Worlds Collide

I swear I'm gonna get off this trend of you wouldn't really be surprised to see this in my collection trend here, but not quite yet. I've got one more that shouldn't really be a shocker. And it's some crazy Finnish Cello Metal. Of course it's time for some Apocalyptica.

For those unfamiliar with the name or the premise of Apocalyptica, it's a couple of crazy Finnish guys who got their start playing Metallica covers on the Cello. Total gimmick right? Not quite. Since the band started in '93, they've released a handful of records, evolving from playing Metal covers, to penning their own material and featuring some more well known Metal talent. Although I'll get some flack for choosing this record due to the "Radio Friendly Hits" contained within, I still dig this record. 'Worlds Collide' was released in '07 to a well received Rock Radio welcome. The album features quite a few guest stars, including Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer/Philm), Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), Mats Levin (Candlemass/ex-Abstrakt Algebra), and Adam Gontier (ex-Three Days Grace). Right there you see Modern Rock Radio begins to drool and they did. With the tracks "I'm Not Jesus" and "I Don't Care" getting heavy rotation, people started to dig Apocalyptica. But trends change and the band was seemingly forgotten. But not by people who had been following the band for years. This album top to bottom is chalk full of great tracks. Sure the Radio tracks are great but check out "S.O.S" with features haunting guest vocals from Cristina Scabbia. All in all this is the high point in the bands career, but there's so much more to them.

I got into Apocalyptica back in the late 90's. I picked up their 'Plays Metallica By Four Cellos' at Circuit City. Yeah I dated myself there, but to be fair that Circuit City had a damn good selection of Metal. Anyways, like the masses I thought another Tribute album that's got a gimmick. Nevertheless I was impressed with the band and followed them as they went from playing Covers to original tunes. I got to see Apocalyptica play alongside Metallica a few years back during a Festival show. I gotta say those crazy ass Fins were up there rocking out hard, running around with their Cellos and just tearing it up. At one point there was an impromptu "Seek And Destroy" jam in which the few thousand of us that were there sweating in the Arizona sun started singing along to. Who knew Classical could be so fun.

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