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Apocalyptica絕對是個非常特殊的組合，1993年由4位畢業于芬蘭西貝流士音樂學院(Sibelius Academy)的四位大提琴手，突發奇想之下組成了這個團體，并開始以四把大提琴改編翻奏一些曾為Thrash Metal龍頭樂團Metallica的經典作品。



1995年底，Apocalyptica受邀至赫爾辛基的一間重金屬俱樂部Teatro做演出，這也是Apocalyptica首次正式地完整演出Metallica的作品，包括Master of Puppets和Creeping Death，而Apocalyptica的演出不但引起轟動，也立即吸引到芬蘭當地廠牌Zen Garden Records的注意，并很快地為Apocalyptica帶來一紙唱片合約！

輾轉幾年間，Apocalyptica已經發行了他們的第七張專輯《7th Symphony》。7th Symphony is the seventh studio album by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. It will be released on August 23, 2010 in Europe (August 20, 2010 in Germany), and August 24, 2010 in the U.S. Released three years after their previous album Worlds Collide, Apocalyptica has stayed with the tradition of having 4 tracks with featured vocalists, the remaining tracks will all be instrumental. Dave Lombardo of Slayer will once again be featuring on drums, on the track entitled "2010". The first single "End of Me" with Gavin Rossdale of Bush on vocals, was premiered on Finnish Radio Ylex on June 7, 2010. It will receive radio playback from June 28th, 2010[1], and its release date is set on August 6, 2010 in Germany[2]. The track "Bring Them to Light" was originally written for Worlds Collide, but both Duplantier and Apocalyptica were unhappy with the original, and so they decided to re-work the track, and re-record it for their next studio album.



The album is available for presale on their official website in two versions. The original album contains 10 songs as opposed to the limited edition which includes 12 songs (additional tracks being "Through Paris In A Sportscar" and "The Shadow Of Venus"). The limited edition also includes a bonus DVD with filmed acoustic recordings from a session at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, recorded on June 4, 2010.