Apocalyptica To Play Romanian Stufstock Festival

Apocalyptica will play on Aug 14, the first day of the festival, dedicated to the metal scene.

 

The band has played in Romania in 2005 during the Peninsula festival and in 2006, in Bucharest.

 

Apocalyptica was formed in 1993 when four cellists, Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja, and Antero Manninen gathered to play Metallica covers at the Teatro Heavy Metal Club.

 

In 1996, Apocalyptica released their debut studio album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, which consisted solely of Metallica covers played on cellos. In 1998, Apocalyptica released their second studio album, Inquisition Symphony, which once again contained covers of Metallica, but also contained covers of Faith No More, Sepultura, and Pantera. For this album the band also decided to include three original songs written by Eicca Toppinen.

 

In 2000, Apocalyptica released their third studio album, Cult, which now featured 10 original songs, and only 3 covers.

 

In 2003, Apocalyptica released their fourth studio album, Reflections, which consisted for the first time of all original songs.

 

Belgian rock band dEUS also confirmed its presence in the festival and will play on Aug 15.

 

Stufstock is an event initiated by the “Save Vama Veche” movement, which became the Association for the Preservation of Protected Bio-Cultural Areas after the festival’s first edition.