The gatefold cover became a real beauty. You'll love it! Please check the recently updated "Artwork" space on the Apoptose website for a closer look. You can also listen to some song-previews here on the myspace player.

The LP is available now from TESCO and in the coming weeks from the usual special interest dealers. It is limited to 600 copies, so don't wait too long!

Some people asked if "Warrior Creed" would be released on CD as well. Sorry, but at the moment there are no plans to do that.

Release date: December 2008

This Joy of Life/Apoptose-LP celebrates the return of that classic song.
It features two new interpretations by Apoptose, both sung by Gary
Carey, alongside the original Joy of Life version which was
unavailable for more than a decade. Live-in-studio recordings of the
onstage trance drumming rituals by Apoptose and the Fanfarenzug
Leipzig amplify the intoxicating effect of this vinyl-only release.
The LP is limited to 600 copies and packed in a deluxe gatefold
sleeve with bronze coloured embossing.

During the past months several copies of a so called "limited edition" of the latest Apoptose album "Schattenmädchen" surfaced in different online shops, some at ridiculously high prices. Judging from pictures and descriptions, this item consists of the original album and an additional CD-R of unknown contents. The labelprint of the CD-R says "Apoptose feat. Kenji Siratori" but this claim is wrong! There are only two collaborative tracks of Kenji Siratori and Apoptose. Both are featured on the regular "Schattenmädchen" album CD.

We just want to clarify that this "bonus" CD-R is neither authorised nor manufactured by Apoptose or Tesco Organisation. It is in no way part of the original concept and package of "Schattenmädchen" and does not contain any music by Apoptose. So we can only recommend to think twice before buying it! If this package is more expensive than a regular album you'll be simply ripped off!

Tesco printed "Schattenmädchen" in sufficient quantities. So everybody who is interested can obtain a copy for a reasonable price at most industrial/experimental mailorders worldwide. If you like to have something more special you can even get an autographed and dedicated album directly from nordland[at]apoptose[dot]net at regular CD and postage rates.

Best wishes!
Rüdiger / Apoptose

In November 2007 Darkroom magazine from Italy conducted an extensive interview with Apoptose in Italian language and published it here.

For all non-Italian speaking people there is an English excerpt of this conversation posted in the Interview section of apoptose.net.

Best wishes!

R.

Of course there will be some other notorious bands on stage that night. Be prepared for the wide rage of styles of Merzbow, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, Klangstabil and Post Scriptvm.