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"ROCKET SCIENCE" NEW ALBUM OUT NOW ! Status: 1984 is NOW ! Label: Columbia/Gun/Sony Music/Metropolis/Tatra/Hard:Drive Label Type: indie Location: FRXTA, , Norway Member since: November 24, 2006 Account: Premium Member ADD BAND ADD FRIEND ADD FAVORITE ADD TO SHITLIST ADD TO CULT BLOCK USER REPORT USER

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APOPTYGMA BERZERK LIVE - US TOUR - MARCH 2010: support : The Anix and Dismantled March 12th USA, Los Angeles CA, Das Bunker March 14th USA, Denver CO, The Roxy March 15th USA, Omaha NE, The Slowdown March 16th USA, Chicago IL, Double Door March 19th USA, Columbus OH, Skully's Music Diner March 20th SXSW FESTIVAL USA, Austin TX, Elysium Nightclub March 21st USA, Dallas TX, The Church  March 22nd USA, Albuquerque NM, El Rey Theater March 23rd USA, Scottsdale AZ, Club Mardi Gras March 24th USA, Sacramento CA, The Boardwalk March 25th USA, San Francisco CA, DNA Lounge Ticket Info APOPTYGMA BERZERK on FACEBOOK APOPTYGMA BERZERK on MYSPACE CLICK HERE to join APOP on TWITTER.COM CLICK HERE to watch the ROCKET SCIENCE videos APOPLOVESYOU Formed in 1991 by Stephan Groth, Apoptygma Berzerk has always been a band of transformations and contradictions. And the recently completed label jump from Warner, who released their 2002 “Harmonizer” album, to GUN is apparently no reason to change this situation. These Norwegians with the tongue-twisting name have always been dependable for timelessly beautiful, empathetic, danceable electro music, setting genre standards with their albums, “Soli Deo Gloria” (1993), “7” (1996), the independent hit album “Welcome To Earth” (2000) and their last masterpiece, “Harmonizer”. They have continually been consistent and innovative in their treatment of the integral elements of Electronic Body Music, Industrial Music and the Techno movement, in order to constantly create a new, unique mixture that is refreshingly different in accordance with their changing focus on the broadest variety of influences. The ‘electro’ label has never told the full story, as was evident early on. Already on their debut album, “Soli Deo Gloria”, which featured “Bitch” and “Burnin’ Heretic” as two respectable genre club hits, Apoptygma Berzerk held the listener captive with samples that often swerved from the path of essential influences like Kraftwerk, Front 242, Skinny Puppy, OMD, Psyche or The Young Gods. This is emphasized in the number, “Skyscraping”, containing samples from decidedly non-electro acts such as Alice In Chains, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth and Ride. This conspicuous collection of guitar bands was never just an exercise in indulgence, and this is nowhere more evident from Stephan Groth & Co. than on the same album with its magnificent cover version of The Velvet Underground’s “All Tomorrows Parties”. This tradition continues today, with Apoptygma Berzerk continuing to pay tribute to their original idols with very special, very personal covers. Their discography is appropriately littered, often unfortunately only as single B-sides, with gems from The Cure (“Strange Day”), Metallica (“Fade To Black” and “Nothing Else Matters”), OMD (“Electricity”) and Kraftwerk (“Ohm Sweet Ohm”). And this tradition continues for Apoptygma Berzerk on their new album, “You And Me Against The World”, this time featuring Kim Wilde’s “Cambodia” and “Shine On” from The House Of Love. But the pre-release single, “In This Together”, already demonstrated that these Norwegians haven’t just been sitting idly for the long pause since the release of the electro-poppy “Harmonizer” album and its hits “Suffer In Silence”, “Unicorn” and “Until The End Of The World”. On the contrary, “You And Me Against The World” emanates an unaccustomed Indie-Rock feeling, lending the penetrating, hooky quality of these refined compositions a welcome raw ambient. While in the past, it has been primarily the electronic roots that distinguished Apoptygma Berzerk’s overall sound, this time it is the Indie-Rock influences from the early 90’s that set the stage. All in all, Stephan had said and done pretty much everything there was to say and do in the purely electronic sector. And accordingly he’s happy to have original guitarist Anders Odden back in the line-up. While Apoptygma Berzerk have always changed the sound, look and vocal style for each album, the new album definitely represents the most dramatic stylistic transformation. The most direct line to the golden wave-era of the 4AD label, with acts like the Pixies, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil and the Cocteau Twins, is established in the charming number, “Back On Track”. This song, Stephan’s particularly Norwegian homage to his early 4AD heroes, additionally features vocals by Anneli Drecker of Bel Canto in the chorus.

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smoak [Reply]	Mar 01, 2010, 05:43am are you guyz coming to Medford Oregon? the medford armory is the best venue we have. the # is 541-618-5879, the name is Susan Inman. just thought i would through that out there! have fun on the tour. if you come to Portland i will try to go.
signature_vampire [Reply]	Feb 28, 2010, 06:51pm hey whats up? love the music.
DieTraumerinBot [Reply]	Feb 23, 2010, 10:31pm awesome music!!!!
Tathagata [Reply]	Feb 23, 2010, 07:47am så lidt ^^ Keep going like this... you're just great ^^
leathercare [Reply]	Feb 22, 2010, 02:35pm Just the best abnd I've heard here ! Burning, jumping and screaming 'FIRE'! between excitment & happiness...
Ethereal_Sparrow [Reply]	Feb 20, 2010, 04:46pm Do you guys have any remixes of in this together? I remember hearing a remixes of it on the vf music player that I really liked, but I can't seem to find the group who remixed it so I can't find it. I think it was probably some band like combichrist or vnv nation or msi. Something like that. Please reply back. Thanks, nickkei.
Tathagata [Reply]	Feb 19, 2010, 08:14am kan rigtig godt lide musikken yah! xD heh... your on band list =3
DeadByBeauty [Reply]	Feb 19, 2010, 05:54am Hei der!! Stor stor fan Så dere på Slottsfjell i sommern som var. Kjempe bra!! Keep up the good work! Håper å høre masse fra dere. Jeg flytter til Usa i sommer, så kom å spill for meg ;] hah, ha en fin tid framover! /Love B.