Reflections (album)
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2003 |
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CD |
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Rock music , cello rock |
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13 |
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46:52 |
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Studio (s) |
Petrax Studios, Finland |
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Reflections is the fourth studio album by the Finnish cello rock band Apocalyptica . It was recorded in the Finnish Petrax Studios and was released in 2003 on the music label Island Records . Like its predecessors, it is characterized by pieces played instrumentally on cellos in the cello rock that they shaped . In addition, drums and percussion were used on the album, which was played on several songs by Dave Lombardo , the former drummer of the band Slayer .
Music style and background
With the release of Cult in 2000 and the band's presence on concert tours and festivals, Apocalyptica became increasingly internationally known. In 2000 they worked with Sandra Nasić and released the single Path Vol. 2 based on their own composition Path , together with Matthias Sayer from the Farmer Boys followed Hope Vol. 2 and the Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura took that with Apocalyptica Instrumental piece Valtio for their album Nation on. Shortly thereafter, the band accompanied Megadeth on their tour in England. Due to personal differences, Max Lilja left the band and joined Hevein , so that only two of the founding members played for the recordings of Reflections with Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen and the band with Perttu Kivilaakso only consisted of three permanent members.
The style of the band's first two albums was shaped by the cellos they used to interpret well-known songs by Metallica and other metal bands. First on Inquisition Symphony and then increasingly on Cult in 2000, Apocalyptica's albums increasingly featured original compositions that were stylistically based on the interpreted metal songs. At Reflections , the band played for the first time exclusively original compositions by band members Eicca Toppinen and Perttu Kivilaakso. All songs are instrumental and, unlike their predecessors, they were accompanied by percussion and drums, which were played in the studio by Dave Lombardo and Sami Kuoppamäki. In addition, there were other instruments as accompaniment, especially violins and a double bass. In the song Faraway , the band is also accompanied by the pianist Juhani Lagerspetz in Cortege play Antero Manninen and Gregoire Korniluk as other cellists, Toreador II is accompanied by the trumpet of Pasi Pirinen and Epilogue (relief) Jaakko Kuusisto comes as a solo Violinist on duty.
The cover of the album, which shows an unclothed woman from behind and with the typical cello sound holes on her back in front of a steppe landscape, is based on the movie poster for the film The Red Violin from 2000
Publication and reception
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Reflections was released in early 2003 as the band's fourth studio album. In Germany, the album entered the German album charts on February 24, 2003 and rose to number 15; it was in the charts for a total of 9 weeks. In Austria it rose to rank 26 and was on the charts for 11 weeks and in Switzerland it was on the charts for 8 weeks and climbed to rank 42. In her home country Finland the album became a top 10 hit and reached rank 8 the Finnish album charts.
According to Laut.de "the three Finns create an absolutely independent masterpiece:" Reflections "offers the listener a variety of musical directions that cannot be surpassed that quickly." According to metal.der, Apocalyptica has "become an independent, creative, extravagant band" and the album “continues the honest course of the band and their musical self”, “for the benefit of fans who let themselves be carried away by their style, the classical orchestration with consistent reference to heavy metal music.” The album was “completely successful Album, which by no means shows stagnant tendencies, and always with a view to the front brings new impulses in a special symbiosis of classical and metal. ”Holger Stratmann from Rock Hard “ Apocalyptica [in the metal world] are still fighting for recognition, but they are Don't vie for it and confidently go their own way. "For him, Reflections has become a" damn important album because it was first t times exclusively contains his own compositions ”and for him“ [various songs] leave no doubt that Apocalyptica can easily reach the density of Thrash Metal bands like Exodus or Slayer. ”However, he also emphasizes“ the dark, vulnerable, rather the Classical side, which is the highlight of the record with the beautiful 'Cohkka' and the atmospheric 'Cortége'. "
On later releases under the title Reflections / Revised , bonus tracks and additional material were added to the CD. This is mainly a supplement with the song Seemann , a cover version of the song of the same name by Rammstein , which was recorded with Nina Hagen as a singer and released as a single.
Track list
The 2003 album contains 13 songs:
- Prologue (Apprehension) (Eicca Toppinen; feat.Dave Lombardo) - 3:09
- No Education (Eicca Toppinen; feat.Dave Lombardo) - 3:21
- Faraway (Eicca Toppinen) - 5:12
- Somewhere Around Nothing (Eicca Toppinen; feat. Dave Lombardo) - 4:08
- Drive (Eicca Toppinen) - 3:23
- Čohkka (Eicca Toppinen) - 4:31
- Conclusion (Perttu Kivilaakso) - 4:06
- Resurrection (Perttu Kivilaakso; feat. Dave Lombardo) - 3:35
- Heat (Eicca Toppinen) - 3:25
- Cortége (Eicca Toppinen) - 4:27
- Pandemonium (Perttu Kivilaakso) - 2:04
- Toreador II (Eicca Toppinen) - 4:04
- Epilogue (Relief) (Eicca Toppinen) - 3:04
Further materials were published in the Reflections / Revised version, which was published in the same year :
- Seemann (album version; feat.Nina Hagen) - 4:43
- Faraway Vol. 2 (Extended Version; feat.Dave Lombardo, Linda) - 5:13
- Delusion - 4:11
- Perdition - 4:10
- Leave Me Alone - 4:10
A DVD with live recordings, video clips and making-of material was also enclosed with this version.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Stefan Mertlik: Apocalyptica , portrait on laut.de; accessed on August 21, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Apocalyptica - Reflections at Discogs ; accessed on August 20, 2020.
- ↑ a b Apocalyptica - Reflections. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
- ^ A b Apocalyptica - Reflections Symphony. austriancharts.at, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
- ^ A b Apocalyptica - Reflections Symphony. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Apocalyptica - Reflections. ifpi.fi, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Apocalyptica- Reflections , Review on metal.de; accessed on August 21, 2020.
- ^ Holger Stratmann: Apocalyptica- Reflections , Review on rockhard.de; accessed on August 21, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Apocalyptica - Reflections / Revised at Discogs ; accessed on August 20, 2020.