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2005 studio album by Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Studio album by Apocalyptica
Released24 January 2005
StudioSUSI Studios
GenreCello metal, symphonic metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal
Length51:35
LabelUniversal Music Germany/Vertigo
ProducerApocalyptica
Apocalyptica chronology
Reflections
(2003) 		Apocalyptica
(2005) 		Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
(2006)
Singles from Untitled Apocalyptica album
  1. "Bittersweet"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  2. "Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie"
    Released: 14 & 23 February 2005
  3. "Life Burns!"
    Released: 11 April 2005

Apocalyptica is the fifth studio album by the Finnish symphonic metal band of same name. Although Mikko Sirén has been with Apocalyptica two years prior to this release, he was not an official member of the band until after this release, but this is still his first release with the band along with the band having a drummer for their first time.

The song "Life Burns!" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge. "Deathzone" ends at 4:34, after that, there is 2:06 of silence and at 6:40, a hidden track, "En Vie" starts, which is 3:27 long. The tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 (Both) & "Wie Weit" were on Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello.

Track listing

No.TitleNoteLength
1."Life Burns!"Guest vocals3:06
2."Quutamo"Instrumental3:27
3."Distraction"Instrumental3:56
4."Bittersweet"Guest vocals4:25
5."Misconstruction"Instrumental3:55
6."Fisheye"Instrumental4:09
7."Farewell"Instrumental5:32
8."Fatal Error"Instrumental2:59
9."Betrayal/Forgiveness"Instrumental5:13
10."Ruska"Instrumental4:39
11."Deathzone
  • "En Vie"
Instrumental10:14
Total length:51:35
Special non-U.S. branch iTunes version bonus tracks
No.TitleNoteLength
12."My Friend of Misery" (Metallica cover)Instrumental5:17
13."South of Heaven / Mandatory Suicide" (Slayer cover)Instrumental5:27
Total length:62:19
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleNoteLength
12."How Far"Guest vocals3:29
13."Wie weit"Guest vocals3:29
14."Bittersweet" (music video)Guest vocals3:21
Total length:62:04

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
Rock Hard9/10

In 2005, Apocalyptica was ranked number 483 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Credits

Apocalyptica

Additional personnel

Drummers

Vocalists / Lyricists

Bittersweet
Quutamo/Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie

Double bassist

  • Mikko Moilanen – on "Betrayal/Forgiveness" & "Deathzone"

Writers on "My Friend of Misery"

Songwriter
Co-Composers

Writers on "South of Heaven" / "Mandatory Suicide""

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 76
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 2
French Albums (SNEP) 61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 95

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r783833
  2. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  3. Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard". issue 213. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 14. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. "Apocalyptica: Apocalyptica" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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