Cult

by Apocalyptica

Overview

This Finnish band formed originally around the gimmick of being a quartet of classically trained cellists doing instrumental covers of Metallica songs. Early albums were more or less just that -- cello renditions of tunes like "Enter Sandman" and "Creeping Death." By third album Cult, the bandmembers had branched out considerably, adding vocals and drums, and -- most importantly -- writing their own tunes in the aggressive metal vein. Of course, Apocalyptica couldn't let the original idea go completely, so along with ten driving, demonic tunes of their own, they apply the classical treatment to covers of Metallica's "Fight Fire with Fire" and "Until It Sleeps," as well as offering a rendition of Edvard Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King." ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2000
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0731454825429
Rank:	112844

Tracks

1. Path, Vol. 1
2. Struggle
3. Romance
4. Pray
5. In Memoriam
6. Hyperventilation
7. Beyond Time
8. Hope
9. Kaamos
10. Coma
11. Hall of the Mountain King
12. Until It Sleeps
13. Fight Fire with Fire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Apocalyptica   Primary Artist,Strings
Sandra Nasic   Featured Artist
Matthias Sayer   Featured Artist
Eicca Toppinen   Percussion,Double Bass
Farmer Boys   Featured Artist
Guano Apes   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Hiili Hiilesmaa   Producer
Matthias Sayer   Composer,Lyricist
Sandra Nasic   Composer
Jyrki Tuovinen   Engineer
Eicca Toppinen   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Mika Jussila   Mastering
Mikko Karmila   Mixing
Edvard Grieg   Composer
Cliff Burton   Composer
Lars Ulrich   Composer
James Hetfield   Composer
Jyrki Touvinen   Engineer
Vertti Teraesvuori   Photography
Jeff Collier   Lyricist,Composer