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Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norwegian synthpop/EBM/futurepop musical group. It has achieved moderate commercial success with a unique brand of gloomy, danceable rivethead 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 , Beborn Beton and Icon of Coil.
All of the band's lyrics are in English.
The name "Apoptygma Berzerk", either has a secret meaning, or does not mean anything, depending on which interview you read. Groth claims that it was randomly 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.
The band was formed by Stephan Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen in 1986. They recorded a few demos, including Victims of Mutilation. Jon Erik left the band shortly afterwards feeling uncomfortable with the direction of the band's music.
Apoptygma Berzerk
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| | Band Name | Apoptygma Berzerk | | image |  | | Years Active | 1986–present | | Origin | Norway | | Status | Active | | Music Genre | Synthpop, futurepop, Electronic body music | | Record Label | Metropolis Records |
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Members
Stephan Groth (Grothesk) - front-man and original member, largely responsible for the "APB sound"
Anders Odden - Guitar (rejoined the band late 2004 after having left it some years before to pursue his own musical projects)
Jon Erik Martensen - former member during 1980s & co-writer of some of Harmonizer
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Style
The first two albums, Soli Deo Gloria and 7 were a similar style of electropop and EBM. Welcome to Earth included a few tracks that sound experimental, getting away from the band's roots slightly. Harmonizer featured a softer, more synthpop-oriented direction when compared to previous albums, and the latest album You and Me Against the World represents an almost complete change in style for the band. It features a more mainstream, rock-oriented sound, and the complete departure from the band's traditional electric synthpop and EBM roots that started with 7.
Many albums feature a hidden track that can be accessed by fast forwarding through many minutes of silence on the last album track. For instance, on 7, one can hear a remix of Nonstop Violence after Love Never Dies (Part II).
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Discography
Full-length albums and EPs
Soli Deo Gloria (Remastered) (2002)
7 (Remastered; No "O Fortuna" sample on Love Never Dies due to licensing problems) (2002)
You and Me Against the World (2005)
You and Me Against the World (Limited 13-tracks) (2005)
Kathy's Song 12" I. (2000)
Kathy's Song 12" II. (2000)
Until the End of the World I. (2002)
Until the End of the World II. (2002)
Suffer In Silence Trance Remixes (2002)
Suffer In Silence 12" (2002)
In This Together (Limited 5-tracks) (2005)
Shine On (Limited 5-tracks) (2006)
Love To Blame (Limited 4-tracks+video track) (2006)
Harmonizer DVD (2004) (packaged with the Unicorn EP)
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)
Acid Queen: Tranzania (1998) (DJ Applepie (Christian Grimshei), contributions from Jon Erik Martinsen)
Total Transformation: In Thru Out (1996) ("techno/trance")
The Kovenant: Angel joining this band in 2000 and Geir Bratland in 2003.
Projects from former members
Cronos Titan: Brides of Christ (1995) (former APB keyboardist Per Aksel Lundgreen)
Cronos Titan: The Gregorevian EP EP (1996)
Sweep: Sweepeepee (1997) (Jon Erik Martinsen)
Sweep: Emptiness, Your Loneliness (2001) (Jon Erik Martinsen)
Sweep: Miss You (2002) (Jon Erik Martinsen)
Sweep: Two Players (2003) (Jon Erik Martinsen)
Sources: apoptygmaberzerk.de official website, the berzerk web, and the official German fanpage
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