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Track Listings
| 1. Enter Sandman |
| 2. Master Of Puppets |
| 3. Harvester Of Sorrow |
| 4. The Unforgiven |
| 5. Sad But True |
| 6. Creeping Death |
| 7. Wherever I May Roam |
| 8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) |
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Take four cellos, mix with a quartet of Finnish classical-music students who possess a note-for-note knowledge of metal giants Metallica, and beat gently. Viola! You have a truly stirring album that provides tangible evidence of the dramatic passages and intricate arrangements that classical music and heavy metal share. On "Enter Sandman" and "Creeping Death," the exquisite playing of the cellists intensifies the darkness and emotion of Metallica. In the process the strength and versatility of the group's songwriting is given more credence. Perhaps the most remarkable element of the album is the faithfulness that's shown to the original songs, right down to faultlessly following the vocal melodies. With Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, Apocalyptica have proved that the universal language of good music is unbound by genre. Here is a clever concept brilliantly realized. --Steffan Chirazi
Album Description
Limited Edition import-only vinyl LP repressing of this album. Universal. 2007.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Serious fun! Not a gimmick.,
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This review is from: Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (Audio CD)
Some albums that cover other genres with classical instruments end up being very gimmicky. Apocalyptica, however, obviously loves Metallica's music and does an excellent job of arranging it for a cello quartet without losing the original mood of the songs. This album sounds more acoustic than their subsequent, and equally-good, Inquisition Symphony, which gets more electronic and heavier.Occasionally, the voice part gets a little repetitive since there are no lyrics to provide variation between identical passages, but overall it's a very satisfying album. It should appeal to both metal lovers who are interested in a different take on Metallica and to classical lovers who like their music heavy. Cellists (like me) may find a new appreciation of the capabilities of their cello.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Non-metal metal,
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This review is from: Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (Audio CD)
This is a good intro to Apocalyptica, basically four guys with cello and occasional percussion playing classic Metallica. In later albums, they play some of their own compositions, many of which are actually (should I say it?) better. Cellos with and without electrical enhancement sometimes sound just like electric guitars, and that's boring after the novelty wears off. But in the songs where the cellos are allowed to sound like real (acoustic) cellos, the music takes off, the melodies and harmonies speak for themselves, and Metallica emerges as a group that composes real music.Four stars, not five, because yes, we know that electric cellos can be made to sound like electric guitars. But well worth listening to.
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!!!!,
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This review is from: Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (Audio CD)
I've played the cello for 9 years, but I never knew that a cello could sound that awesome! Apocalyptica really changes the whole stereotype that cello's are boring, "orchestra" instruments. This brings a whole new touch to cellos, and music, and it sounds INCREDIBLE together!!!
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