Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish cello rock group Apocalyptica discussed the band’s plans to release new music in a recent interview with Hollie Nicole of Teaser Talk, as per Blabbermouth.
We recorded, we did two features during the winter now in Europe, two songs. And also we’ve been working on two songs in the world of games. We started to work towards the next album, which will be somewhere in the future, but along the way we’re gonna release interesting individual songs and projects. It’s been a long time since we made our last release — almost two years — and it’s probably the longest break we have had almost ever, not releasing new music, but now we’re getting back at it, so stay tuned.
When asked how Apocalyptica selects its guest artists for their singles and albums, Eicca responded as follows.
We want to find something, kind of a space where we both can cross our own boundaries. We can do something that we don’t typically do. Or find a way of doing things that it’s not just business as usual. So, I think that’s the beauty of it. So we go into territories where we don’t know exactly what’s gonna happen and make ourselves comfortable in a way there. Every collaboration, in any field, should be that it’s all about the trust and creating the safe space where everybody has a feeling that you can make an impact without having to make an impact. That’s why it’s important that the egos are left always outside. Because if it’s a battle of egos, who does what, it’s not gonna turn out great.
Upcoming shows:
- Friday, May 22, 2026 – Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Sunday, May 24, 2026 – The Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Warehouse Live Midtown, Houston, TX, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Friday, May 29, 2026 – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Saturday, May 30, 2026 – The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, NV, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Sunday, May 31, 2026 – Harrah’s Resort Southern California, Funner, CA, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Wednesday, June 03, 2026 – Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland, CA, US
- Thursday, June 04, 2026 – Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Saturday, June 06, 2026 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Sunday, June 07, 2026 – House of Blues, Anaheim, CA, US (with The HU and The Rasmus)
- Wednesday, June 24-27, 2026 – Basinfirefest, Spálené Poříčí, Czechia
- Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Tons of Rock, Oslo, Norway
- Friday, July 03, 2026 – Amphitheater Augusta Raurica, Augst, Switzerland
- Saturday, July 04, 2026 – Rock Fresh Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Friday, July 24, 2026 – Barellas Summer Fest, Vila Nova de Paiva, Portugal
- Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Rokki Raika, Tampere, Finland
- Friday, August 07, 2026 – Parkbühne GeyserHaus e.V., Leipzig, Germany
- Saturday, August 08, 2026 – Schloss Salder Salzgitter, Salzgitter, Germany
- Friday, August 14-15, 2026 – Dinosaurock 2026, Mikkeli, Finland
- Friday, August 14, 2026 – Laukon Kartano, Vesilahti, Finland
- Friday, August 28, 2026 – HUK-Coburg Open Air Sommer, Coburg, Germany (supporting: Powerwolf)
- Saturday, August 29, 2026 – Loreley, St. Goarshausen, Germany (supporting: Powerwolf)
- Thursday, October 01-04, 2026 – Aftershock Festival, Sacramento, CA, US
- Saturday, October 03, 2026 – Teatro Segura, Lima, Peru
- Sunday, October 04, 2026 – Teatro San Gabriel, Quito, Ecuador
- Tuesday, October 06, 2026 – Teatro Ciudad del Saber, Panama City, Panama
- Wednesday, October 07, 2026 – Teatro UdeM, Medellin, Colombia
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Opiniao, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026 – Tork n Roll, Curitiba, Brazil
- Friday, October 16, 2026 – Carioca Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 – Worlld Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil
- Sunday, October 18, 2026 – Mister Rock, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – MM Box, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 – Groove, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Friday, October 23, 2026 – Teatro Cariola, Santiago, Chile
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 – Escenario GNP, Monterrey, Mexico
- Saturday, January 16, 2027 – Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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