APOCALYPTICA: More U.S. Dates Announced; Russian Footage, Photos Available

Russia Today has posted a two-minute video report on Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA's recent trip to Russia for concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Watch the clip below.

The MetalList webzine has posted photos of APOCALYPTICA's February 26, 2008 concert at the B1 club in Moscow. Check them out at this location.

The group's setlist for the Moscow concert was as follows:

01. Words Collide
02. Refuse/Resist
03. I'm Not Jesus
04. Fight Fire With Fire
05. Grace
06. SOS
07. ION
08. Path
09. Somewhere around Nothing
10. Seek And Destroy
11. Bittersweet
12. Helden
13. Last Hope
14. Hall Of The Mountain King
15. Enter Sandman
16. Nothing Else Matters
17. Life Burns
18. Inquisitions Symphony
19. Seemann

According to Ticketmaster.com, APOCALYPTICA has scheduled the following U.S. dates:

Apr. 26 - Fine Line Music Café - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 27 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 02 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
May 05 - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 12 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

More shows will be announced soon.

As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA has had the U.S. release date of its new album, "Worlds Collide", pushed back once again — this time to April 15. The CD, which entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8 and also landed on both the German and Swiss charts at No. 10, was made available in standard and "deluxe" versions, the latter of which is described as "truly a work of art both in its artwork and its content." The "deluxe" edition contains two bonus tracks — "Ural" and "Dreamer" — as well as a DVD. The DVD contains the "I'm Not Jesus" video along with the "making of" footage, plus an interview from the listening session in Berlin and a photo gallery.

"Worlds Collide" features guest appearances by Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR), Till Lindemann (RAMMSTEIN), Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL), Dave Lombardo (SLAYER), and Adam Gontier (THREE DAYS GRACE).

Russia Today report:



Fan-filmed video footage of "Nothing Else Matters" (METALLICA cover) performed in Moscow on February 26, 2008: