About
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 had 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.
Member of
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Apocalyptica cello
Discography
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Instrumental supporting musician
Tags
- acoustic
- apocalyptica
- cello
- elecronica
- electric
- hevein
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fc6c07b0-e05d-4fa8-a29b-1f49184efdab
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.