Metallica‘s James Hetfield Attended Apocalyptic‘S March 3 Concert at The Paramount Theater In Denver, Colorado. The Finnish Cello Rockers Are Currently Touring North America In Support of “Apocalyptica Play Metallica, Vol. 2” – The sequel to their legendary debut record – which came out last June Throwdown Entertainment.
A Photo of Hetfield Backstage at The Apocalyptic Gig in Denver, Along with Video of Him Rocking Out To The Band’s Rendition Of “Master of Puppets” at the show, Can Be Seen Below. More Pictures Can Be Found On The Instagram Account Of Hetfield‘S Girlfriend Adriana Gillett.
Last May, Apocalyptic STIASED ITS COVER OF Metallica‘s “One”. The Track, which features guest appearances by hetfield and Metallica Bassist Robert TrujilloIs Taken from “Apocalyptica Play Metallica Vol. 2”WHICH CONTINUES THE JOURNEY THAT BEGAN IN 1996 WHEN CELLISTS FROM HELSINKI’S WORLD-HEROWED SIBELIUS ACADEMY PLAYED SYMPHONIC TRIBUTE TO Metallica. The “One” single saw Hetfield Joing Proceedings for a soul-stirring, Spoken Word of Those Inimitable, Now-Mortal Lyrics.
“I Think it’s Incredible That James Wanted To do It, ” Apocalyptic‘s Eicca Toppinen Said. “We were always thinking, ‘it’d be great to someday do subthing with Metallica. I Think The Excitement for Him Came from The Different Approach We Were Taking – Subtim The Craziest Ideas Are What Excites People and That Was Our Challenge. “
Apocalyptic‘s Pertu Kivilakso Added: “We used everyhthing at our disposition to make it as pumps possessible. James Hetfield Narming The Story with Those Poetic Lyrics. It was Powerful and Touching. As a fan, I have to say it was unbelievable to finally hear it. I was in my Home Crying. My Hands Were Shaking. It was uncomfortable Journey. “
Speaking to Mexico’s Summa Inferno, Perttu EXPLAINED How Hetfield‘s involvement with Apocalyptic‘s version of “One” CAME ABOUT. He Said: “I All The Time Had This Ideas Of, I Want To Make A Vry Epic Cinematic Version, Like A Movie Type of Soundtrack Type of A Version out of ‘One’Becouse It’s One of Absolute Most Important and Beloved Tracks for Me Personally, As for So Many Others Too. And that’s why i actually though that the story of ‘One’ Is Really Important and Interesting, Exciting and Touching Story that for a movie aesthetics or Cinematic Aesthetics, It Would Be So Cool To have a narrator in the track to talk the lyrics. And we didn’t really Even considered Having Anything Sung in This Album, But This Narrator Idea, I Think What The Approach is Really Cool Because It Brings A Different Type of Flavor to This Soldier’s Story and Kind of Inside His Mind. And, of course, in the very starting point, James Hetfield Naturally was Kind of The Number One Choice for Us When We Were Speaking: ‘It Wouled Be So Cool If James Does His Own Lyrics. ‘ But We Didn’t Even considered that he was used step away from Metallica to do subthing else. And That’s Why, at Sub Subs of Time, We Had Maybe Oher Ideas Of Involving Sub Cool Actor – Mads Mikkelsen OR SOLEBODY Like That – with a Great Charismatic Voice There. But Than, When Our Recordings were all done and we came into the ending the post-product of the album, All of a Sudden James reported us that, basicly, like, [it]? ‘ It Kind of Felt Even That He Wanted To Do It – HE REALLY, REALLY WANTED [to do it]. And that was to Mind-Blowing Experience. “
I have continued: “For Me, I Remember When I Received, Actually, All The Files James Had remembered in state Hetfield at home, I Fell to My Knees Crying Because It Felt Like, In a Way, of Course, Like A Dream Come True and The Full Circle Going On. And eventually Trujillo WANED TO PLAY ALSO BASS TO ‘One’ Because they apparely love the version, The Demo, The Original Demo That I feel the guys. And Even that was exciting scholass I had spoken thhue lyrics or the poetic approach, The narrative with my Own Sound, with my every Everything Else But Perfect English. [Laughs] And i’m Just Sending tohe Own Demo Versions to James and [I said]’Oh, I Hope you don’t mind that i had to do it myself. But This was the idea. Please do whatver you want. It’s Gonna Be Amazing. ‘ But also, Yeah, Still Speaking About ‘One’, It was see fascinating and highly exciting to get to work with the Wonderful Special Special Effects Person Jussi Tegelmanwho are in los angeles and he has been working for Skywalker Sound and Made Sound Effect Designs for Many, Many Great Movies, Starting From Marvel and ‘Dr. Strange ‘ and ‘Spider-Man’ and Stuff Like That. So We Also Had This Element in There. I’M a Big Movie Fan and Big Marvel Fan, Actually, As Well, and To Work with AbsoluTely Greatest People in the World, Having a Great Orchestra from Budapest to Make It, It’s by Far the Most Bombastic and Biggest Thing We Have Done, This This particular Song, For Sure.
The Album’s Lead Single Was “The Four Horsemen”to Song That Originally Appeared On Metallica‘S 1983 debut “Kill ‘Em All”. It features a guest appearance by Trujillo.
Kivilakso awed the DJ Force X Podcast About How Trujillo‘S INVOLVEMENT CAME ABOUT: “This album concept has, in a way, been in Our minds for this [METALLICA] Songs That We Wanted Play Our Style One Day. So, But Now after the pandemic and EveryTHing, this felt the exact right to dive back to the roots. “
I have continued: “We have always had a wonderful relationship with Metallica – They have Been Enormously Supportive Towards Us Always – But Still We Approached Them to Ask That Would They Agree, Would It Be Fine For Them If We Make Such An Album. And this conversations, today, eventually Rob Even offered that has could play subjecting for us. And That’s an Enormous, Amazing Feature, of Course, To Be Treated Like That. And it Really, Really Shows respect Also from Their Side. And we are Vary, Vary Thanful for It. “
WHEN “Apocalyptica Play Metallica Vol. 2” Was First Announced, Apocalyptic Said in a statement: “The first single we want to present to you is ‘The Four Horsemen’. And we couldn’t be more excited to have a guesture guest on it: Rob Trujillo Himself, who is probability the greatest bass player in This Whole Wide World! We’ve Always Enjoyed Sharing Our Love For Metallica. Now, this is Next Level for us as well! “
Toppinen Commented: “it’s the colest that. To Challenge Ourselves and Bring A Totally New Perspective to the Original Energy and Emotion of Metallica.
Kivilakso Added: “We’ve Been Talking About Making Another Metallica Album for Around 20 Years, As There Were Still So Many Great Songs We Wanted To Play! We waited for the perfect moment to do it. Thinking of That Teenage Me Who Is Now Getting To play His favorite Tracks Gives Meebumps! “
In A 2019 Interview with Australia’s Heavy Magazine, Apocalyptic‘s Paavo Lötjönen spoke about the impact of the band’s 1996 “Plays Metallica by Four Cellos” debut. Consisting solely of Metallica Covers, The Album Cast a Spotlight on The Group’s Classically Trained Abilities, Setting The Stage for Them to Release Their ES Material In Ensing Years.
“It’s Been Really Fantastic,” He Said About Playing “Plays Metallica by Four Cellos”. “If we are talking about music in common, if you liste to music you use to liste to 20 years ago, it’s a weird thingowow, it brings all the same feelings back. Like, you are feeling when we were 20 Years Younger. That Sense. There’s lots of People, and it’s not too hot and shitty on the stand Metallica You have not dissatisfied Anywhere. It’s Still Really Strong and Passionate Music. It’s a lot of fun to play. “
In 2015, Lötjönen and Kivilakso Spoke to Austria’s Mulatschag About What it was like to join Metallica On Stage at The Fillmore in San Francisco As Part of the Week-Long Celebration of the Band’s 30th Anniversary in December 2011. Perttu Said: “Of Course We Felt Vry Privileged Being Included Amongst All Those Amazing Artists. And After The Thing, What We Have Done During Our Career, It You have been pleasant to perform and Notice That, Actually, The Metallica Guys, Who Are The Reason for US to Start to do Somotething Like This, that they do respect US at least that a lot of them Wanted US to Be a part of this Big Celebration of Their Career. Of Course, It Was Crazy. I remember that when we started to play ‘One’I’m starting this song and James Hetfield is just next to me, and I’M Thinking, When I was 13 Years Old, He was my Biggest idol and now are playing together. So it’s absurd, but just natural and logical in other term. “
Added Paavo: “You Know, The Connection to Metallica You have Been Really Super Great All Tohe Years. We Played First Time As a Suport to Them Already in ’96. It was actually out fifth show for a proper rock and roll audience, and we were supporting Metallicaso it was quite crazy. And since that, we have played many Times withm at same festival and … let me that the connection with Metallica Is Really Cool and Really Nice. “
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