''Apocalyptica'' is the fifth studio album by the Finnish symphonic metal band of same name. Although

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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 ''

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''. "Deathzone" ends at 4:34, after that, there is 2:06 of silence and at 6:40, a

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, "En Vie" starts, which is 3:27 long. The tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 (Both) & "Wie Weit" were on ''

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Track listing

Reception

In 2005, ''Apocalyptica'' was ranked number 483 in '' Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Credits

Apocalyptica

Eicca Toppinen Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finland, Finnish cello, cellist, songwriter, producer, and arranger. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica. Biography Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has three sisters and o ...

– cello, programming, music (1–6, 10, 11 & special edition bonus tracks) *

Perttu Kivilaakso Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso (born 11 May 1978) 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 cel ...

– cello, programming, music (7–9) *

Paavo Lötjönen Paavo Lötjönen (born 29 July 1968) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Paavo comes from a family where both of his parents were professional musicians. At the age of 6, he took a cello and decided that would be the instrument he ...

– cello

Additional personnel

Drummers

– on (1–8 & 10–14); programming *

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– on "Betrayal/Forgiveness"

Vocalists / Lyricists

;Bittersweet *

Lauri Ylönen Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born 23 April 1979) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus. Biography The Rasmus When he and Heinonen started at Suutarila high schoo ...

– also on "Life Burns!" *

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;Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie * Manu – on "En Vie" *

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– on "How Far" & "Wie Weit"

Double bassist

*Mikko Moilanen – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness" & "Deathzone"

Writers on "My Friend of Misery"

;Songwriter *

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;Co-Composers *

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Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""

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