APOCALYPTICA - Open Air 2026 - Kultursommer Salzgitter

Name: APOCALYPTICA - Open Air 2026 - Kultursommer Salzgitter
Start: 2026-08-08T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-08T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Schloss Salder

took place · 8 Aug 2026

Schloss Salder, Salzgitter, Germany

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APOCALYPTICA - Open Air 2026 - Kultursommer Salzgitter — Schloss Salder, Salzgitter

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Finnish cello-metal band Apocalyptica are heading back to Germany - this time to Kultursommer Salzgitter at Schloss Salder.

The band started in 1996 when cellists from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki put together a tribute to Metallica. Frontman Eicca Toppinen says: "It's incredible to think that after all these years our tribute to Metallica still speaks so powerfully to people. To be able to share our love for Metallica's music with the live audience is an absolutely magical experience. This time the show is going to be next level, and we can't wait to get back out there and share the fun with our fans!"

About: Apocalyptica

Three cellists from Helsinki who turned Metallica covers into a genre of their own - Apocalyptica have spent three decades proving that distortion pedals and a classical bow make a perfectly lethal combination, racking up six million albums sold along the way.

6M+

albums sold worldwide

2M+

monthly Spotify listeners

US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart peak ('I Don't Care', 2008)

studio albums released

What's new

2025-07
Apocalyptica performed at Wacken Open Air 2025, one of the world's largest metal festivals, on a bill that also included Machine Head, Papa Roach and Gojira.
2025-02
Apocalyptica completed a North American headline tour in support of 'Plays Metallica, Vol. 2', with Nita Strauss as support act, running from February 6 in Washington D.C. through March 8 in Houston.
2026
The band's album 'Cult' (2000) was reissued as an Amber Marbled Double Vinyl, making the pivotal record available to a new generation of collectors.

Tracks

Plays Metallica by Four Cellos1996 debut album - all-cello Metallica covers that launched the band to international fame

I Don't Care (feat. Adam Gontier)#1 on US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2008, one of their biggest crossover hits

Bittersweet (feat. Lauri Ylönen & Ville Valo)#1 in Finland in 2004, fan favourite from the self-titled album

The Four Horsemen (feat. Rob Trujillo)lead single from 'Plays Metallica, Vol. 2' (2024), featuring Metallica's own bassist

Not Strong Enough (feat. Brent Smith)major European hit from '7th Symphony' (2010)

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