Reflections is the fourth studio album of Finnish metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...

, released in 2003 with a special-edition entitled Reflections Revised released in the later part of 2003 containing a DVD as well as the original album with five bonus tracks. It is the first album from the band to include drums. The USA slipcase cover was a picture of a burning cello, which is also seen in the inside traycard of all versions. The woman featured on the international cover is Linda Sundblad

Linda Sundblad

Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age...

, who provided vocals for the song "Faraway Vol.2". The cover is similar to the cover of the film The Red Violin

The Red Violin

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Track listing

1. "Prologue (Apprehension)" - 3:12
2. "No Education" - 3:17
3. "Faraway" - 5:13
4. "Somewhere Around Nothing" - 4:09
5. "Drive" - 3:21
6. "Čohkka" - 4:27
7. "Conclusion" - 4:06
8. "Resurrection" - 3:34
9. "Heat" - 3:21
10. "Cortége" - 4:28
11. "Pandemonium" - 2:06
12. "Toreador II" - 3:56
13. "Epilogue (Relief)" - 3:29

Revised

14. "Seemann" (Feat. Nina Hagen
    Nina Hagen
    Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
    
    ) (Rammstein
    Rammstein
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     Cover) - 4:43
    
15. "Faraway, Vol. 2" (Extended Version) (Feat. Linda Sundblad
    Linda Sundblad
    Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age...
    
    ) - 5:12
    
16. "Delusion" - 4:10
    
17. "Perdition" - 4:09
    
18. "Leave Me Alone" - 4:11
    

Russian Edition

19. "Letting the Cables Sleep
    Letting the Cables Sleep
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     (Apocalyptica Remix)" (Bush
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     cover) - 4:03
    

2005 US Reflections Re-Release

14. "Seemann" (Feat. Nina Hagen
    Nina Hagen
    Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
    
    ) (Rammstein
    Rammstein
    Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
    
     Cover) - 4:43
    
15. "Faraway, Vol. 2" (Extended Version) (Feat. Linda Sundblad
    Linda Sundblad
    Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age...
    
    ) - 5:12
    
16. "Deep Down Ascend" (Demo) - 3:46
    
17. "Kellot" (Demo) - 4:17
    

The CD also contains the "Somewhere Around Nothing" video.

DVD

1. "Faraway" Live 2003
2. "Enter Sandman" Live 2003
3. "Inquisition Symphony" Live 2003
4. "Nothing Else Matters" Live 2003
5. "Somewhere Around Nothing" Live 2003
6. "Somewhere Around Nothing" Video
7. "Faraway, Vol. 2" Video
8. "Seemann" Video
9. "Faraway, Vol. 2" EPK
10. "Reflections" EPK
11. "Seemann" EPK

Personnel

• Eicca Toppinen
  Eicca Toppinen
  Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica.- Biography :...
  
   – Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  
• Paavo Lötjönen
  Paavo Lötjönen
  Paavo Lötjönen is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica.Paavo comes from a family where both of his parents were professional musicians....
  
   – Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  
• Perttu Kivilaakso
  Perttu Kivilaakso
  Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He plays a German 19th century cello; he started playing the cello when he was 5 years old and joined Apocalyptica...
  
   – Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  , Written tracks 7, 8, 11, 16 & 17.
• Dave Lombardo
  Dave Lombardo
  Dave Lombardo is a Cuban American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slayer. He has performed with Slayer on seven albums, including their groundbreaking 1986 release Reign In Blood and their 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall. His current, most active group in which he plays in is called Zook...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Nina Hagen
  Nina Hagen
  Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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   (on track 14)
• Antero Manninen
  Antero Manninen
  Antero Manninen is a session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica. He was an official member but did not write the music and left in 1999 due to prior commitments, although he has come back to help the band because they are currently short one member.Besides...
  
   - Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  
• Mikko Raita
  Mikko Raita
  Mikko Raita is a Helsinki, Finland based music mixing and recording engineer as well as a producer, guitar player and co-owner of Studio Kekkonen. Clients include Apocalyptica, Sunrise Avenue, Tuomo, Deep Insight, Bleak, Ana Johnsson and Stratovarius....
  
   - Mixing and Recording on "Seemann"