Cult (album)

Cult
Studio album by Apocalyptica
Released	September 28, 2000
Recorded	1999 - April 28, 2000
Genre	Cello metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal, instrumental metal, chamber music
Length	46:41
Label	Mercury/Universal
Apocalyptica chronology
Inquisition Symphony (1998) Cult (2000) The Best of Apocalyptica (2002) (Japan only)
Special Edition
2001's Special Edition front cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PiercingMetal	[2]

Cult is Apocalyptica's third album, released in 2000 with a special-edition released in 2001 containing an extra disc. This album also saw a small trend starting in their single releases, as both "Hope" and "Path" have second versions called "Path Vol. 2" and "Hope Vol. 2" with lyrics sung by Sandra Nasic and Matthias Sayer, respectively. Here, Apocalyptica also started using distortion effects much more boldly and frequently. 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.

Track listing

All tracks by Eicca Toppinen except where noted

Original

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" - 6:59
11. "Hall of the Mountain King" (Edvard Grieg) - 3:29
12. "Until It Sleeps" (from Metallica's Load album) - 3:15
13. "Fight Fire With Fire" (from Metallica's Ride the Lightning album) - 3:25

Special Edition Disc 2

1. "Path Vol.2" (featuring Sandra Nasić) - 3:23
2. "Hope Vol.2" (featuring Matthias Sayer) - 4:02
3. "Harmageddon" (live in München, October 2000) - 4:57
4. "Nothing Else Matters" (live in München, October 2000) - 5:15
5. "Inquisition Symphony" (live in München, October 2000) - 5:05

Personnel

• Apocalyptica – Cellos
• Mika Jussila – Mastering
• Mikko Karmila – Mixing
• Vertti Teräsvuori – Photography
• Eicca Toppinen – Percussion, Arranger, Double Bass, Liner Notes
• Jyrki Tuovinen – Engineer

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart[3]	38

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r527803
2. ^ http://www.piercingmetal.com/cd_apocalyptica_cult.htm
3. ^ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=3&lang=pl