''Live'' is the first official

Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classical ...

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which consists of a recorded show in

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, on 24 October 2001. It only includes tracks from the first 3 albums:

Plays Metallica by Four Cellos ''Plays Metallica by Four Cellos'' is the debut album by Finnish metal band Apocalyptica, released in 1996. It features eight instrumental Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles b ...

, Inquisition Symphony and

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Track listing

Videos It contains 6 official

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listed below too.

"Path"

Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...
: Mira Thiel & Carsten Gutschmidt
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Path Vol.2 "Path" is a song by Finnish symphonic metal band Apocalyptica and a single from their 2000 album ''Cult''. It was originally released in 2000 as an instrumental which also has a music video. The release also included "Hall of Mountain King" from ...
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Director: Kai Sehr
"Harmageddon"
Director: Kare Hellen
"Nothing Else Matters"
Director: Pasi Pauni
"Enter Sandman"
Director: Kare Hellen
"The Unforgiven"
Director: Kare Hellen

Extras It contains a video called "

Little Drummer Boy "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 19 ...

". It was recorded in Millbrook, before a Metallica concert, where Apocalyptica opened the show for them.

Personnel

Eicca Toppinen Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finnish cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four str ...

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

Antero Manninen Antero Manninen (born 19 January 1973), also known as ‘‘‘Mr. Cool’’’, is a session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica. He was an official member but did not write the music and left in 1999 due ...

- cello (archive footage from “Little Drummer Boy”) *

Paavo Lotjonen Paavo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, cognate to "Paul". The Finnish patronymic surname Paavolainen is derived from it. It may refer to: *Paavo Aaltonen (1919–1962), Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion * Paavo ...

- cello *

Max Lilja Max Lilja (born 27 October 1975) is a Finnish cello player. He is best known as a founding member of the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, a band he left in 2001 to join the Finnish thrash metal band Hevein. Beginning in 2007, Lilja has ...

- cello *

Perttu Kivilaakso Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He plays a German 19th century cello; he started play ...

- cello {{Apocalyptica Apocalyptica video albums