The deep, cavernous sounds of the cello are perfect for heavy metal. They can be dark and brooding. They provide a nice, long bass sound that’ s a perfect backup to songs about sadness and destruction ...

Grayceon‘s recent Profound Lore release, All We Destroy, is an album that’s more that worthy of your attention: cellist (!!!)/vocalist Jackie Perez Gratz (who’s also a member of Giant Squid, and has ...

Raphael Weinroth-Browne is back with another of his patented cello covers of metal songs — you might remember his renditions of Lamb of God’s “Walk with Me in Hell” and Opeth’s “Harvest” — this time ...

If you went to a park and saw a man in his underwear playing death metal music on a cello and two kick drums, would you tip him? Surprisingly, that's exactly what some bystanders did and, yes, it has ...

They walk on stage clutching ordinary, wooden acoustic cellos. Despite the metal mayhem to come, they do not favour electronic instruments. With all four cellists silhouetted against backdrops they ...

Young Americans have embraced metal as part of their rebellion sound tracks for decades. The Patzner brothers - violinist Anton, 28, and Lewis, 24, - have taken part in this legacy and pushed it a ...

What is it? The most resonant voice in the strings section, the cello has been described as the instrument that most closely corresponds to the human vocal range. Who uses it? Symphony orchestras ...