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| Released | August 20, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 52:03(standard edition) 57:42(deluxe edition) | |||
| Label | Sony Music Germany/Columbia,Jive(US) | |||
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7th Symphony is the seventhstudio album by the Finnishcello metal bandApocalyptica. It was released on August 20, 2010, in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, August 23, 2010, in the rest of the world, and August 24, 2010, in the U.S. and Canada. Released three years after their previous albumWorlds Collide, Apocalyptica continued the practice of having four tracks with featured vocalists, while the remaining tracks are all instrumental.Dave Lombardo ofSlayer was once again featured on drums, on the track entitled "2010". The band toured with touring vocalist Tipe Johnson in support of the album in Europe, Mexico, Canada, the US and Venezuela since the summer of 2010.
The first single "End of Me" withGavin Rossdale ofBush on vocals, was premiered on Finnish Radio Ylex on June 7, 2010. It received radio play June 28, 2010,[2] and its release date was on August 6, 2010, in Germany.[3] The second single from the album, "Broken Pieces" withLacey Sturm, formerly ofFlyleaf, was released in October 2010. The third single, "Not Strong Enough" featuringBrent Smith, was released in November 2010, but not in the US, where another version of the song, featuring Doug Robb ofHoobastank on vocals, started playing on US radio on January 18, 2011.[4] The song was re-recorded with Robb after the band failed to secure the rights to release the song with Smith's vocals to U.S. radio from Shinedown's label,Atlantic Records.[5] Accordingly, the promotional video for "Not Strong Enough" was re-released with Doug Robb replacing all scenes that were initially shot with Brent Smith.
The track "Bring Them to Light" was originally written forWorlds Collide, but bothJoe Duplantier (ofGojira) and Apocalyptica were unhappy with the original, and so they decided to re-work the track, and re-record it for their next studio album.[6]
All tracks produced byJoe Barresi, except for "Not Strong Enough" and "Broken Pieces" produced byHoward Benson.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "At the Gates of Manala" | Perttu Kivilaakso,Paavo Lötjönen,Mikko Sirén, Eicca Toppinen | 7:03 |
| 2. | "End of Me" (feat.Gavin Rossdale ofBush) | Johnny Andrews, Gavin Rossdale, Toppinen | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Not Strong Enough" (feat.Brent Smith ofShinedown) | Diane Warren | 3:36 |
| 4. | "2010" (feat.Dave Lombardo ofSlayer) | Kivilaakso, Lombardo, Lötjönen, Sirén | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Beautiful" | Kivilaakso | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Broken Pieces" (feat.Lacey Sturm ofFlyleaf) | Fiora Cutler, Guy Sigsworth, Toppinen | 3:55 |
| 7. | "On the Rooftop with Quasimodo" | Sirén | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Bring Them to Light" (feat.Joe Duplantier ofGojira) | Duplantier, Toppinen | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Sacra[A]" | Sirén, Toppinen | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Rage of Poseidon" | Kivilaakso, Lötjönen, Sirén, Toppinen | 8:49 |
| 11. | "Return Game" (bonus track when downloaded fromAmazon) | Toppinen | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 52:03 | ||
7th Symphony was released in six different formats.
Contains the standard 10-track album.
Contains the standard 10-track album.
Contains 12 songs (additional tracks being "Through Paris in A Sportscar" and "The Shadow of Venus") and a bonus DVD with filmed acoustic recordings from a session at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, recorded on June 4, 2010.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Through Paris in a Sportscar" | Sirén | 3:52 |
| 12. | "The Shadow of Venus" | Kivilaakso, Toppinen | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Beautiful" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Not Strong Enough" (feat. Tipe Johnson ofLeningrad Cowboys) | 4:06 |
| 3. | "End of Me" (feat. Tipe Johnson) | 3:25 |
| 4. | "I Don't Care" (feat. Tipe Johnson) | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Sacra" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Bittersweet" | 3:40 |
Digital download versions include the standard 10-track edition and the limited 12-track edition of the album, with additional bonus tracks "Spiral Architect" or "Return Game". The iTunes bonus track "Spiral Architect" is a cover ofBlack Sabbath and was also featured in the free CD available with the September 2010 issue ofMetal Hammer.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Spiral Architect" (Black Sabbath cover fromSabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)) | Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 3:16 |
A cello-shaped USB stick with 10 songs, plus "Through Paris In A Sports Car " and "The Shadow Of Venus", as well as "End Of Me" video,On the Road with Apocalyptica tour film (Ukraine 2010) and digital booklet.
Contains standard 10-track album. Released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rock Sound | [8] |
| Type 3 Media | [9] |
Phil Freeman ofAllmusic felt that7th Symphony was a "string tribute"[1] while Merlin Alderslade ofRock Sound said it was not a spectacular album in comparison to Apocalyptica's previous albumWorlds Collide.[8]
Guest musicians
| Chart (2010) | Provider | Peak position | Certification | Sales[10]/ shipments |
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| Finnish Albums Chart[11] | IFPI/YLE | 2 | - | - |
| German Albums Chart[12] | IFPI/Media Control | 6 | - | - |
| Mexican Albums Chart[13] | AMPROFON | 15 | - | - |
| Polish Albums Chart[14] | OLiS/ZPAV | 5 | Gold[15] | 10.000[16] |
