When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Derek Bremner Since 1993, when the idea of Metallica songs played in an orchestral style ...

Seeking and destroying select Metallica tunes on four cellos is much of what Apocalyptica has been doing for more than a quarter of a century. Lead cellist Eicca Toppinen said he first saw Metallica ...

It's hard to overstate just how massive Metallica was in 1993, both in America and around the world. After methodically building an audience for its brand of thrash-metal — full of time changes and ...

The old adage says that the third time is the charm, and for Apocalyptica and Lacuna Coil, hopefully that proves true as they've just announced rescheduled North American 'Cell-O' tour dates set for ...

Apocalyptica have landed the ultimate stamp of approval on their cover of Metallica's "One" by getting two of Metallica's band members to guest on the track. Both James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo ...

IF you think a cello ranks somewhere between a bassoon and a glockenspiel on the list of instruments to rock out to, you haven’t heard Apocalyptica. The trio of classically trained cellists – who ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Apocalyptica are easily one of the most unorthodox, yet iconic ...

The deep, cavernous sounds of the cello are perfect for heavy metal. They can be dark and brooding. They provide a nice, long bass sound that’ s a perfect backup to songs about sadness and destruction ...

The Finns love their classical music. They also dig their heavy metal, too, as many an American metal act has discovered on tour. It makes sense, then, that the world's foremost heavy-metal cello ...

They're from Finland... and play metal on cellos. We sit down with Eicca Toppinen to talk about what the hell that means. Finnish band Apocalyptica has been turning heads for over a decade with its ...

This weekend in the Valley, you can watch Apocalyptica play heavy metal hits on cellos, attend a free outdoor show by post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, or get an early start to your 4/20 festivities ...

World-renowned Finnish cello rockers Apocalyptica will be in Dubai to pay tribute to one of the biggest bands of all time, Metallica. On Friday September 13, The Agenda in Dubai Media City will be the ...