Acting
Perttu Kivilaakso
Born 1978-05-11 · Helsinki, Finland
Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Kivilaakso won third place in the second International Paulo Cello Competition in 1996 at age 18. Shortly afterward, he attained a lifetime chair in the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra,[4] where his father, Juhani, is also a cellist. He was on indefinite leave while touring with Apocalyptica, but left for good in 2007. Kivilaakso has also composed music for the video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, a few documentary films, as well as many original compositions for Apocalyptica, including "Conclusion", "Farewell" and "Beautiful". His first opera, Indigo, composed with his Apocalyptica bandmate Eicca Toppinen, was premiered at the Finnish National Opera on 22 January 2016. The opera tells "a story of an omnipotent, multinational company and a search for happiness".
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6.8Live is the first official Apocalyptica DVD which consists of a recorded show in Munich, on the 24th of October, 2001. It only includes tracks from the first 3 albums: Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, Inquisition Symphony and Cult.
Apocalyptica: Live
2001
NRRecorded live at Wacken, July 30th 2025. Apocalyptica began in 1993 as four students playing Metallica songs on their cellos for fun, creating a completely new sound that irrevocably fused classical and metal. Setlist: "Ride the Lightning", "Enter Sandman", "Creeping Death", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "St. Anger", "The Four Horsemen", "Blackened", "Master of Puppets", "Nothing Else Matters", "Seek & Destroy", "One"
Apocalyptica Live at Wacken 2025
2025
9.0Classic in every sense of the word: the Finnish symphonic metal combo presents Plays Metallica Vol. 2, their tenth album of symphonic Metallica covers. Setlist: "Ride the Lightning", "Enter Sandman", "St. Anger", "Blackened", "Master of Puppets", "Seek & Destroy"
Apocalyptica @ Hellfest 2025
2025
9.0Setlist: "Ride the Lightning (Metallica cover)", "Enter Sandman (Metallica cover)", "Creeping Death (Metallica cover)", "For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica cover)", "St. Anger (Metallica cover)", "Blackened (Metallica cover)", "Master of Puppets (Metallica cover)", "Seek & Destroy (Metallica cover)", "One (Metallica cover)"
Apocalyptica - M'era Luna Festival 2025
2025
