Their speciality is heavy metal music on cellos, though they likewise play classical music.

It began by swimming covers of Metallica, but another time a conceptiin became popular it wrote their have original works, maintaining a heavily metal influences on their album 'Cult'. Sustaining 'Reflections' it somewhat vary from either their former cello rock.

Members
Current
Eicca Toppinen (Eino Toppinen) Paavo Lötjönen Perttu Kivilaakso

In stage (& in their virtually all recent record Apocalyptica) it is joined by drummer Mikko Sirén from either a Finnish glam rock band Megaphone and occasionally by previous member Antero Manninen (look at former members).

Former
Antero Manninen (today swimming in the finnish Lahti Symphony Orchestra) Max Lilja (currently swimming in the finnish band Hevein)

Covered bands and composers
Mainly Metallica, but also Grieg Pantera Rammstein Sepultura Slayer Faith No More

Collaborations with
Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Lauri Ylönen (The Rasmus) Linda Sundblad (Lambretta) Matthias Sayer (Farmer Boys) Nina Hagen Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes) Ville Valo (HIM) Marta Jandova (Die Happy) Emmanuelle Monet, aka Manu (Dolly) Şebnem Ferah Sepultura

Discography
Albums Plays Metallica by foursome violoncello (1996) Inquisiton symphony (1998) Cult (2000) Cult Favorite Edition (2001) Right of Apocalyptica (2002) (Japan only) Reflections (2003) Reflections Revised (2003) Apocalyptica (2005) Singles A Unforgiven (1996) Oh Holy Night/ Little Drummer Son (1996) Enter Sandman (1997) Harmageddon (1998) Nothing Else Matters (1998) Path (2000) Path Vol. Ii effort. Sandra Nasic (2001) Hope Vol. Two effort. Matthias Sayer (2002) Someplace about nothing (2003) Faraway Vol. Deuce deed. Linda Sundblad (2003) Seemann exploit. Nina Hagen (2003) Bittersweet exploit. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen (2004) Wie weit/How far/En Vie exploit. Marta Jandová et Manu (2005) Life Burns! exploit. Lauri Ylönen (2005) DVD Survive (inside Munich) (2001) Reflections (2003) (Bonus to the Reflections Revised Album)

Trivia
Within fan circles a members of a band typically come referred by using the as a result nicknames:

Eicca Paavo Perttu Antero Max