Coppelius
Blending together the disparate worlds of heavy metal, classical, and chamber
music, Coppelius performs hard-hitting, metal-influenced songs on symphonic
instruments like clarinet, cello, harpsichord, and double bass. The group was
launched in Berlin, Germany, in 1997. Named after a character in the German
short story "Derr Sandmann," Coppelius developed not only a striking sound, but
a unique look, too, with its members assuming fictitious names and clothing
themselves in Victorian-era steampunk attire. A self-titled EP marked the
group's debut in 2003, followed by the subsequen...
