Last night my sister-in-law and I went to see Apocalyptica in Buffalo, NY at the "Town Ballroom" (a cool venue, with a tiered amphitheater like levels), and it was AWESOME! Made up of the three cellists, Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, as well as drummer Mikko Sirén, all from Helsinki, Findland, I was very entertained and very impressed. Being a cellist and a drummer myself, I had a unique perspective on being able to judge their technique and skill. I bow to their abilities as musicians for they would all easily blow me away, and they are great entertainers on top of it. Their ability to make a cello sound like a guitar is unreal, and yet I have seen and heard it myself. Though they seemed to play countless songs, I was still sad that it had to come to an end. The crowd was thoroughly engaged, including some members of the audience joining in the hair swirling headbanging as the band members did. They are inspirational in their success in bridging the gap between classical and metal. I would happily see them again given the opportunity and suggest it for anyone with any interest in heavy metal or the cello, one of the best instruments in the world, of course I am heavily biased! Their new album, "7th Symphony" will be released August 24th, and I now wait with baited breath.
Although today song, "Somewhere Around Nothing", is not from the new album, it is from their album "Reflections" which included all original songs by the band, and I think the video truly shows the band and a bit of the flavor and feeling of what it was like to see them in concert. Enjoy!
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The MP3 may be purchased here… Apocalyptica - Reflections
