It's hard to overstate just how massive Metallica was in 1993, both in America and around the world. After methodically building an audience for its brand of thrash-metal — full of time changes and ...

Seeking and destroying select Metallica tunes on four cellos is much of what Apocalyptica has been doing for more than a quarter of a century. Lead cellist Eicca Toppinen said he first saw Metallica ...

The Finns love their classical music. They also dig their heavy metal, too, as many an American metal act has discovered on tour. It makes sense, then, that the world's foremost heavy-metal cello ...

Apocalyptica have landed the ultimate stamp of approval on their cover of Metallica's "One" by getting two of Metallica's band members to guest on the track. Both James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo ...

The deep, cavernous sounds of the cello are perfect for heavy metal. They can be dark and brooding. They provide a nice, long bass sound that’ s a perfect backup to songs about sadness and destruction ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Apocalyptica are easily one of the most unorthodox, yet iconic ...