''Reflections'' is the fourth studio album of Finnish
metal band
Apocalyptica, released in 2003 with a special-edition entitled Reflections Revised released in the later part of 2003 containing a DVD as well as the original album with five bonus tracks. The original slipcase cover is a picture of a burning cello, which is also seen in the inside traycard of all versions. The cover is similar to the cover of the film ''
The Red Violin''.
It was the first release to have professional percussionists playing the
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
. From this album on, the band needed to add a drummer to the band, later being
Mikko Sirén.
"Toreador II" is a continuation of "Toreador" from ''
Inquisition Symphony''.
Track listing
DVD
# "Faraway" Live 2003
# "Enter Sandman" Live 2003
# "Inquisition Symphony" Live 2003
# "Nothing Else Matters" Live 2003
# "Somewhere Around Nothing" Live 2003
# "Somewhere Around Nothing" Video
# "Faraway, Vol. 2" Video
# "Seemann" Video
# "Faraway, Vol. 2"
EPK
# "Reflections" EPK
# "Seemann" EPK
Personnel
Apocalyptica
*
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,
songwriting,
programming
*
Perttu Kivilaakso – cello, songwriting
*
Paavo Lötjönen – cello
Drummers
*
Dave Lombardo – (1, 2, 4, 8 & 10)
*
Sami Kuoppamäki – (3, 5–7, 9, 11–13 & 15–19)
Additional Various Musicians
*
Juhani Lagerspetz –
piano (3)
*Ville Väätäinen –
double bass (6, 7, 8, 10, 13)
*Pasi Pirinen –
trumpet (12)
*
Linda Sundblad – vocals (15)
Additional Credits on " Seemann"
*
Nina Hagen –
vocals
*
Michael Wolff – vocalpainting
*
Mikko Raita – mixing and
recording
*Teijo Jämsä – drums
Production
*Mika Jussila –
mastered
*T-T Oksala –
mixed,
programming,
recording
Violins
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*Jaakko Kuusisto –
solo (13)
*Jyrki Lasonpalo
*Kerim Gribajcevic
*Lotta Nykäsenoja
Additional Cellos (10)
*
Antero Manninen
*Gregoire Korniluk
Album Inlay
*Dirk Rudolph – album design
*Mirjam Haberkorn –
illustration
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*Nina Parviainen –
album cover
An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to either the printed paperboard covers typically used to package sets of and 78-r ...
model
*Aki Siik –
styling
*Olaf Heine –
photography
Certifications
References
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Apocalyptica albums
Apocalyptica video albums
2003 albums
2003 video albums
Live video albums
2003 live albums