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Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos

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Lead Performance: Metallica; Genres: Classical, Metal

By Bob Cannon

APOCALYPTICA Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (Mercury) Classical players usually embarrass themselves on rock projects, but this Helsinki cello quartet's take on eight Metallica anthems is a vicious delight that retains the raucous spirit of the originals. ''Master of Puppets'' maintains a frenzied crunch, and ''The Unforgiven'' has a percussive drive that's as much Stravinsky as Hetfield & Co. Way better -- and louder -- than any novelty record. B

Posted Apr 11, 1997

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