Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘Soli Deo Gloria’ turns 33
On 11 November 1993, Apoptygma Berzerk released their debut album, Soli Deo Gloria, through Norwegian label Tatra Records. Thirty-three years...
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Apoptygma Berzerk shares 1994 ‘Who Am I?’ remix of Sabotage on YouTube
Apoptygma Berzerk uploaded their remix of "Who Am I?" by German electro-industrial act Sabotage Qu'est-ce Que C'est to their official...
Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘Exit Popularity Contest’ turns 10: Stephan Groth on streaming and ‘the secret world of APOP’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Tarjei Krogh) The Norwegian EBM and futurepop act Apoptygma Berzerk brings...
Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest (Digital Album – Pitch Black Drive Productions)
Norwegian electronic band Apoptygma Berzerk's 2016 album "Exit Popularity Contest" arrives on streaming and digital download platforms on October 27,...
Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘Exit Popularity Contest’ arrives on digital platforms 27 October
Apoptygma Berzerk, the Norwegian EBM and futurepop band led by Stephan Groth, brings its 2016 album Exit Popularity Contest to...
Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘Kathy’s Song XXV’ gets marbled vinyl
Emmobiz Records sold a surprise 77-copy marbled vinyl pressing of Apoptygma Berzerk's "Kathy's Song XXV (Come Lie Next to Me)"...
Apoptygma Berzerk founder Stephan Groth turns 55 as ‘Kathy’s Song XXV’ marks 25 years
Stephan Groth, founder and vocalist of Apoptygma Berzerk, turns 55 on August 10, 2026. The Norwegian EBM and synthpop act,...
Apoptygma Berzerk to reissue ‘Kathy’s Song (Come Lie Next To Me)’ on limited vinyl via emmobiz
Norway's Apoptygma Berzerk will reissue "Kathy's Song (Come Lie Next To Me)" on 12-inch vinyl via emmobiz Records on July...
I WANT MY MTV!
By guest columnist Per Aksel Lundgreen (Apoptygma Berzerk / Angst Pop / Cronos Titan / Chinese Detectives / Shatoo /...
25th anniversary for Apoptygma Berzerk’s hit ‘Kathy’s Song’: ‘I drove to Holland to make sure Ferry Corsten did the remix!’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Coverart by Halvor Bodin) It's been 25 years since Apoptygma Berzerk's hit single...
M4C releases Apoptygma Berzerk produced EP ‘Music For Cars’ – new Apop music also in the works!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) A few weeks ago, several friends in the Apoptygma Berzerk circuit posted about...
Fairlight Children (Apoptygma Berzerk) releases limited edition vinyls of “808Bit” album
In support of 2002's hugely successful “Harmonizer” album, Apoptygma Berzerk toured extensively for two years across Europe and the USA....
New kinGeorg EP ‘Helter P.T.2’ out now with cover David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ remixed by Apoptygma Berzerk & Beranek
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) After releasing his cover version of David Bowie's 'Heroes' in 2024, dubbed 'Helter'...
Piston Damp is back with a second album: ‘Mastermind Vol 1 – No Points For Trying’ – Pre-order now
Piston Damp is a Norwegian-Danish synthpop duo formed by Jonas Groth and Truls Sønsterud. Jonas Groth is the brother of...
Beborn Beton release first single ‘American Girls’ from new EP ‘To the Stars’
(Photo by Chris Ruiz) In advance of their upcoming North America Tour 2024, synth pop trio Beborn Beton drop the...
Electro Night in Oslo: Piston Damp, Ray Noir, and an Analogue Set by Apoptygma Berzerk at Revolver
Piston Damp and Ray Noir, two acts that hadn’t played in Oslo before, booked the final day of August for...
Sjöblom releases new single ‘Dead For Years’ ahead of upcoming album
Out on September 6, is the newest single from the Swedish electro-pop duo Sjöblom, "Dead For Years". "Dead For Years"...
Piston Damp gears up for next album with ‘Hard To Love You’ single – Out now
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Sub Culture press release) "Hard To Love You", the fourth single from...
Echo Image return with ‘Madsong’ on Pitch Black Drive Records – Out now
(Photo by Martin Fageras) Echo Image (Pål-Magnus Rybom and Linda Eikemo) have released their 4th. single since their comeback, entitled...
New single from Piston Damp: ‘I’m Losing You (A New Tale)’ out now!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Piston Damp press release) Out today is the brand new single from...
Massive Norwegian 80’s electro wave single compilation being crowdfunded
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Norwegian Album Classics on CD project started out hoping to release album...
Unto Ashes to return with first album in 4 years, ‘Orchids grew here’ – Out in August via Projekt Records
Out via Projekt on August 18th is the all new 12-track album by the New York-based apocalyptic folk act Unto...
Click Interview with Beborn Beton: ‘As Beborn Beton, Right Now We Are Having The Time Of Our Lives’
Thirty years after their official debut album “Tybalt” German Electro-Pop formation Beborn Beton strikes back with their ninth album to...
Memoria – From The Bones (Album – Novoton)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Electro-Pop, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: More or less four years after the excellent debut-album "Cravings" Swedish Memoria...
German electropop act Beborn Beton have a new album out: ‘Darkness Falls Again’
(Photo by Chris Ruiz) Out now via Dependent Records is the all new album by the German electropop act Beborn...
Techomancer releases 2nd album ‘Hyperfuel’ with the Groth brothers contributing in various roles
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Techomancer press release. Photos: Tarjei Krogh) Out now is the new album...
Apoptygma Berzerk continues with rarities series, releases ‘Black Pawn’ compilation
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Cover art by Halvor Bodin) With the release of 'Black Pawn' Apoptygma Berzerk...
Futurepop duo Last Activity announces new album with brand new single, ‘To All Lonely Stars’
"To All Lonely Stars" is the brand new single by the futurepop duo Last Activity, out via SkyQode. The single...
‘Click Interview’ with Metal Disco: ‘Sitting In Front Of A Screen Making Music Is Not My Cup Of Tea’
In a rather short lapse of time Greek solo-project Metal Disco has released an impressive number of productions. Driven by...
30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview with Bernard Van Isacker (Side-Line & Alfa Matrix): ‘Consider Us As An Incubator For Talents’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Llumen – Polygon Heart (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Future-Pop, IDM, Cinematographic-EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Four years after the successful debut album “The Memory Institute”, Pieter...
Futurepop act Last Activity back with all new single ‘Shadows’
Out now is "Shadows", a brand new single by the Russian futurepop duo Last Activity. This is the band's first...
Gunmaker – The Third (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Metal-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The Hungarian band Gunmaker has been active for a few years and released their...
Oslo Synth Band ‘Stress’ EP out now – screaming beats to battle the summer heat
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Oslo Synth Band from Norway have been quiet for a time now, but...
Stephan Groth on Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘You and Me against the World’ re-issue – and other upcoming releases
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Lot's of Apoptygma Berzerk fans are rejoicing today - it's the release day...
‘Click Interview’ with Dimitri Berzerk: ‘The Strange Journey Of Consciousness That Seeks The Transmutation Of Darkness Into Light’
Dimitri Loyo better known as Dimitri Berzerk is a Mexican DJ, producer, remixer and label owner. His artist name ‘Berzerk’...
Piston Damp prepare debut album, ‘Making The World Great Again’, for release on June 10th
Piston Damp, the project of Jonas Groth (Apoptygma Berzerk) and Truls Sønsterud (Tröll) is ready to release a debut album...
Apoptygma Berzerk sees most successful album ‘You and Me against the World’ re-released in 3 augmented versions with bonus tracks
Out on July 9th via Tatra Records is the re-release of Apoptygma Berzerk's 2006 album "You and Me against the...
Labels Interviews: File 2: Dave Heckman / Metropolis Records: ‘The Bottom Line Is To Adapt Fast To A Changing Industry’
Metropolis Records was set up in 1994 by Dave Heckman. In no time the American label became a truly reference...
Norwegian Album Classics on CD – and soon also LP – a corona initiated crowd funding success
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The crowd funding project ‘Norske albumklassikere på CD’ (‘Norwegian Album Classics on CD’)...
‘Runaway’ – third single from Piston Damp incl. remixes by Die Krupps, Mesh and Substaat
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Piston Damp press release)The Danish/Norwegian duo Piston Damp releases 'Runaway', their third...
Synapsyche – Hate And Psyche (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This EP by Italian formation Synapsyche was originally released in 2015 on skyQode. The...
Echo Image returns with ‘Walk My Mind’ single after 20 years – including remixes by Apoptygma Berzerk ++
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Sub Culture press release) After a 20 years hiatus Pål-Magnus Rybom decided...
Synapsyche covers Apoptygma Berzerk’s monster hit ‘Bitch’ on augmented re-release of ‘Hate and Psyche’ EP
Alfa Matrix is re-releasing another EP from Synapsyche's back catalogue with as exclusive bonus track, their cover version of Apoptygma...
Apoptygma Berzerk side-project Piston Damp releases second single on February 1st: ‘Loose Ends’
The Danish/Norwegian duo Piston Damp - aka Jonas Groth and Truls Sønsterud - releases their second single "Loose Ends", three...
ES23 – Only Melodies Remain (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, EBM, Body-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Daniel Pad aka ES23 last year unleashed the EP “When I’m Gone”...
The Anix launch ‘Die With You Remix Contest Compilation’ remix album – Out now
Out via FiXT is The Anix' "Die With You Remix Contest Compilation" album. The album features 14 mixes, including the...
Piston Damp (Apoptygma Berzerk side-project) debuts with 9-track single ‘Something in me’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Sub Culture Records press release) The Danish/Norwegian duo Piston Damp, currently residing...
‘Easy Way Out’ – new video from The Sky’s Gone Out
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Sky’s Gone Out, the band from Fredrikstad, Norway, noise-rock w/electronica and goth...
‘Disarm’: Apoptygma Berzerk releases 2nd B-sides and rarities collection
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Cover art by Halvor Bodin) Exactly a month after the previous release 'Faceless...
Nope, this isn’t April fools! Apoptygma Berzerk releases ‘Faceless Fear’ B-sides and rarities collection
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Cover art by Halvor Bodin) Barely a week before April 1st Apoptygma Berzerk...
The Cassandra Complex re-release 20-year old ‘Wetware’ in 3 linked releases
(Picture by Daniela Vorndran) Almost 20 years ago (it's like yesterday if you ask us) the influential goth-electro-industrial-cyberpunk band The...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on the ‘Face The Beat’ series: ‘Charting with smaller bands? It’s possible, this compilation has proven it.’
(Interview / photo by Eldrina Mich) While the charity download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5" is still reigning the...
Apoptygma Berzerk releases “Nein Danke!” EP – get the first two tracks today
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Tatra Records, Pitch Black Drive pressrelease) Apoptygma Berzerk have been very active...
Post-punk artist Astari Nite releases new song ‘Dearly Beloved’ + sign to Negative Gain
Florida based post-punk artists Astari Nite have released a brand new single, "Dearly Beloved". The track is the first song...
Machinista – Anthropocene (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish Machinista duo is back on track unleashing their third full length in history. The first album...
Side-Line presents: W-Festival – Waregem (BE)
The 4th edition of the W-Festival will take place from 15th until 18th August 2019 in Waregem Expo, Belgium. About...
A peek behind the scenes with Apoptygma Berzerk and collaborators about the making of ‘SDGXXV’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Interview photos by Sigrid E. Ø. Reinertsen) Apoptygma Berzerk, the first leading exporter...
Apoptygma Berzerk – Soli Deo Gloria / 25th Anniversary Edition (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Apoptygma Berzerk was founded in 1989 by Stephan Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen. Stephan Groth remained...
Apoptygma Berzerk re-imagine debut ‘Soli Deo Gloria’ on ‘SDGXXV’ – pre-orders available now
Following the releases and shows honouring the 25th anniversary of Apoptygma Berzerk's debut album "Soli Deo Gloria", the Norwegian electronic-rock...
Apoptygma Berzerk announces Oslo concert for August 2019
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. All photos by Krichan Wihlborg, Underground Photo) A week after their successful concert...
Machinista – Black Tide (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: John Lindqwister (also involved with Cat Rapes Dog) and Richard Flow (also member of Vision Talk) are...
Ljungblut: “Villa Carlotta 5959” premiere – stream it here two days before release
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Ljungblut & Karisma Records press release) The sixth album from Ljungblut are...
Double interview: Alex Møklebust (Zeromancer/Seigmen) and Stephan Groth (Apoptygma Berzerk) about remixing
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) In the aftermath of the Electro Spectre remix contest, I had a chat...
Page – Start (CD EP – Energy Rekords)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Swedish Page formation remains one of the oldest synth-pop formations active in their homeland. Set up in...
Apoptygma Berzerk double release for the 25th anniversary of ‘Soli Deo Gloria’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) In 1993 Apoptygma Berzerk released the very first Norwegian EBM album, “Soli Deo...
