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Apocalyptica

Formed in the early 1990s by four classicaly trained cellists, they played a local Finnish club performing Metallica Covers. They obtained a records deal in the mid-1990s and their first few albums were only covers of other metal songs. As time went on they started to perform their own songs, and only covering other bands occasionally as of the late 2000s they performed their own songs, and are three cellists and a drummer.

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Hevein - Max Lilja left the band to join this group in 2002.

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Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

Total Time: 00:44:32Number of Discs: 1Cover Album
Released: 1996United StatesZen Garden Records
Cat#: 314 532 707-2In PrintUnlimited Edition

The US release was through Mercury Records for distribution.
Max Lilja; Antero Manninen; Paavo Lötjönen; Eicca Toppinen

Disc: 01Track: 01(00:03:42)Enter Sandman
Disc: 01Track: 02(00:07:17)Master Of Puppets
Disc: 01Track: 03(00:06:15)Harvester Of Sorrow
Disc: 01Track: 04(00:05:23)The Unforgiven
Disc: 01Track: 05(00:04:48)Sad But True
Disc: 01Track: 06(00:05:08)Creeping Death
Disc: 01Track: 07(00:06:10)Wherever I May Roam
Disc: 01Track: 08(00:05:52)Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

Covered Songs

Song:Original Artist:Found On The Album:
Creeping DeathMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Enter SandmanMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Harvester Of SorrowMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Master Of PuppetsMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Sad But TrueMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
The UnforgivenMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)MetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos
Wherever I May RoamMetallicaPlays Metallica By Four Cellos