Apoptygma Berzerk - You And Me Against The World

Apoptygma Berzerk is indeed a band that constantly re-invents themselves. They have gone through a lot of changes through the past decade, with members joining and leaving constantly. One force remains though, Stephan Groth, and he is msotly responsible for the band's sound.

Now, before you pop in this record, I just have to say that you must leave your expectations behind. This is not like the Apop you heard in 2002 or even less the Apop you heard in 93. This is a new Apop, and if you can't accept that fact, I think you should leave this album alone.
Because while Stephan's characteristic vocals remain and his lyrics are even better than usual on this album, the sound is heavily influenced by 80's rock music(sort of like A-Ha's Scoundrel Days album), and it shows heavy use of guitars and live drums.
You And Me Against the World shows that Apop is not a band that makes "sequels", they constantly go through changes, re-inventing themselves, and I think a lot of people find it hard to follow such a change.
Myself, I have never been alienated by this album, I always find something in it that I like, mostly because he hasn't completely left the elctronics behind, you can hear synthesizer basses and leads on most of the songs, even if they sound mroe vintage and analogue than on the previous VST-sounding albums.
Pick up this album if you like good music. Leave it alone if you expect another futurepop-trip.