drummers
Vocalists / Lyricists
Double bassist
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Writers on "My Friend of Misery"
Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2013) |
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 | ||||
|
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.
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 |
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]
Drummers
Vocalists / Lyricists
Double bassist
|
Writers on "My Friend of Misery"
Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""
|
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|