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Cult
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Track Listing
- Path
- Struggle
- Romance
- Pray
- In Memoriam
- Hyperventilation
- Beyond Time
- Hope
- Kaamos
- Coma
- Hall Of The Mountain King
- Until It Sleeps
- Fight Fire With Fire
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #154178 in Music
- Released on: 2001-10-29
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced
Customer Reviews
You ain't ever gonna hear cellos sound like this again
If, like me, you play the cello and enjoy heavy metal music, you will LOVE this album. Even if you don't, you will still see the high level of ingenuity throughout.
A few years ago, I was given Apocalyptica's first album (Apocalyptica Plays Metallica By Four Cellos) as something of a joke. Instead, it turned out to be an amazing insight into the sheer versatility of the instrument, and Apocalyptica soon became my favourite band. When the other two albums came out, I promptly bought them, and amazingly, they were even better! Cult shows the band brilliantly covering other bands as well as Metallica, and also writing their own material, which is simply SUPERB and thoroughly shows off everything about the cello.
Just buy this album, OK!
Bloomin' good!
This album is great for chilling to I put it on every night when I'm on my way off to sleep. It's just amazing what people can do with a cello these days. This HAS to be THE most original idea I have ever seen. Crushing guitar riffs on Cellos and strings really is a novelty! And it doesn't wear off! If you need something to relax and gape at then Cult is it! But be warned not for die hard havy metal fans, only for the more adventurous metalhead.
Mind-blowing heavy metal on cellos!
Apocaliptica hail from Helsinki, and play a very unusual mix of classical and heavy metal. Consisting of only four cello players, they use distortion pedals and a little percussion to create a very heavy sound that you'd be have difficulty believing could be played without guitars. The tracks vary from bone crunching rhythmic rockers to subtle interweaving strings - most tracks are self written, with one Grieg cover and two Metallica covers. The heavy cello recalls fellow Finns Hoyry- Kone and Alamailman Vasarat, and their heavy numbers sound more like America's Kopecky. Either way they are in good company and this is a refreshingly different hybrid likely to appeal to more adventurous metal and chamber-rock fans. Highly recommended.
