A few years ago, a coworker friend of mine brought to my attention a quartet of cellists from Finland who were playing all-cello covers of Metallica songs on YouTube. I learned that this band was called Apocalyptica and I later bought their CD of Metallica cover songs. On a vacation to Rochester, I picked up their 6th album and was impressed by their fusion of classic cello sounds with rock guitars, drums and vocals.
This week I picked up Apocalyptica's latest CD, 7th Symphony, and it seems like they've picked up right where they left off! I've been hearing the first single "End of Me" on the radio lately, and I have to say that while I enjoy the vocals by Gavin Rossdale of Bush, I know it's not the best song on the album. So far my favorite is the 3rd track "Not Strong Enough" featuring a strong performance by Brent Smith of Shinedown on vocals. The song was written by pop/rock songwriter Diane Warren (who penned Aerosmith's first #1 hit "I Don't Want to Miss A Thing" and scores of other pop/rock hits), and I'd be surprised if this song doesn't become a hit single.
Keeping in tradition with their last album, 4 of the 10 tracks feature vocals, while the other 6 songs are instrumentals. Standout instrumental songs on this album include "2010," which features Dave Lombardo from Slayer on drums, "Beautiful," which feels like it would fit right in on a John Williams score, and "On The Rooftop with Quasimodo." If you're a fan of this group, or enjoy a good classical/rock "mashup," then I'd definitely recommend this album for you!
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