7th Symphony

by Apocalyptica

Overview

Apocalyptica was a cool concept to begin with: four classical cellists playing arrangements of Metallica songs. But that was their first EP, and that was a long time ago. Now they play instrumental hard rock and bring in guest vocalists, and the returns have diminished. "End of Me" features former Bush vocalist Gavin Rossdale. Brent Smith of Shinedown shows up for "Not Strong Enough," a power ballad that sounds like a performance from a televised country music awards show. When the cellos are fed through pedals, the sound can be quite impressive, like a guitar, but five times more room-filling and powerful. And the members of Apocalyptica do use many different effects on their instruments, occasionally creating sounds not unlike those you might hear on a Sunn 0))) album. The best track on 7th Symphony is "2010," which features a guest performance by Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, who drives the music ferociously, like a speeding train straight into hell. But too often, using cellos to play metal riffs (as on "Bring Them to Light," which features vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French avant-metallers Gojira) just winds up making the album sound like "A String Tribute to [Insert Metal Band Here]," and not in the cool, rethinking-the-material way that earlier Apocalyptica releases did. ~ Phil Freeman

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2022
Label:	Harmageddon Records / Odyssey Records
UPC:	4260341645674
Rank:	44928

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Apocalyptica   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ossi Tuomela   Vocals
Brant Smith   Featured Artist
Lacey Sturm   Vocals,Featured Artist
Paul Bushnell   Bass
Brent Smith   Vocals,Featured Artist
Gavin Rossdale   Vocals,Featured Artist
Dave Lombardo   Featured Artist
Lacey Mosley   Featured Artist
Joe Duplantier   Vocals,Featured Artist
Joe Barresi   Vocals
Howard Benson   Keyboards
Johnny Andrews   Vocals
Tipe Johnson   Vocals

Technical Credits

Mikko Siren   Composer
Sean Oakley   Mixing Assistant
Ossi Tuomela   Recording Assistant
Mikko Harma   Photography
Mirella Koullias   Model
Jon Nicholson   Drum Technician
Nik Karpen   Assistant Engineer
Fiora Cutler   Composer
Mike Fasano   Drum Technician
Gavin Rossdale   Composer
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Max Martin   Composer
Keith Armstrong   Assistant Engineer
Mike Plotnikoff   Engineer
Paavo Lotjonen   Composer
Jason Gossman   Mixing Assistant
Guy Sigsworth   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Dave Lombardo   Composer
Apocalyptica   Arranger
Eicca Toppinen   Composer
Perttu Kivilaakso   Composer
Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki   Engineer
Joe Duplantier   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Joe Barresi   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Paul DeCarli   Digital Editing
Howard Benson   Producer,Programming
Jun Murakawa   Tracking Assistant
Johnny Andrews   Composer
Nino Laurenne   Recording Assistant
Andrew Schubert   Engineer
Brad Townsend   Engineer
Morgan Stratton   Mixing Assistant
Ralf Strathmann   Photography
Matias Kupiainen   Drum Engineering
Buero Dirk Rudolph   Design,Art Direction
Adam Gontier   Composer