The following is a comprehensive discography of Apocalyptica, a Finnish cello metal group. As a band, they have released ten studio albums, that have charted in their native Finland, Austria, France, and in the United States. In addition to their ten studio albums, also released are two compilation albums, one soundtrack, one live album and three DVD albums.
Apocalyptica have released 13 singles to date, including two number ones. The first single, "Bittersweet", reached No. 1 in Finland in 2004. Their single "I Don't Care" featuring Adam Gontier on lead vocals, reached No. 1 in 2008 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications FIN AUT CHE FRA GER MEXApocalyptica Album Search at mexicancharts.com NLD POLPeak chart positions for studio albums in Poland: Cult: Reflections: Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony: Cell-0: US[ Billboard charts] UK Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Released: 3 October 1996 Label: Mercury/PolyGram 7 — — — — — — — — — FIN: 23,303+ FIN: Platinum POL: Gold GER: Gold Inquisition Symphony Released: 22 September 1998 Label: Mercury/PolyGram 10 — — — 69 — — — — — Cult Released: 28 April 2000 Label: Mercury/Universal 15 58 80 — 24 — — 31 — — GER: Gold Reflections Released: 2 October 2003 Label: Island/Universal 8 26 42 131 15 — — 28 — — GER: Gold Apocalyptica Released: 24 January 2005 Label: Vertigo/Universal 2 6 6 61 5 — 76 39 — — FIN: 15,075+ FIN: Gold Worlds Collide Released: 14 September 2007 Label: Sony BMG 8 13 10 45 10 5 90 — 59 111 US: 233,000+ RUS: Gold RIAA: Gold 7th Symphony Released: 24 August 2010 Label: Sony Music 2 6 5 34 6 15 — 5 31 — US: 32,128 POL: 10,000+ POL: Gold Shadowmaker Released: 20 April 2015 Label: Eleven Seven Music 7 31 15 76 13 — — — 190 — Cell-0 Released: 10 January 2020 Label: Silver Lining 13 — 11 192 24 — — 37 — — Plays Metallica, Vol. 2 Released: 7 June 2024 Label: Throwdown Entertainment 25 32 20 — 19 — — — — — "—" denotes the album failed to chart, or not released.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsFINAUTCHEGERBEL Wagner Reloaded-Live in Leipzig Released: 15 November 2013 Label: BMG 40 70 88 36 180 Live In Helsinki St. John's Church Released: 17 November 2023 Label: Harmageddon — — — — —
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions FIN AUT CHE FRA GER The Best of Apocalyptica Released: 21 September 2002 Label: Universal — — — — — Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello Released: 30 May 2006 Label: 20-20 16 19 23 158 24 "—" denotes the album failed to chart, or not released.
Extended plays Title Album details Metal Classic, Classic Metal Released: 9 September 2022 Label: Harmageddon
Singles Year SingleChart positionsCertifications Album FIN AUT CHE GER US USMain. USAlt.US Rock CAN UK UK Rock 1996 "O Holy Night/Little Drummer Boy" 11 — — — — — —× — — — 1998 "Nothing Else Matters" [A]Finnish Music Database search for Nothing Else Matters Database of Finnish Institute of Recorded Sounds 1901–1999. — — — — — — —× — — — Inquisition Symphony "Harmageddon" — — — — — — —× — — — 2001 "Path Vol.2"(featuring Sandra Nasić) 4 58 100 41 — — —× — — — Cult 2002 "Hope Vol.2"(featuring Matthias Sayer) — — — 74 — — —× — — — 2003 "Faraway Vol.2"(featuring Linda Sundblad) — — — 43 — — —× — — — Reflections "Seemann"(featuring Nina Hagen) 18 35 73 13 — — —× — — — 2004 "Bittersweet"(featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen) 1 11 8 6 — — —× — — — Apocalyptica 2005 "Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie"(featuring Marta Jandová and Manu) — 43 60 23 — — —× — — — "Life Burns!"(featuring Lauri Ylönen) 17 61 80 31 — — —× — — — 2006 "Repressed"(featuring Matt Tuck and Max Cavalera) 19 — — 74 — — —× — — — Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello 2007 "I'm Not Jesus"(featuring Corey Taylor) 15 — — 55 — 6 15× — 149 2 Worlds Collide 2008 "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)"(featuring Cristina Scabbia) — — — — — — —× — — — "I Don't Care"(featuring Adam Gontier) 13 — — — 78 1 214 59 — — MC: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum 2010 "End of Me"(featuring Gavin Rossdale) — — — 81 — 5 2016 — — — 7th Symphony "Broken Pieces"(featuring Lacey Mosley) — — — — — — —— — — — "Not Strong Enough"(featuring Brent Smith)[B] 16 — — — — — —36 — — — RIAA: Gold 2011 "Not Strong Enough"(featuring Doug Robb, US version)[B] — — — — — 21 — — — — — 2015 "Cold Blood" — — — — — 24 — — — — — Shadowmaker "Sin in Justice"(with Vamps) — — — — — — — — — — — iTunes exclusive 2019 "Me melkein kuoltiin" 15 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" 2021 "White Room" — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 "The Four Horsemen" — — — — — — — — — — — Plays Metallica Vol. 2 " The Unforgiven II" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes the single failed to chart, or not released. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.
Notes A ^"Nothing Else Matters" was a promotional-only release. B ^"Not Strong Enough" single was first released with Brent Smith of Shinedown on vocals in Europe in November 2010. The second version of the single, re-recorded with a different singer, Doug Robb, due to Shinedown's label Atlantic not allowing Smith's vocals to be used on the US radio, was released in the US market in 2011.Apocalyptica Pulls Smith's Vocals For Single AlternativeAddiction.com. 8 January 2011.
Video albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsFINHUNLive Released: 30 July 2001 Label: Island Records — —Reflections Revised Released: 2003 Label: Universal Music — —The Life Burns Tour Released: 26 May 2006 Label: Sony Music Entertainment 5 8 "—" denotes the album failed to chart, or not released.
Music videos Year Title Director(s) 1996 "Enter Sandman" Kare Hellen "The Unforgiven" 1998 "Nothing Else Matters" Pasi Pauni "Harmageddon" Kare Hellen 2000 "Path" Carsten Gutschmidt, Mira Tiel 2001 "Path Vol.2"(featuring Sandra Nasić) Kai Sehr "Hope Vol.2"(featuring Matthias Sayer) Christoph Mangler, Mathias Vielsaecker 2003 "Somewhere Around Nothing" Omar Abulzahab "Faraway Vol.2"(featuring Linda Sundblad) Olaf Heine "Seemann"(featuring Nina Hagen) Taku Kaskela 2004 "Bittersweet"(featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen) Antti Jokinen "Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie"(featuring Marta Jandová) Uwe Flade "Life Burns"(featuring Lauri Ylönen) Volker Hannwacker 2006 "Repressed"(featuring Matt Tuck and Max Cavalera) Ralf Strathann 2007 "I'm Not Jesus"(featuring Corey Taylor) Tony Petrossian "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)"(featuring Cristina Scabbia) Marko Mäkilaakso 2008 "I Don't Care"(featuring Adam Gontier) Lisa Mann "Grace" Igor Burloff 2010 "End of Me"(featuring Gavin Rossdale) Lisa Mann "Broken Pieces"(featuring Lacey Mosley) "Not Strong Enough"(featuring Brent Smith / Doug Robb) 2015 "Cold Blood " 2016 "Battery" Ville Juurikkala 2019 "Ashes of the Modern World" "Rise" Lisa Mann "En Route To Mayhem" 2020 "Live Or Die"(featuring Joakim Brodén) Ville Juurikkala 2021 "White Room"(featuring Jacoby Shaddix) Taku Kaskela 2022 "I'll Get Through It"(featuring Geezer Butler) William Felch "Bolero" Jani Vuorialho "Rise Again"(with Simone Simons) Lisa Mann 2023 "What We're Up Against"(featuring Elize Ryd) Patric Ullaeus 2024 "The Four Horsemen"(featuring Rob Trujillo) "The Unforgiven II" "One"(featuring James Hetfield & Rob Trujillo) 2026 "Upperhand"(featuring Kalandra)
Guest appearances
Year Song Artist Album1997 "Purify Yourself" WaltariSpace Avenue "Look Out Tonite" "Meine Liebe ist ein Monster" SchweisserHeiland1999 "Take Your Time" Guitar SlingersThe Story So Far2000 "Letting the Cables Sleep - Remix" BushLetting the Cables Sleep, Pt. 2 "Bataillon D'amour" Joachim WittBayreuth 22001 "In Joy and Sorrow" HIMDeep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights"Riverside" Rea GarveyCan't Stand the Silence "Perdeler Apocalyptica Version" Şebnem FerahPerdeler "Valtio" SepulturaNation2004"Turn the Sky" AngelzoomAngelzoom "Built to Resist" Grip Inc.Incorporated2005 "Intro" Bullet for My ValentineThe Poison "Benzin [Kerosiini Remix]" RammsteinBenzin "Бой с тенью" Shadowboxing Movie Soundtrack "Dead Promises" The RasmusHide from the Sun2008"Live for the Kill" Amon AmarthTwilight of the Thunder God2006 "Die Schlinge" Oomph!GlaubeLiebeTod2007"Ghost" The 69 EyesAngels2009 "Иуда" ("Iuda") Пилигрим (Pilgrim) Vybora niet 2012 "Edge of a Dream" FirewindFew Against Many "The Beauty of Cortana" Neil DavidgeHalo 4 Original Soundtrack 2015 "Sin in Justice" Vamps Digital Single "Peace Revisited" DarudeMoments 2017 "Kelpaat kelle vaan" SanniVain elämää - kausi 7, toinen kattaus2020 "Angels Calling" Sabaton Attero Dominatus2022 "Someone To Talk To" Three Days Grace Explosions2026 "Tango" Tarja Frisson Noir
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