Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have premiered their new video ‘Shadowmaker’ on VEVO. ‘Shadowmaker’ is the title track of their forthcoming eighth studio album scheduled for an April 3rd release in Europe. ‘Shadowmaker’ also marks the first appearance of singer Franky Perez who recently joined the band in the studio and for upcoming live activities. The video was created by D.W. Warren. See the video here:
Source: Blabbermouth
APOCALYPTICA — the ground-breaking Finnish orchestral rock group — has premiered the new video for “Stormy Wagner”.
“Stormy Wagner” is part of APOCALYPTICA‘s just-released live album “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig” (BMG), for which the band teamed with the acclaimed MDR Leipzig Symphony Orchestra. The album’s release is perfectly timed since 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of iconic German composer Richard Wagner.
“It’s complex to record a live album with an orchestra, because there are so many lines, microphones and there’s one stupid drummer, who beats the shit out of the drums and creates so much noise that everything is spoiled afterwards,” laughs APOCALYPTICA‘s cellist Eicca Toppinen while nodding to drummer Mikko Siren. “It’s a challenge, we prepared well in advance, and Sven Helbig, the orchestrator, did a great job in making it run together, it works.”
APOCALYPTICA stopped by “ZDF-Morgenmagazin” TV in Germany for a stripped-down acoustic performance of “Flight Of The Valkyries” and “Ludwig Wonderland” off “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”. Watch the clip below.
For “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”, APOCALYPTICA created new compositions based on Wagner‘s body of work and his life, teaming (with award-winning choreographer and dancer Gregor Seyffert to stage a brilliant and magical, cross-genre event featuring a live concert and theatrical production.
Since its inception, the Finnish cello-based heavy rock group APOCALYPTICA has been mining the classical form and structure creating compositions that are both unpredictable and unforgettable. From the METALLICA covers that turned the music scene on its ear to 2007’s “Worlds Collide” — which saw the group collaborate (with everyone from SLIPKNOT‘s Corey Taylor to RAMMSTEIN‘s Till Lindemann and LACUNA COIL‘s Cristina Scabbia — APOCALYPTICA have released seven studio albums featuring numerous cello-based instrumentals and vocal-based songs. They’ve explored styles from atmospheric interludes to fast, battering rhythms — their music has always been gripping, dynamic and full of melody.
Source: Bravewords.com
APOCALYPTICA has announced official dates for an encore of their critically acclaimed Wagner Reloaded show in 2014. In June, Apocalyptica will return to Leipzig to perform famous Wagner pieces as well as all-new compositions in the spectacular crossover event, created by award-winning choreographer Gregor Seyffert.
In July 2013, more than 10,000 viewers celebrated the outstanding premiere featuring an extraordinary blend of dance performances, circus and theater arts, audiovisual effects, and a unique live concert experience. The phenomenal success led to headlines such as “large-screen theater for all senses” and “globally unique project” as well as an overwhelming demand for the continuation of the massive project.
The following dates for 2014 are now officially confirmed:
June
7 – Arena Leipzig – 8:00 pm
8 – Arena Leipzig – 5:00 pm
Apocalyptica’s new album, Wagner Reloaded – Live in Leipzig, has just been released. It serves as a unique memento for everyone who has already witnessed the event, as well as a thrilling appetizer for those able to secure tickets for the upcoming shows in 2014.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
APOCALYPTICA — the groundbreaking Finnish orchestral rock group — will release “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”, an epic live collaboration with the acclaimed MDR Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, November 19 on BMG. The album’s release is perfectly timed since 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of iconic German composer Richard Wagner.
A 16-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) about the making of “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig” can be seen below.
For “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”, APOCALYPTICA created new compositions based on Wagner‘s body of work and his life, teaming with award-winning choreographer and dancer Gregor Seyffert to stage a brilliant and magical, cross-genre event featuring a live concert and theatrical production.
“We’ve been asked many times to do this type of project, but this is the first one we got excited about,” explains APOCALYPTICA‘s Eicca Toppinen. “The mission was to celebrate Wagner, [so] we took elements of his life and used his original music and rearranged it,” Toppinen adds. “It was like writing a score for a movie, I had a list of themes and I had to think about the length of scenes and write the music while envisioning APOCALYPTICA performing on a massive stage with the symphony, choir and one-hundred dancers.”
“Ludwig Wonderland”, the first clip for “Wagner Reloaded”, can be seen below. It is the first in a chronological set of three clips total to be published in shorter intervals towards the release of the live CD.
May 22, 2013 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of the composer Richard Wagner. The Berlin choreographer, award-winning dancer and artistic director of the Berlin State School of Ballet Gregor Seyffert (best dancer in the world, winner of the German dance award) staged an exceptional cross-genre spectacle with a combination of dance, artistry, object theatre, audiovisual media and a live concert that enabled audiences to experience the oeuvre of Richard Wagner. The focus was not on individual works or dramas but on visual presentation of the unique life and work of Richard Wagner, presented on stage in this form for the very first time.
To stage the theme and Wagner‘s biography in a contemporary way, Gregor Seyffert wanted to create new musical highlights by bringing today’s popular rock music together with compositions by Richard Wagner. A contemporary equivalent was created by the compositions of the Finnish cello-rock band APOCALYPTICA, which, with its unmistakable sound, provides a bridge to modern popular music.
According to Blabbermouth.net, APOCALYPTICA — the groundbreaking Finnish orchestral rock group — will release “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”, an epic live collaboration with the acclaimed MDR Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, November 19 on BMG. The album’s release is perfectly timed since 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of iconic German composer Richard Wagner.
For “Wagner Reloaded – Live In Leipzig”, APOCALYPTICA created new compositions based on Wagner‘s body of work and his life, teaming with award-winning choreographer and dancer Gregor Seyffert to stage a brilliant and magical, cross-genre event featuring a live concert and theatrical production.
“We’ve been asked many times to do this type of project, but this is the first one we got excited about,” explains APOCALYPTICA‘s Eicca Toppinen. “The mission was to celebrate Wagner, [so] we took elements of his life and used his original music and rearranged it,” Toppinen adds. “It was like writing a score for a movie, I had a list of themes and I had to think about the length of scenes and write the music while envisioning APOCALYPTICA performing on a massive stage with the symphony, choir and one-hundred dancers.”
“Ludwig Wonderland”, the first clip for “Wagner Reloaded”, can be seen below. It is the first in a chronological set of three clips total to be published in shorter intervals towards the release of the live CD.
May 22, 2013 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of the composer Richard Wagner. The Berlin choreographer, award-winning dancer and artistic director of the Berlin State School of Ballet Gregor Seyffert (best dancer in the world, winner of the German dance award) staged an exceptional cross-genre spectacle with a combination of dance, artistry, object theatre, audiovisual media and a live concert that enabled audiences to experience the oeuvre of Richard Wagner. The focus was not on individual works or dramas but on visual presentation of the unique life and work of Richard Wagner, presented on stage in this form for the very first time.
To stage the theme and Wagner‘s biography in a contemporary way, Gregor Seyffert wanted to create new musical highlights by bringing today’s popular rock music together with compositions by Richard Wagner. A contemporary equivalent was created by the compositions of the Finnish cello-rock band APOCALYPTICA, which, with its unmistakable sound, provides a bridge to modern popular music.
According to Bravewords.com, Next year’s Wacken Open Air festival will take place in Wacken, Germany from July 31st – August 2nd, 2014. At the Hamburg Metal Dayz the promoters of Wacken Open Air announced new bands for the 25th edition of the festival. A total of 13 bands were confirmed for the big anniversary in 2014.
The latest acts confirmed are HEAVEN SHALL BURN, J.B.O., DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, SODOM, ONKEL TOM, DECAPITATED, FOR THE IMPERIUM, THE OCEAN, ENDSTILLE, TORMENT, MASTERPLAN, KNORKATOR and A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, who join the previously announced acts AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, AVANTASIA, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR, ICED EARTH, KING DIAMOND, KREATOR, PRONG, and SCHANDMAUL.
Complete festival details here.
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