Written by Brandon on Friday, September 19, 2008

StationBreak: Apocalyptica

A long time ago, in a land not so far away I was a huge fan of Metallica. And by huge I mean I purchased pretty much every one of their albums even though I spent most of my time listening to the likes of 2Pac, DJ Quik, and everyone in N.W.A. So as you can see I’ve had a wide range of musical tastes pretty much since day one. Heck even now I’m just as happy listening to Brooks and Dunn as I am Five Finger Death Punch. So, given my stance on listening to pretty much anything and everything and my having been a huge fan of Metallica it only stands to reason that one of my most listened to albums lately is by Apocalyptica, a band who originally got its start playing Metallica cover tunes.

So who is Apocalyptica? Think Metallica and you’re pretty much on the right track. Sure in most songs on Worlds Collide you’re going to be hard pressed to find any lyrics let alone the constant growl by James Hetfield, what you will find is hard hitting rock that will likely make the 1980’s head banging headache you got from “… And Justice for All” start to come back to you. However, one thing you won’t find is a guitar. Yup – not one guitar – which when I first heard them on my local rock station playing “I’m Not Jesus” made me think the DJ was a big fat liar. I mean how do you get up onstage at concerts like Ozzfest and not have a guitar?

Well, Apocalyptica is proof that you don’t need heavy guitars to put out some seriously heavy rock music … as matter of fact they do it with the Cello. Yes … that Cello, the one you typically find in an orchestra. So, wether you’re into classical music or rock – take a few minutes out of your day and check out Apocalyptica.