There's something incredibly sexy about rock music played on a cello.
I mentioned the group Apocalyptica in a post about Eurovision last week. That mention didn't do them justice.
My father had actually given us a CD with some of Apocalyptica's music a few months ago, but it wasn't until last week that I actually paid any attention to them. He brought over 3 more CD's with the intent of giving them to my husband (a music aficionado) and my son (a hard rock fan.) They haven't left my desk.
Coincidentally, that same day, I was watching Eurovision videos on YouTube, and came across their performance. At first I was struck by the pure strangeness of the performance complete with circus performers, but as I continued to watch, then sought out more videos of them, I became entranced.
They're hot.
They're sexy.
They're Finnish, and they're classically trained.
They play hard rock, bill themselves as playing Gothic/Metal/Classical and can make you like it even if you don't normally, because {gasp} they're real musicians.
They're as famous for covering Metallica {gag} with four cellos as they are for their classical pieces. But oh my pod, wait until you hear The Unforgiven. Or their wild version of "Hall of the Mountain King." As one commenter said, "headbanging to classical!"
They've also been around for 10 years, and all that time I've been completely ignorant of them. Is it because they're European, or just because I'm not that big of a music listener anymore? No matter. Check out them out on their website, on YouTube, their My Space page, or wherever it is you grab your music.
Their new CD, "Worlds Collide" is being released world wide this month, and according to the website, one song from the CD per day will be featured on the My Space page. Strangely, the site doesn't list a US release date. Don't leave us out!
Here's a video of one of the songs from the Life Burns album, "Bittersweet".
Meanwhile, I have 3 lovely CD's (including "Amplified" and "Cult") to listen to, going back to 2001.
Thanks, Dad!
2006 interview with European Weekly