Apoptygma Berzerk

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Apoptygma Berzerk
Apoptygma Berzerk at the Amphi Festival 2017
Apoptygma Berzerk at the Amphi Festival 2017
General information
origin Sarpsborg , Norway
Genre (s) Synth rock , future pop , electro , rock
founding 1989
Website www.theapboffice.com
Current occupation
Stephan L. Groth
Jonas Groth
Audun "Angel" stem
Ted Skogmann
former members
Fredrik Brarud
Jon Erik Martinsen
Per Aksel Lundgreen
Anders Odden
Rico That's why
Vegard Blomberg
Geir Bratland
Leandra Ophelia Dax
Thomas Emil Jakobsen
Brandon Smith

Apoptygma Berzerk (short forms: APB, APOP) is a Norwegian music project that was founded in Sarpsborg in 1989 by Stephan L. Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen.

history

Jonas Groth, Amphi Festival (2017)

Since Martinsen left shortly after the band was founded, Apoptygma Berzerk was initially a solo project.

Only cover versions can be heard on the album Sonic Diary . The album is available as a normal version and as a limited double album with nine remixes.

On October 12, 2007 (except APBL98) all older APB albums were re -released in a Remastered Edition .

At the beginning of 2009 Apoptygma Berzerk released their latest studio album Rocket Science . This album is characterized by a mixture of electronic sounds and rock elements. In terms of content, the album deals with conspiracy theories and media criticism, among other things.

On August 10, 2009, the birthday of singer Stephan Groth, several band members announced that they were separating from Apoptygma Berzerk for personal reasons. According to official information, the separation was amicable. Apoptygma Berzerk remains with Stephan L. Groth as head of the band and new band members for the live performances. In 2009 and 2010 Apoptygma Berzerk toured Europe and the USA. From the end of 2010 to the beginning of 2011, Apoptygma Berzerk was on tour as a support act with Unheilig . To date, the band has sold over 500,000 albums worldwide.

style

The musical spectrum encompasses many aspects of electronic music and ranges from electro to trance and techno elements and is often referred to as future pop ; however, the band also integrates rock elements such as drums and guitars into their sound.

Stephan Groth's work is characterized by numerous remixes and cover versions . Many of these musical influences found their way into the band's music in less obvious forms of samples and quotes. In addition to some reinterpreted hits from the 1980s, the title tune from the Twin Peaks series and a guitar solo by Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain were reused on the band's albums.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Welcome to Earth
  DE 59 02/11/2000 (2 weeks)
Harmonizer
  DE 21st 03/08/2002 (3 weeks)
You and Me Against the World
  DE 18th 09/23/2005 (7 weeks)
Sonic Diary
  DE 92 12/15/2006 (1 week)
Rocket Science
  DE 25th 02/06/2009 (4 weeks)
Singles
Until the End of the World
  DE 52 03/01/2002 (5 weeks)
Suffer in silence
  DE 90 09/06/2002 (1 week)
In This Together
  DE 24 09/02/2005 (9 weeks)
Shine on
  DE 13 01/20/2006 (13 weeks)
Love to Blame
  DE 57 06/30/2006 (8 weeks)
Cambodia
  DE 67 12/15/2006 (7 weeks)
Apollo (Live on Your TV)
  DE 94 01/30/2009 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1993: Soli Deo Gloria (Remastered 2002)
  • 1996: 7 (Remastered 2002)
  • 1998: APBL98 (with CD-ROM, as a limited first edition with an embossed number on the cardboard slipcase)
  • 2000: Welcome to Earth (first edition as a limited edition with bonus tracks)
  • 2001: APBL2000 (Live; also as VHS and DVD )
  • 2002: Harmonizer (first edition as a limited edition digipack and bonus tracks)
  • 2005: You and Me Against the World
  • 2006: Sonic Diary (limited edition with bonus CD)
  • 2009: Rocket Science
  • 2010: Imagine There's No Lennon (Live-DVD with CD)
  • 2016: Exit Popularity Contest (also as cassette and 12 "vinyl)
  • 2019: SDGXXV
  • 2020: No thanks

Singles and EPs

  • 1991: Ashes to Ashes
  • 1992: The 2nd Manifesto ( EP )
  • 1993: Bitch
  • 1994: Deep Red
  • 1995: Non-Stop Violence
  • 1997: Mourn (EP)
  • 1998: paranoia
  • 1999: Eclipse
  • 2000: Kathy's Song (Come Lie Next to Me)
  • 2002: Until the End of the World
  • 2002: Suffer in Silence
  • 2004: Unicorn (EP)
  • 2004: The Harmonizer (EP with DVD)
  • 2005: In This Together
  • 2006: Shine On
  • 2006: Love to Blame
  • 2006: Cambodia
  • 2006: Black EP (only released in the US)
  • 2007: Unicorn EP & The Harmonizer DVD (Remastered Edition)
  • 2009: Green Queen (Promo)
  • 2009: Apollo (Live on Your TV)
  • 2011: Black EP Vol. 2
  • 2013: Major Tom
  • 2014: Stop Feeding the Beast (only as 12 "vinyl)
  • 2015: Videodrome (only as 12 "vinyl)
  • 2016: Xenogenesis (only as 12 "vinyl)
  • 2018: SDGXXV (EP)
  • 2019: Deep Red (Split 7 "with Vile Electrodes )
  • 2019: No thanks! (2-track teaser)
  • 2020: No thanks! (EP)

Music videos

  • Deep red
  • Mourn
  • Until the End of the World
  • Suffer in silence
  • Unicorn
  • In This Together
  • Shine on
  • Love to Blame
  • Cambodia
  • Apollo (Live on Your TV)
  • Major Tom

Compilations

  • 1992: Sex, Drugs & EBM (remixes of Borrowed Time & Burning Heretic (Rar))
  • 1998: The Apopcalyptic Manifesto (first edition in digipack as limited edition)
  • 2003: The Singles Collection
  • 2007: The Singles Collection (Remastered Edition)
  • 2020: Faceless Fear (B-Sides & Rarities)
  • 2020: Disarm (B-Sides & Rarities)

Others

  • 1990: Victims Of Mutilation (Demo)
  • 1991: Ashes To Ashes (12 "single)
  • 2001: APBL2000 ( DVD )
  • 2014: Stop Feeding the Beast (12 "-EP, instrumental)
  • 2015: Videodrome (12 "EP, instrumental)
  • 2016: Xenogenesis (12 "-EP, instrumental)
  • 2016: UTEOTW (Flexi-Single)

Side projects

In addition to Apoptygma Berzerk, Stephan Groth also runs the Fairlight Children project . Since no new material has been released since the debut album in 2004 and Stephan Groth is currently mainly devoting himself to his main project Apoptygma Berzerk, it is unclear whether and when a new release is due.

  • Acid Queen - Titles: "Bing (Playboy Version)", "Bang" and "Boom (Ambient Version)" and "Sweets"
  • Angst Pop - with PA Lundgren - Title: "Oedipus Rex" and "Panic (at TCF)"
  • Fairlight Children
  • Germ - with Anders Odden - title: "Ice Eyes On Stretch (intro)"
  • H2O - Titles: "Fahrenheit (Space Echo Mix)", "Fahrenheit" and "Fahrenheit (Wasteland Mix)" and "Dreamseller (Part 1)", "Dreamseller (Part 2)
  • Moonlight Children - Title: "Never Stop"
  • TB Moonchild - Titles: "Divine Penetration", "Divine Penetration (Plain Version)" and "Divine Penetration (Indurtrial Version)"
  • Total Transformation - CD: "In Through Out"
  • The Kovenant (Covenant / Norway) (Geir Bratland (Keys) and Angel (Guitar) play for The Kovenant)
  • Participation in the "Brotherhood" project (Ronan Harris from VNV Nation , Joakim Montelius from Covenant , Sebastian Komor from Icon of Coil and Stephan L. Groth)
  • Anders Odden and Geir Bratland play for Magenta

Remixes

  • Aerodrone - Ready To Love (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • A Split Second - Bury Me In Your Heart (APB Remix)
  • a-ha - Lifelines (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Angst Pop - Ødipus Rex 2012 (Apoptygma Berzerk Dark Club Mix)
  • Beborn Beton - Inside A Woman (Apoptygma Berzerk Mix)
  • Cassandra Complex - Twice As Good (Apoptygma Berzerk Rmx)
  • Code 64 - Accelerate (Apoptygma Berzerk vs. OK Minus remix)
  • Echo Image - Endless Day (Club Version - Produced by Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Echo Image - Need To Be Proud (Apoptygma Berzerk Mix)
  • For All The Emptiness - Seduced By A Disease (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Front 242 - Headhunter 2000 (APB Remix)
  • Funker Vogt - Tragic Hero (APB Remix)
  • Good Charlotte - The River (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Good Courage - The World Will Go On (Snowy Norway Mix by APB)
  • Goteki - Freebird (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Hocico - Ruptura (Apoptygma vs. Drugwar Remix)
  • Icon of Coil - Repeat It (APB Remix)
  • Industrial Heads - Unrated (APB Version)
  • JAW - Creature Of Masquerade (APB Remix)
  • Leæther Strip - How Do I Know (APB Remix)
  • Lights Of Euphoria - Show Me Your Tears (APB vs. Industrial Heads Remix)
  • Lost In Desire - I Am You (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Machinista - Dark Heart Of Me (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Mortiis - Sins Of Mine (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Northern Lite - Enemy (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Nico - All Tomorrow's Parties (Nico Vs. Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Nitzer Ebb - Once You Say (Remix By Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Page - Krasch (Apoptygma Berzerk Redux)
  • Peter Heppner - All Is Shadow (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Project Pitchfork - Steelrose (APB Remix)
  • Remington Super 60 - In Space (Rs60 & Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Sabotage - Who am I (APB Remix)
  • Satyricon - The Dawn Of A New Age (APB Remix)
  • Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Friday I'm in Love (Remix by Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Sono - Dangerous (Apoptygma Berzerk Mix)
  • Switchblade Symphony - Sweet (APB Remix)
  • Technomancer - Path of Destruction (Re: Destroyed by Apoptygma Berzerk)
  • Tobias Bernstrup - Moments Lost (Apoptygma Berzerk remix)
  • The Crüxshadows - Tears (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • The Kovenant - Star by Star (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Vile Electrodes - Deep Red (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • VNV Nation - Chrome (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • VNV Nation - Genesis (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
  • Zeromancer - Something For The Pain (Apoptygma Berzerk Mix)

Cover versions

  • All Tomorrows Parties (by Lou Reed ) - on: Soli Deo Gloria, The Apopcalyptic Manifesto, Sonic Diary
  • A Strange Day (by The Cure ) - on: Unicorn / Harmonizer-Maxi / DVD, Sonic Diary
  • Bend and Break (by Keane ) - on: Sonic Diary
  • Bizarre Love Triangle (by New Order ) - on: Sonic Diary
  • Cambodia (by Kim Wilde ) - on: You and Me Against the World, Sonic Diary
  • Coma White (by Marilyn Manson ) - on: Tribute to Marilyn Manson, Sonic Diary
  • Electricity (by OMD - Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark ) - on: Mourn EP, Sonic Diary
  • Enjoy the Silence (by Depeche Mode ) - on: APBL 98
  • Fade to Black (by Metallica ) - on: Welcome to Earth, Sonic Diary
  • Nothing Else Matters (by Metallica) - on: Paranoia-Maxi, Sonic Diary (Hidden Track)
  • Ohm Sweet Ohm (by Kraftwerk ) - on: Mourn EP, Sonic Diary
  • Shine On (by The House of Love ) - on: You and Me Against the World, Sonic Diary
  • The Damned Don't Cry (by Visage ) - on: Sonic Diary
  • Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (by U2 ) - on: Sonic Diary
  • Trash (from Suede ) - on: Rocket Science
  • Major Tom (Coming Home) (by Peter Schilling )
  • Disarm (by The Smashing Pumpkins ) - on: Disarm (B-Sides & Rarities)

Web links

Commons : Apoptygma Berzerk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release of the "APB-Office" on the separation of the band ( Memento from April 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Apoptygma Berzerk Evolution Has Left This Building… Thank God! Book preview
  3. ↑ a b DE chart tracking