Last year, Apocalyptica took another step in the evolution and not only asked Lombardo to return but also asked Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier, Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia, Rammstein's Till Lindemann and Japanese musician Hotei Tomoyasu to add their vocals to the mix.

"It is surprising at how much support we have from people from all the different worlds of music," said Kivilaakso. "The hardest part of it all is trying to keep alive on tour. We don't like having too much down time. So we try to play every night."

When Apocalyptica does have the rare down time, Kivilaakso returns to his regular gig as a lifetime chair in the Helsinki Philharmonic, where his father, Juhani, is also a cellist.

In addition, Kivilaakso arranged and performed music for the "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne" video game.

But at the end of the day, Kivilaakso likes to listen to the Italian romantic music of Verdi.

"I also like Wagner, of course, and Mahler," he said. "They are my favorites."

If you go

What: Apocalpytica

Where: In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West

When: Monday, 7 p.m.

How much: $15

Phone: 467-8499, 800-888-8499

Web: www.smithstix.com

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E-mail: scott@desnews.com

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