Cult (Apocalyptica album)
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| Cult | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 – 28 April 2000 | |||
| Studio | Petrax Studios, Hollola Horus Sound Studio, Hannover – vocals ("Path Vol. 2") Woodhouse Studio, Hagen – vocals ("Hope Vol. 2") | |||
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| Length | 1:15:30 (both discs) | |||
| Label | Mercury/Universal | |||
| Producer | Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa | |||
| Apocalyptica chronology | ||||
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| Special Edition | ||||
 2001's Special Edition alternate album cover | ||||
Cult is the third studio album by Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, released in 2000, with a special edition issued in 2001 that includes an extra disc, mixed and mastered at Finnvox. Apocalyptica's first two albums consisted mostly of cover songs. Cult was their first album to feature mainly original compositions, along with using distortion effects much more boldly and frequently, which gave the album a more orchestral sound.[1] The record also experimented with vocals and other instrumentation. There are some versions of the first release with "Path Vol. 2" as the first track and "Path" as the fourteenth. This is the last Apocalyptica album to feature Max Lilja on cello. The song "Hope Vol. 2" has a music video that features scenes from the film Vidocq. Cult, along with Inquisition Symphony and Live, were bundled together in a limited edition collectors box set, issued in 2003.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Path" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Struggle" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Romance" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Pray!" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "In Memoriam" | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Hyperventilation" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Beyond Time" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Hope" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Kaamos" | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Coma" (Live at Hollola Church) | 6:59 |
| 11. | "Hall of the Mountain King" (Edvard Grieg cover, from Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act II, Pt. 5) | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Until It Sleeps" (Metallica cover, from Load) | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Fight Fire with Fire" (Metallica cover, from Ride the Lightning) | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | |
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Path Vol. 2" | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Hope Vol. 2" | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "Harmageddon (Live at Muffatwerk, Munich, on 24 October 2000, from Inquisition Symphony)" | 4:57 | |
| 4. | "Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover, from Metallica)" | Note 1 | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Inquisition Symphony (Sepultura cover, from Schizophrenia)" | Note 1 | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 22:42 | ||
Note
[edit]- ^Note 1 Also Live at Muffatwerk, Munich, on 24 October 2000, and also from Inquisition Symphony
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[4] |
| PiercingMetal |   [5] |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums Chart[6] | 31 |
Credits
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Apocalyptica
[edit]- Eicca Toppinen – cello, double bass, percussion, arrangements
- Max Lilja – cello
- Paavo Lötjönen – cello
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello
Additional personnel
[edit]
Path Vol.2[edit]
Hope Vol.2[edit]
Other[edit]
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Mixing[edit]
Images[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Apocalyptica – Cult – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Apocalyptica – Collectors Box Set – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "Cult". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ "Reviews – CD". PiercingMetal.com. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
