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Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Finnish symphonic metal band
1
Hevein
Hevein
Finnish band
2
Eicca Toppinen
Eicca Toppinen
Finnish cellist
3
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Finnish opera/symphonic rock singer
4
Eilera
Eilera
French singer
5
Perttu Kivilaakso
Perttu Kivilaakso
Finnish musician
6
Nightwish
Nightwish
Finnish symphonic metal band
7
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Holopainen
Finnish musician
8
Lauri Porra
Lauri Porra
Finnish musician
9
Anette Olzon
Anette Olzon
Swedish singer
10
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Finnish power metal band
11
Waltari
Waltari
Finnish band
12
Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Finnish folk metal band
13
Stratovarius
Stratovarius
Finnish musical group; power metal band
14
Metallica
Metallica
American heavy metal band
15
Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro
Brazilian guitarist
16
Pekka Kuusisto
Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish musician
17
Kevin Chown
Kevin Chown
American musician
18
Whyzdom
Whyzdom
french symphonic metal band
19
Mike Terrana
Mike Terrana
American drummer
20
Six Magics
Six Magics
Chilean metal group
21
Van Canto
Van Canto
German a cappella metal band
22
Entwine
Entwine
goth metal band from Finland
23
Machinae Supremacy
Machinae Supremacy
Swedish band
24
Forgotten Tales
Forgotten Tales
band
25
Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen
Finnish composer
26
Tina Guo
Tina Guo
American cellist, musician and composer
27
Sepultura
Sepultura
Brazilian Metal Band
28
Firewind
Firewind
Greek power metal band
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Hannu Lintu
Hannu Lintu
Finnish conductor
30
aqufie
aqufie
Dutch singer and songwriter
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Marco Hietala
Marco Hietala
Finnish musician
Intro
Finnish cellist
Genres
Member of, past and present

Max Lilja (born 27 October 1975) is a Finnish cello player. He is best known as a founding member of the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, a band he left in 2001 to join the Finnish thrash metal band Hevein. Beginning in 2007, Lilja has been a recording and touring member of Tarja Turunen's solo band. Throughout his career, Lilja has continued to play classical music alongside rock, metal, and crossover projects.