Formed in the early ’90s chose an entirely individual path from day one. A few years earlier, while students at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, these young virtuosos joined a cello band that specialized in playing music by everyone from Bach to Hendrix. However, Eicca Toppinen and his three comrades had something louder in mind. All fans of heavy metal, they decided to form their own band. Toppinen wrote some unique arrangements of songs by Metallica, Slayer and other metallic legends and the group embarked on a series of shows at student balls. As their services became more and more in demand, Apocalyptica took the bold step of playing a gig at a bona fide heavy metal club…
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I agree and think they’re great – ironically, the new competition shows that a finn does the song better than corey himself – did you check out this Lasse guy’s I’m Not Jesus, I’m Lasse… hilarious and powerful as hell… Is he famous or something? should I know this singers name? because he sounds wicked!