Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello

Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello is the second greatest hits, double album by Finnish band Apocalyptica.

Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
Compilation album by Apocalyptica
Released	30 May 2006
Recorded	1996–2006
Genre	Cello metal, classical, chamber music
Length	104:46
Label	20-20 Entertainment
Apocalyptica chronology
Apocalyptica (2006) Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello (2006) The Life Burns Tour (2006)
Singles from Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
"Repressed" Released: 19 May 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	9/10[2]
RockReviews	[3]

Track listing

CD 1: Instrumentals

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Enter Sandman" (Metallica cover from Untitled Metallica album)	Plays Metallica by Four Cellos	3:41
2.	"Harmageddon"	Inquisition Symphony	4:56
3.	"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica cover from Untitled Metallica album)	Inquisition Symphony	4:48
4.	"Refuse/Resist" (Sepultura cover Chaos A.D.)	Inquisition Symphony	3:13
5.	"Somewhere Around Nothing"	Reflections	4:10
6.	"Betrayal/Forgiveness"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	5:13
7.	"Farewell"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	5:32
8.	"Master of Puppets (song)" (Metallica cover from Master of Puppets (album))	Plays Metallica by Four Cellos	6:03
9.	"Hall of the Mountain King" (Edvard Grieg cover, from Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act II, Pt. 5)	Cult	3:29
10.	"One" (Metallica cover)	Inquisition Symphony	5:45
11.	"Heat"	Reflections	3:22
12.	"Čohkka"	Reflections	4:29
13.	"Kaamos"	Cult	4:44
14.	"Deathzone"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	4:36
15.	"Angel of Death" (Slayer cover from Reign in Blood)	Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello	2:56
Total length:			67:53

CD 2: Vocals

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Repressed"	Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello	4:27
2.	"Path Vol. 2"	Cult	3:24
3.	"Bittersweet"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	4:26
4.	"Hope Vol. 2"	Cult	4:03
5.	"En Vie"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	3:28
6.	"Faraway Vol. 2"	Reflections	5:12
7.	"Life Burns!"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	3:08
8.	"Seemann" (Rammstein cover)	Reflections	5:20
Total length:			33:28

Limited edition

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Heat" (Live video)	Reflections	3:22
2.	"Wie weit"	Untitled Apocalyptica album	3:27
Total length:			6:49

Credits

Apocalyptica

• Eicca Toppinen – cello; music (CD 1 (2, 5 & 11–13) & CD 2 (1–7) & Limited Edition), double bass, percussion, and arrangements
• Perttu Kivilaakso – cello; music (CD 1 (6, 7 & 14)), programming
• Paavo Lötjönen – cello
• Mikko Sirén – drums (CD 1 (7 & 14) & CD 2 (1, 3, 5 & 7) Limited Edition); programming

Additional personnel

Other Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa – percussion on "Cult" Mika Jussila – mastering Niina Pasanen – music styling Engineering and recording Jyrki Tuovinen – engineering (10), recording T-T Oksala – mixed, programming, recording Drummers Dave Lombardo – CD 1 (5 & 6) Sami Kuoppamäki – CD 1 (11 & 12) & "Faraway" Ex-Apocalyptica members on Plays Metallica by Four Cellos and Inquisition Symphony Antero Manninen Max Lilja – also on "Cult" Double bassists Mikko Moilanen – CD 1 (6 & 14) Ville Väätäinen – CD 2 (12) Violinists on Reflections Jyrki Lasonpalo Kerim Gribajcevic Lotta Nykäsenoja

"Seemann" Nina Hagen – vocals Michael Wolff – vocal painting Mikko Raita – mixing and recording Oliver Riedel – songwriting Teijo Jämsä – drums Vocalists and others Bittersweet Lauri Ylönen – lyrics, vocals also on "Life Burns!" Ville Valo – lyrics Quutamo Manu – on "En Vie" Marta Jandová – on "How Far" & "Wie Weit" Repressed Max Cavalera – lyrics, also songwriting on "Refuse/Resist" Matt Tuck – lyrics Path Vol. 2 Sandra Nasić – lyrics Clemens Matzenik – engineering at Horus Hope Vol.2 Matthias Sayer – lyrics Jeff Collier – lyrics

Faraway Linda Sundblad – vocals Juhani Lagerspetz – piano Metallica songwriting credits Metallica James Hetfield Kirk Hammett – Only on CD 1 (1 & 3) Cliff Burton – Only on "Master of Puppets" Lars Ulrich Other writers Edvard Grieg – "Hall of the Mountain King" Jeff Hanneman – "Angel of Death"