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Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the debut album by Finnish metal band Apocalyptica, released in 1996. It features eight instrumental Metallica covers arranged and played on cellos.
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| Studio album by Apocalyptica | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Classical, chamber music, cello rock, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram | |||
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The band was invited to record this album by a label employee after a 1995 show in which they performed some of the songs. The members were initially unsure and thought nobody would listen to such a record, but the employee insisted and they recorded it.[2] On 22 July 2016, a remastered version of the album was released with new bonus tracks.[3] In 2017 to 2019, the band returned as a cello quartet for the first time since 2009 to perform all the Metallica tracks they have covered to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the debut album. In late 2018, a live recording was released in CD, vinyl, and DVD with live footage entitled Plays Metallica by Four Cellos - A Live Performance.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Metallica album | Length |
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| 1. | "Enter Sandman" | Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield | from Metallica | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Master of Puppets" | Cliff Burton, Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Master of Puppets | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Harvester of Sorrow" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from ...And Justice for All | 6:15 |
| 4. | "The Unforgiven" | Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Sad but True" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Creeping Death" | Burton, Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Ride the Lightning | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Wherever I May Roam" | Ulrich, Hetfield | from Metallica | 6:09 |
| 8. | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield | from Master of Puppets | 5:50 |
All tracks are written by Ulrich, Hetfield.
| No. | Title | Original Metallica album | Length |
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| 9. | "Battery" | from Master of Puppets | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Nothing Else Matters (2016 Version)" | from Metallica | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Seek and Destroy" | from Kill 'Em All | 4:24 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[4] | Platinum | 23,303[4] |
| Germany (BVMI)[5] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[6] | Gold | 50,000* |
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References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r260294
- Schizodeluxe, Andrew (14 January 2015). "Apocalyptica talks to The Rockpit". The Rockpit. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos".
- "Apocalyptica" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Apocalyptica; 'Apocalyptica Plays Metallica')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2000 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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Plays Metallica by four Cellos es el álbum de estudio debut de la banda finlandesa Apocalyptica, publicado el 1 de octubre de 1996.[ru] Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
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