Apoptygma Berzerk is a
Norwegian synthpop/
EBM/
futurepop musical group. It has achieved moderate commercial success with a unique brand of gloomy, danceable gothic synthpop, winning awards and top-10 spots in
Germany and
Scandinavia. Apoptygma Berzerk (abbreviated to APB or Apop) has toured
Europe,
North America, and
Israel with bands such as
VNV Nation and Icon of Coil.
All of the band's lyrics are in English.
The name "Apoptygma Berzerk" is said by the band not to mean anything, having been picked out of a dictionary. Apoptygma is an old greek word for the fold of a woman's garment. Technically the 'y' ought to be pronounced like a long 'u', but the band's name is universally pronounced a-pop-tig-ma
Members
- Stephen Groth - front-man and original member, largely responsible for the "APB sound"
- Geir Bratland - Keyboard
- Fredrik Brarud - Drums
- Angel Stengel - Guitar
- Jon Erik Martensen - former member during 1980s
- Anders Odden - Ex-member
Discography:
- Full-length albums and EPs
- The 2nd Manifesto [EP] (1992)
- Soli Deo Gloria (1993)
- 7 (1996)
- The Apopcalyptic Manifesto [primarily re-release of older material] (1998)
- APBL98 [live] (1999)
- Welcome to Earth (2000)
- APBL2000 [live; as CD, VHS, or DVD] (2001)
- Harmonizer (2002)
- Singles
- Ashes to Ashes (1991)
- Bitch (1993)
- Deep Red (1994)
- Non-stop Violence (1995)
- Mourn (1997)
- Paranoia (1998)
- Eclipse (1999)
- Kathy's Song (2000)
- Until the End of the World (2002)
- Suffer in Silence (2002)
- Side projects
- Germ: Ice Eyes on the Stretch (intro) (1992) (One track released on "Sex, Drugs & EBM" compilation. The track was made with Cadaver guitarist Anders Odden.
- TB-Moonchild: Divine Penetration [CDS] (1994) ("Hard hitting monotony trance")
- H2O: Dre:amseller [CDS] (1994) ("Chilled out trance/ambient" with Geir Bratland)
- H2O: Fahrenheit [CDS] (1995)
- Total Transformation: In Thru Out (1996) ("techno/trance")
- Bruderschaft: Forever [CDS] (2003) (Futurepop dreamteam with DJ Rexx Arkana, Mark Harris of VNV Nation, Sebastian Komor of Icon of Coil and Joakim Montelius of Covenant)
- Fahrenheit Children: CD and single to be released in early 2004.(http://www.fairlightchildren.com)
Source: apoptygmaberzerk.de official website
External links:
Official Website Note: There is an English version, click on the British flag in the upper right
Metropolis Records Apoptygma Berzerk site
Fan Website