I love it when he says "For the final, we will punish you with classical music !" The ladies squealing with enthusiasm made my day too ...

Love the original and love this cover. The metal adds an extra dose of frantic madness to an already wonderfully hectic peice of music.

when classically trained musicians decide to do rock music and put that rock back into the classical. This is the result. Yes, Edvard was impressed too.

In the song, they're not eating him. They've captured him to force him to marry the Mountain King's daughter, which the guy doesn't want. The night before the wedding, he sneaks his ways through the palace's hallways, is spotted and epically chased down the corridors until he manages to reach the exit and, after almost being caught, make an hurried, fear-fuelled final rush towards freedom.

Genau so hätte der Edvard Grieg sich das gewünscht. Hoff ich zumindest. Hab Apocalyptica zu ihren Anfangszeiten live erleben dürfen. Da haben viele das Zelt verlassen weil sie dachten, Oh, Cello! Klassische Musik! Am Arsch, Scheisse hart war das. Die Plätze waren sofort besetz weil so viele Leute draussen gewartet hatten. Genial.

I met Perttu after their concert in Toronto on April 30. =D

Apocalyptica rules, this is one of my favorite songs, together with Harmageddon.

Always one of my favourite songs in their shows. Would be great to see them live again. Apocalyptica rocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect. Can't be better. This piece of music was arranged a lot of times and by lot of bands, persons - including Ritchie Blackmore -, but this one is the maximum. This is THE MUSIC - with fire in it. Thank You Finnish Friends! A drummer from Hungary

i've never seen a cello abusted in such a awy... its si sick!!!!!! rock on

Just happens to be one of my all time classical favorites and these dudes put a twist on it the Grieg would have loved !!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy smokes the part at 3:00 is absolutely chilling. Great interpretation of this piece - Apocalyptica rocks.

It does not get more metal than this.

How young all of you are here. I just discovered Apocalyptica a month or so ago, and each song I listen to astounds me even more.

This makes me proud to be a cellist. My cello teacher gave me the music to this for me and my friends to play at a concert. Hopefully, we don't ruin the song. (I'm playing Paavo's part, guy with short hair).

Their Talent and Passion can be felt in your soul. Absolutely astounding musicians. I am so pleased they are coming to Michigan in July!!!

this is their best performance of this song, the soloist didn't play that bad this time, and it was the closest they came to the original recording! FUKIN AWESOME!!!

I played this song on cello in high school but never like this, jeeez. I would've loved to.

I saw them in Minnesota, and was ending hanging out with a guy from Ecuador.

DAMN I JUST LOVE THIS VOICE!!!!

i play the cello and can only play parts of the song and cant gat anywhere near as good as them!!! THEY ARE AWESOME!!

I'm getting overwhelmed by sheer cello awesome just by watching the video, I can barely imagine how unbelievable it would be live.

I love this!! I have never heard of them before and was just looking up Hall of the mountain King, and saw this....It ROCKS......

Awesome!!!!!!!!! Good song!!!!!!

that might be the most badass thing ever conceived by mankind

we watched this video today in school in germany!! great music

omg, I absolutely love his accent !!

beautiful music and people.

Awesome. I loved these guys. Then they get a drummer and a singer and I've never really cared much since.

all music has roots deep in classical music....... its where it came from

If they come to H-town,TX I'm gettting tickets and taking my sweetheart to an awesome concert!!

love that background trill in the beginning that just sends a chill up your spine!

By far the most terrifying arrangement of this piece ever!!! Long Live Symphonic Metal!!!!!

nose is bleeding... ten times this song :D

I grew more and more excited for the song when he was talking.

OMFG!!!I love apocalyptica...Expexially this song....those that say it ruined the song, not it made it better

dude this is awesome! i love this!!

Amazing version! i love it!

i like how they use that little part of "the four horsemen " in this piece of music!

just amazing!

the best ,the best the best what I heard in my entire life ever ,in the fucken passe and in the future

In addition to their musicianship, I can only admire their sense of aesthetics and the talent to not get their hair caught up in the bow and strings. Speaking from personal experience, easier said than done... but hey, that patch of hair will grow back. Eventually.

It's so freaking funny to see people making headbanging while playing cello! :-D lol

it gives me chills! so awsome!

That was freakin sick. Talent right there, people!!!!!!

I've been looking for this vid since the first time i saw it. A ten out of ten.

AMAZING!!!

I LOVE APOCALYPTICA!!!!!

fantastic

Insane- these guys are amazingly fantastically incredible.

i love it,awesome

4 finnish people playing in germany a norweigan song... AWESOME!

OH MY GOD!! JUST PERFECT!!! AMAIZING

I luffles this band!!!

wow!they were awesome

I love this song!

feels so malevolent! love it!

LOVE IT !!! ♥

the best song ever!!!!!!!! i really like this song

Very cool band a client of mine just turned me on to and I loved it and cant wait to hear more from them

I still can't believe they can head-bang while playing cellos....Man these guys are fucking AWESOME!!!!

Woooow!

yeaa.. AMAZING..!!

I love this song. . . we're playing part of it in band. . . I'm surprised, I love it!

sin palabras.... UNA OBRA MAESTRAAAA!

Oh my god that was beautiful 🤯

Love this song.

I LOV U APOCALYPTICA!!!

What else Apocalyptica never let us down always in conctact. What else can we need, metal with calssical music? is the best EVER! : )

I have no idea what to say, this was just so incredible.

that is so awesome

wow just... just... just... wow

AMZING!!

Amazing¡¡¡ my fingers hurts

Are you kidding? Lol the cello is really freaking badass! And quite sexy, no matter who's playing it :oP

i cant find in the hall of the mountain king on cello and its driving me absolutely INSANE

Wow it's perfect

wow that is my fav classical song and they just made it better! 10/10!!!

Woah, Pertu! Great job with the tremolo near the end! My arm would've fell off ages ago.. :)

warning: if you are stoned dont listen this song...... im so scared

Much better than the "official" version. Love it! Thank you.

one , word==== Awsome

Anybody who says this sucks is on glue! These guys are rediculously awesome and I can only imagine what it actually sounded like being there. Anyone is welcome to attempt to post something better

making cellos rock is a tough task, but apocalyptica is the best! check out their new CD, its awesome!

that is INSANE WTF I did not know cellos could sound that awesome!

My favorite cover from them along with Nothing Else Matters and One

i love thease guys and in special this song :D

Simple y sencillamente WOW

AS a fan of Grieg and Classical music I have to say these dudes give a whole new spin on the genre I find awesome. Their version of Heavy Metal is itself badass. In music originality is not to common but these guys set their own "bar" pretty high in deed !

Eicca is so cuuutteee in this vid!! I love him!!!!

Bravo!

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!! I am a stone Metal Head and like my hero, Bruce Duckinson of Iron Maiden, an avowed fan of Classical Music. There are many pieces of classical music that relate directly to Metal. The Hall of the Mountain King is definitely one of them. Try listening to Wagner, that'll kick your ass too! Thank you Apocalyptica!!!!

I love how they are totally rocking out to it when it's so classical. We're playing this in my band class, but it doesn't sound this awesome. lol ... So Awesome ... Makes me want to learn how to play cello. lol

...I didn't know cellos could be so badass...

awesome

i love his voice

I had an asthma attack. Powerful stuff.

cello headbang...thats new to me

apocolyptica's awesome damnit.

aaaaaaaaaaaa i love you eicca