Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
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| Compilation album by Apocalyptica | ||||
| Released | May 30, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 - 2006 | |||
| Genre | Cello metal, classical, chamber music | |||
| Length | 1:44:46 | |||
| Label | 20-20 Entertainment | |||
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| RockReviews |  [2] |
Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello is the second greatest hits album by Apocalyptica.
It consists almost entirely of the band's most notable covers and original songs, however it also contains two new songs: "Repressed" and Slayer's "Angel of Death". The album was released on Tuesday, May 30, 2006.
Track listing
| CD 1: Instrumentals | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
| 1. | "Enter Sandman" (Metallica cover) | Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Plays Metallica by Four Cellos | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Harmageddon" | Eicca Toppinen | Inquisition Symphony | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica cover) | Hetfield, Ulrich | Inquisition Symphony | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Refuse/Resist" (Sepultura cover) | Max Cavalera | Inquisition Symphony | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Somewhere Around Nothing" | Toppinen | Reflections | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Betrayal/Forgiveness" (featuring Dave Lombardo) | Perttu Kivilaakso | Apocalyptica | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Farewell" | Kivilaakso | Apocalyptica | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Master of Puppets" (Metallica cover) | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Cliff Burton | Plays Metallica by Four Cellos | 6:03 |
| 9. | "Hall of the Mountain King" | Edvard Grieg | Cult | 3:29 |
| 10. | "One" (Metallica cover) | Hetfield, Ulrich | Inquisition Symphony | 5:45 |
| 11. | "Heat" | Toppinen | Reflections | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Čohkka" | Toppinen | Reflections | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Kaamos" (Finnish for "Polar Night") | Toppinen | Cult | 4:44 |
| 14. | "Deathzone" | Kivilaakso | Apocalyptica | 4:36 |
| 15. | "Angel of Death" (Slayer cover) | Jeff Hanneman | previously unreleased | 2:56 |
Total length: |
1:07:53 | |||
| CD 2: Vocals | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
| 1. | "Repressed" (featuring Max Cavalera and Matt Tuck) | Toppinen, Cavalera, Matt Tuck | previously unreleased | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Path Vol. 2" (featuring Sandra Nasić) | Toppinen | Cult: Special Edition | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Bittersweet" (featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen) | Toppinen | Apocalyptica | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Hope Vol. 2" (featuring Matthias Sayer) | Toppinen | Cult: Special Edition | 4:03 |
| 5. | "En Vie" (featuring Manu) | Kivilaakso | Apocalyptica | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Faraway Vol. 2" (featuring Linda Sundblad) | Toppinen | Reflections Revised | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Life Burns!" (featuring Lauri Ylönen) | Toppinen | Apocalyptica | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Seemann" (Rammstein cover, featuring Nina Hagen) | Oliver Riedel | Reflections Revised | 5:20 |
Total length: |
33:28 | |||
| Limited Edition | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
| 1. | "Heat" (music video) | Toppinen | 3:22 | |
| 2. | "Wie Weit" (featuring Marta Jandová) | Toppinen | Apocalyptica | 3:27 |
Total length: |
6:49 | |||
Limited edition
The album has two versions: regular and limited. Limited edition included the "Heat"-video and bonustrack "Wie Weit". The quickest orders of this edition received an Apocalyptica key trailer.
References
- ↑ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Music review of Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello CD by Apocalyptica (2006)". [RockReviews]. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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