Apoptygma Berzerk

[Blackmail]

So, Apop has a newer album but it's not a EBM/Dance record. It's alternative rock.

Anyone heard it?

I think it's great to be honest, but then I liked Harmonizer quite a bit and no one else on DGN seemed to like it.

I also think their cover of House of Love's "Shine On" is pretty good.

[phee]

I have not heard anything from it... only that it was rock...

Harmonizor was pretty good BTW... Welcome to Earth had a certain hook to it for me... but I have no issues with the other stuff...

what is the new one like?

[Blackmail]

I have not heard anything from it... only that it was rock...

Harmonizor was pretty good BTW... Welcome to Earth had a certain hook to it for me... but I have no issues with the other stuff...

what is the new one like?

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yeah it's a rock record with guitars and drums and stuff. It isn't too heavy though. Sort of sounds like.....Third Eye Blind? I don't know, it's hard to make a comparison. The songs are catchy and they do have synths/sequencers/samples on a few songs but most of it is a rock n' roll. They do a cover of "Shine on" by House of Love (80's postpunk band) and it sounds almost exactly like the orignal. Apop does too many covers though, they have 2 Metallica covers, DM's Enjoy the Silence, The Cure's A strange Day and now this. One band shouldn't have 5 cover songs.

Stephen Groth's vocals are pretty bad though, they always have been in my opinion.

[phee]

yeah it's a rock record with guitars and drums and stuff.  It isn't too heavy though.  Sort of sounds like.....Third Eye Blind?  I don't know, it's hard to make a comparison.  The songs are catchy and they do have synths/sequencers/samples on a few songs but most of it is a rock n' roll.  They do a cover of "Shine on" by House of Love (80's postpunk band) and it sounds almost exactly like the orignal.  Apop does too many covers though, they have 2 Metallica covers, DM's Enjoy the Silence, The Cure's A strange Day and now this.  One band shouldn't have 5 cover songs. 

Stephen Groth's vocals are pretty bad though, they always have been in my opinion.

Yeah... I would have to agree about the vocals... it's very hit and miss....

[TearSandrille]

The new album "You and Me Against the World" is the one I think you are talking about. At first, I didn't like the album because of the change. But, after a couple spins I grew to love it. It just sucks that it wasn't released in the US from what I remember. I would highly recommend it to anyone if they don't mind hearing a new sound coming from them.

[Pulse State]

I never got into it, really. Aside from "In This Together", I didn't find one other song of note on there. :(

[Nerdcore]

heard from a good source.. that the cd has not been released in the US becuase of label issues and no one wanting to pick them up in the US this time around...

[Nerdcore]

also just read in german mag that one of the guitarist is leaving the band.. dont know which one.. ( or I cannot make out the german )

[Pulse State]

If you're talking about Anders Odden, he just rejoined APB back in early 2005 or sometime around there. Wonder what the deal is?

What website were you looking at? I know German somewhat decently so I can read news-clips and things.

[bav]

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Apop does too many covers though, they have 2 Metallica covers, DM's Enjoy the Silence, The Cure's A strange Day and now this.  One band shouldn't have 5 cover songs. 

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Also he covered Velvet Underground's All Tomorrow's Parties, but it might not count since everyone's covered it.