Apocalyptica is a Finnish band consisting of three classically-trained cellists and a drummer: Eicca Toppinen - cello Perttu Kivilaakso - cello Paavo Lötjönen - cello Mikko Sirén - drums Former Members: Antero Manninen – cello (1996–1999, usually plays live) Max Lilja – cello (1996–2002, when he joined Hevein ) Their specialty is heavy metal music on cellos, though they also play classical music. They started by playing covers of Metallica , but once the concept became popular they wr