Apocalyptica - Progressive Metal

Apocalyptica is a Symphonic-like, Progressive metal band made up of three cellos, double bass, and drums (obviously). They started out playing Metallica covers on their first album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, but soon decided to write their own music. Starting with their second album, Inquisition Symphony, and onward. Apocalyptica is also known for having many session musicians on their latter albums, from Dave Lombardo of Slayer, to Ville Valo of HIM.

This has been suggested several times before, and they've already been rejected. 

Edited by Henry Plainview - February 07 2011 at 18:10

Prisonburg wrote: Look, I know its in your nature to inspect some bands that have or don't have the progressive blood in them, but c'mon guys! Don't you ever listen to some of their music? Sure, most of Apocalyptica's music are more modern, but that doesn't mean that they're not progressive. Before you start judging other bands, I would like for you two to at least listen to their music and tell me why shouldn't this band be on this website. I'm doing the best I can to find some progressive bands at my newbie stage.

It doesn't matter what we think. They were already rejected years ago, and you would need unanimous admin approval to override that. That's not going to happen, so unless they release a new extremely progressive album, they're not going anywhere. 

Svetonio wrote: Prisonburg wrote: Look, I know its in your nature to inspect some bands that have or don't have the progressive blood in them, but c'mon guys! Don't you ever listen to some of their music? Sure, most of Apocalyptica's music are more modern, but that doesn't mean that they're not progressive. Before you start judging other bands, I would like for you two to at least listen to their music and tell me why shouldn't this band be on this website. I'm doing the best I can to find some progressive bands at my newbie stage. Prisonburg, I agree with you that Apocalyptica is prog metal, and without a doubt one of the most innovative acts of the genre. But, this site is not a public institution, this is a private enterprise. So, the guys have their strong reasons why they rejected Apocalyptica. I have no idea why, but the music could not be the reason, that's for sure. LOL, maybe the reason is that the Apocalyptica is "too popular", e.g. this live video have almost 1.5 MIO views (just kidding, of course)...

I agree on everything you've said. This site is full of prejudices, opportunism, bias, self-contradiction and non-competense in music. They speak nonsense about what progressive and what not. The whole addition procedure is ludicrous, tons of non-prog bands allowed, tons of prog bands rejected. It is like communism: it started right but then people controlling it don't know how to handle their power and responsibility because they are simply biased by several personal, commercial, inadequate and other misty and impure and unelucidated reasons. They simply strain their powers. And we, who don't have powers like admins and sons, are like Don Quijote against windmills. But there is one thing we musn't forget about. And it is music. Not what they do in its name. No matter what they say, music is the only important thing here. And that is ours.


Edited by Lynx33 - February 08 2011 at 05:48

Please use the Search function to see if your suggestion wasn't, by chance, done already in the past!

harmonium.ro wrote: Please use the Search function to see if your suggestion wasn't, by chance, done already in the past!

That search function dont work as it is the same in any other forum. OK, it "works", but only if one knows the topic poster nickname, the time when it was posted, it is not enough to write only the name of the band or the artist, etc.; I dont know for Apocalyptica, but I tried with Loreena McKeenith without any success. lol, It is better to send to you a PM with a question: "Hey, is this great prog act suggested by someone else yet? If not, can I send to you, at very discrete way, few simples before posting in public because I respect HolIy Progginqusition?"

Edited by Svetonio - February 08 2011 at 14:22

harmonium.ro wrote: ^ that's not true. I just did a search without setting anything, just writing "Apocalyptica", and it showed one older suggestion thread: Apocalyptica for Prog Metal (maybe) Symphonic Prog Also, you're writing Loreena McKennitt's name wrong, which is why you can't find anything. It's McKennitt, not McKeenith

Yes, but now I tried on right way and - "no result" again

Edited by Svetonio - February 08 2011 at 14:34

harmonium.ro wrote: That's because nobody suggested her before you, and your thread has the wrong spelling

Sorry Harmonium! I edited the topic, I hope It's correct now. BTW, pretty strange that nobody suggested Loreena Mc Kennitt for Prog Folk yet, isn't?

Your newbie status got nothing ado with it. You're just unlucky to take bands that have all been rejected before.

Don't take it personal and don't play it personal. It's ugly.

Prisonburg wrote: So I guess we have to listen to what the so-called "Gentle" Giants of they say? That we can't add any other suitable prog bands that considered "not prog enough", or "too popular"? What the f**k? I thought this website was where you can add a band that's PROG! But whatever. Doesn't matter anymore, because I'm pretty sure the top dogs won't ever listen to what a "Newbie" like me has to say.