Apocalyptica (album)
2005 studio album by Apocalyptica
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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.
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| 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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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. Bonus tracks "How Far" and "Wie Weit" are alternate versions of the hidden track, with English and German lyrics, respectively. Tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 (Both), and "Wie Weit" were on Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello.
Track listing
| 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 |
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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 | ||
Reception
Credits
Apocalyptica
- Eicca Toppinen – cello, programming, music (1–6, 10, 11 & special edition bonus tracks)
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello, programming, music (7–9)
- Paavo Lötjönen – cello
Additional personnel
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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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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