Apocalyptica (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Apocalyptica
| type = studio
| artist = Apocalyptica
| cover = ApocalypticaCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 24 January 2005
| recorded =
| studio = SUSI Studios
| genre = Cello metal, symphonic metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal
| length = 51:35
| label = Universal Music Germany/Vertigo
| producer = Apocalyptica
| prev_title = Reflections
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Untitled Apocalyptica album
| type = studio
| single1 = Bittersweet
| single1date = 29 November 2004
| single2 = Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie
| single2date = 14 & 23 February 2005
| single3 = Life Burns!
| single3date = 11 April 2005
}}
}}
Apocalyptica is the fifth studio album by the Finnish symphonic metal band of same name. Although Mikko Sirén has been with Apocalyptica two years prior to this release, he was not an official member of the band until after this release, but this is still his first release with the band along with the band having a drummer for their first time.
The song "Life Burns!" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge. "Deathzone" ends at 4:34, after that, there is 2:06 of silence and at 6:40, a hidden track, "En Vie" starts, which is 3:27 long. The tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 (Both) & "Wie Weit" were on Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Note
| total_length = 51:35
| title1 = Life Burns!
| extra1 = Guest vocals
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = Quutamo
| extra2 = Instrumental
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Distraction
| extra3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Bittersweet
| extra4 = Guest vocals
| length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Misconstruction
| extra5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Fisheye
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = Farewell
| extra7 = Instrumental
| length7 = 5:32
| title8 = Fatal Error
| extra8 = Instrumental
| length8 = 2:59
| title9 = Betrayal/Forgiveness
| extra9 = Instrumental
| length9 = 5:13
| title10 = Ruska
| extra10 = Instrumental
| length10 = 4:39
| title11 = Deathzone
- "En Vie
| extra11 = Instrumental
| length11 = 10:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special non-U.S. branch iTunes version bonus tracks
| extra_column = Note
| total_length = 62:19
| title12 = My Friend of Misery
|note12= Metallica cover
| extra12 = Instrumental
| length12 = 5:17
| title13 = South of Heaven / Mandatory Suicide
|note13=Slayer cover
| extra13 = Instrumental
| length13 = 5:27
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Note
| total_length = 62:04
| title12 = How Far
| extra12 = Guest vocals
| length12 = 3:29
| title13 = Wie weit
| extra13 = Guest vocals
| length13 = 3:29
| title14 = Bittersweet
|note14=music video
| extra14 = Guest vocals
| length14 = 3:21
}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r783833|pure_url=yes}}
| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |last2=Perri|first2=David|author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2011 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=9781-926592-20-6 |page=31}}
| rev3 = Rock Hard
}}
In 2005, Apocalyptica was ranked number 483 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=14}}
Credits
=Apocalyptica=
- Eicca Toppinen – cello, programming, music (1–6, 10, 11 & special edition bonus tracks)
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello, programming, music (7–9)
- Paavo Lötjönen – cello
=Additional personnel=
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==Drummers==
- Mikko Sirén – on (1–8 & 10–14); programming
- Dave Lombardo – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness"
==Vocalists / Lyricists==
;Bittersweet
- Lauri Ylönen – also on "Life Burns!"
- Ville Valo
;Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie
- Manu – on "En Vie"
- Marta Jandová – on "How Far" & "Wie Weit"
==Double bassist==
- Mikko Moilanen – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness" & "Deathzone"
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==Writers on "My Friend of Misery"==
==Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""==
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Austria|6|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|66|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|76|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|2|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|France|61|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|5|id=5330|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Apocalyptica|album=Apocalyptica|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2005|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=26 January 2022}}
| 95 |
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References
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