Apocalyptica have shared an official video for their cover of Metallica’s “One.” The track, which features Metallica frontman James Hetfield and bassist Robert Trujillo, is taken from the group’s new covers album, “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2,” which will be available on June 7.
Eicca Toppinen commented:
“I think it’s incredible that James wanted to do it. We were always thinking, it’d be great to someday do something with Metallica!’ I think the excitement for him came from the different approach we were taking – sometimes the craziest ideas are what excites people and that was our challenge.”
Perttu Kivilaakso added:
“We used everything at our disposal to make it as bombastic as possible. It had to be epic! The result was truly cinematic, with James Hetfield narrating the story with those poetic lyrics. It was powerful and touching. As a fan I have to say it was unbelievable to finally hear it. I was in my home crying. My hands were shaking. It was an incredible journey.”