Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the debut album by Finnish metal band Apocalyptica, released in 1996. It features eight instrumental Metallica covers arranged and played on cellos.
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| Released | June 13, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Classical, chamber music, cello rock, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | Mercury/Universal | |||
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The band was invited to record this album by a label employee after a 1995 show in which they performed some of the songs. The members were initially unsure and thought nobody would listen to such a record, but the employee insisted and they recorded it.[2] On 22 July 2016, a remastered version of the album was released with new bonus tracks.[3] In 2017 to 2019, the band returned as a cello quartet for the first time since 2009 to perform all the Metallica tracks they have covered to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the debut album. In late 2018, a live recording was released in CD, vinyl, and DVD with live footage entitled Plays Metallica by Four Cellos - A Live Performance.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Metallica album | Length |
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| 1. | "Enter Sandman" | Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield | from Metallica | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Master of Puppets" | Cliff Burton, Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Master of Puppets | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Harvester of Sorrow" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from ...And Justice for All | 6:15 |
| 4. | "The Unforgiven" | Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Sad but True" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Creeping Death" | Burton, Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Ride the Lightning | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Wherever I May Roam" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 6:09 |
| 8. | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Master of Puppets | 5:50 |
All tracks are written by Ulrich, Hetfield.
| No. | Title | Original Metallica album | Length |
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| 9. | "Battery" | from Master of Puppets | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Nothing Else Matters (2016 Version)" | from Metallica | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Seek and Destroy" | from Kill 'Em All | 4:24 |
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r260294
- Schizodeluxe, Andrew (14 January 2015). "Apocalyptica talks to The Rockpit". The Rockpit. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- https://www.amazon.com/Plays-Metallica-Four-Cellos-Remastered/dp/B01EZNULOC