Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony 2010 ak

7th Symphony
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Studio album by Apocalyptica
Released August 20, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Cello rock, cello metal, symphonic metal, chamber
57:42 (deluxe edition)
Label Sony Music Germany/Columbia, Jive (US)
Producer Joe Barresi, Howard Benson

Apocalyptica chronology
Worlds Collide
(2007) 7th Symphony
(2010) Wagner Reloaded-Live in Leipzig
(2013)

Singles from 7th Symphony

   "End of Me"
   Released: June 28, 2010
   "Broken Pieces"
   Released: October 22, 2010
   "Not Strong Enough"
   Released: November 1, 2010 (UK)

7th Symphony is the seventh studio album by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica.
It was released on August 20, 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, August 23, 2010 in the rest of the world, and August 24, 2010 in the U.S. and Canada.
Released three years after their previous album Worlds Collide,
Apocalyptica has stayed with the tradition of having 4 tracks with featured vocalists, the remaining tracks are all instrumental.
Dave Lombardo of Slayer is once again featured on drums, on the track entitled "2010".
The band has been touring with touring vocalist Tipe Johnson in support of the album in Europe, Mexico, Canada, US and Venezuela since the summer of 2010.

The first single "End of Me" with Gavin Rossdale of Bush on vocals, was premiered on Finnish Radio Ylex on June 7, 2010.
It received radio play June 28, 2010, and its release date was on August 6, 2010 in Germany. The second single from the album, "Broken Pieces" with Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf, was released in October 2010.
The third single, "Not Strong Enough" featuring Brent Smith, was released in November 2010, but not in the US, where another version of the song, featuring Doug Robb of Hoobastank on vocals, impacted US radio on January 18, 2011.
The song was re-recorded with Robb after the band failed to secure the rights to release the song with Smith's vocals to the US radio from Shinedown's label, Atlantic Records.
Accordingly, the promotional video for "Not Strong Enough" was re-released with Doug Robb replacing all scenes that were initially shot with Brent Smith.

The track "Bring Them to Light" was originally written for Worlds Collide, but both Joe Duplantier (of Gojira) and Apocalyptica were unhappy with the original, and so they decided to re-work the track, and re-record it for their next studio album.

Contents

   1 Track listing
   2 Release
       2.1Deluxe edition 12 track
   3 Personnel
 
Track listing
Contains 12 songs (additional tracks being "Through Paris in A Sportscar" and "The Shadow of Venus")
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
All tracks produced by Joe Barresi, except for "Not Strong Enough" and "Broken Pieces" produced by Howard Benson.

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "At the Gates of Manala"   Perttu Kivilaakso, Paavo Lötjönen, Mikko Sirén, Eicca Toppinen 7:03

2. "End of Me" (feat. Gavin Rossdale of Bush) Johnny Andrews, Gavin Rossdale, Toppinen 3:29

3. "Not Strong Enough" (feat. Brent Smith of Shinedown) Diane Warren 3:36

4. "2010" (feat. Dave Lombardo of Slayer) Kivilaakso, Lombardo, Lötjönen, Sirén 4:32

5. "Beautiful"   Kivilaakso 2:19

6. "Broken Pieces" (feat. Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf) Fiora Cutler, Guy Sigsworth, Toppinen 3:55

7. "On the Rooftop with Quasimodo"   Sirén 5:00

8. "Bring Them to Light" (feat. Joe Duplantier of Gojira) Duplantier, Toppinen 4:42

9. "Sacra[A]"   Sirén, Toppinen 4:22

10. "Rage of Poseidon"   Kivilaakso, Lötjönen, Sirén, Toppinen 8:49

11. "Return Game"   Toppinen 4:16

12. "The Shadow of Venus"   Kivilaakso, Toppinen 4:04

Total length:
57:42

Notes

   A ^"Sacra" is partly inspired by Finnish folk song "Peltoniemen Hintriikan surumarssi".[6]



Contains Deluxe edition 12 track CD Released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only.

Personnel

   Perttu Kivilaakso – cello, additional vocals
   Paavo Lötjönen – cello, additional vocals
   Mikko Sirén – drums, percussion, additional vocals; double bass on 'Beautiful' (live bonus DVD)
   Eicca Toppinen – cello, additional vocals
   Joe Barresi – producer, mixer
   Howard Benson – producer, keyboards and programming (on "Not Strong Enough" and "Broken Pieces")
   Chris Lord-Alge – mixer (on "Not Strong Enough")
   Johnny Andrews – additional vocals
   Lauri Porra of Stratovarius – bass
   Paul Bushnell – bass (on "Not Strong Enough" and "Broken Pieces")

Guest musicians

   Gavin Rossdale of Bush – vocals on "End of Me"
   Brent Smith of Shinedown – vocals on "Not Strong Enough (Album Version)"
   Doug Robb of Hoobastank vocals on "Not Strong Enough (US Single Version)"
   Dave Lombardo of Slayer – drums on "2010"
   Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf – vocals on "Broken Pieces"
   Joe Duplantier of Gojira – vocals on "Bring Them to Light"

Now, if you like the music go to the shows and buy the merch,Want the CD buy it from the bands webpage (NOT wal-mart) that money goes to the artists not to anyone else