Take Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. Starting life as a Metallica cover band, with a difference, the band is made up of 3 classically trained cellists and a drummer. Their music borrows elements from a wide variety of genres, but they are effectively a band that plays metal on cellos.
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Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Fusion Metal
Something that has often fascinated me with metal music is the fusion of different musics to create something new. There are the popular metal fusions such as folk metal or opera metal, but there are also some genres that stand alone, that fuse metal with some altogether… different.
Take Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. Starting life as a Metallica cover band, with a difference, the band is made up of 3 classically trained cellists and a drummer. Their music borrows elements from a wide variety of genres, but they are effectively a band that plays metal on cellos.
Take Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. Starting life as a Metallica cover band, with a difference, the band is made up of 3 classically trained cellists and a drummer. Their music borrows elements from a wide variety of genres, but they are effectively a band that plays metal on cellos.
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