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Apoptygma Berzerk /??p?p't?gm??b?rz?rk/ (commonly abbreviated to APB or APOP) is a Norwegian/Danish musical group.
They have achieved success with a brand of synthpop, and ballads backed with electronic rhythms, commonly known within the scene and referring to themselves as "futurepop".
Apoptygma Berzerk has over 30 releases and won awards and Top 10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia.
Apoptygma Berzerk has toured Europe, North America, South America, Israel and Australia with bands such as VNV Nation, Beborn Beton, Icon of Coil and Unheilig.FormationThe band was formed by Stephan Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen in 1989.
Together they wrote several songs, one of them "Ashes To Ashes" would later be released as a 12-inch single on the Norwegian label Tatra Productions in 1991.
Jon Erik left the band shortly afterwards feeling uncomfortable with the direction of the band's music.NameThe name "Apoptygma Berzerk" either has a secret meaning or does not mean anything.
Frontman and founding member Stephan Groth claims that it was randomly picked out of a dictionary (apoptygma being derived from the Ancient Greek word ?p?pt??µa meaning "piece of a tunic").
The first word of the name is pronounced a-pop-tig-ma.StyleThe 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 their 2005 album, You and Me Against the World, represented an almost complete change in style for the band.
It featured a more mainstream, indie rock-oriented sound, and the complete departure from the band's traditional electric synthpop and EBM roots that started with 7.
With the release of latest album Rocket Science apop still going on the rock vibe while keeping close with synthpop sound like its predecessor YAMATW.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).The band also features cover songs on several of their albums.
For example, on the American version of 7 a cover of OMD's "Electricity" is featured; similarly, on Welcome to Earth, the band has a cover of Metallica's "Fade to Black".
You and Me Against the World has a cover of "Cambodia" by Kim Wilde and "Shine On" by The House Of Love.
They have also made a cover of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence, Keane's Bend And Break, Kraftwerk's Ohm Sweet Ohm and Marilyn Manson's "Coma White".