The Apers

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title: "The Apers" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dutch-pop-punk-groups", "dutch-punk-rock-groups", "musical-groups-established-in-1996", "asian-man-records-artists", "english-language-dutch-musical-groups"] description: "Dutch pop punk band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apers" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Dutch pop punk band ::

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Field	Value
name	The Apers
image	The Apers ACU Utrecht.JPG
caption	The Apers - Live concert in 2012
background	group_or_band
origin	Rotterdam, Netherlands
genre	Pop punk
years_active	1996–present
label	Asian Man, Stardumb, Insubordination
current_members	Kevin Aper
Kelvin Centerfold
Ivo Backbreaker Mikey Bat Bite
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| name = The Apers | image = The Apers ACU Utrecht.JPG | caption = The Apers - Live concert in 2012 | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Rotterdam, Netherlands | genre = Pop punk | years_active = 1996–present | label = Asian Man, Stardumb, Insubordination | website = | current_members = Kevin Aper Kelvin Centerfold Ivo Backbreaker Mikey Bat Bite | past_members =

The Apers are a Dutch pop punk band who formed in Rotterdam in 1996. They have released their first three albums on Stardumb Records, then released their 2007 album Reanimate My Heart on Sonic Rendezvous Records in Europe, and Insubordination Records in the US, before moving on to Asian Man Records. They have played about 700 shows all over Europe and the USA. The band is often compared to Screeching Weasel, not lastly because of frontman Kevin Aper's snotty vocal delivery, reminiscent of Ben Weasel.

Band members

Current members:

• Kevin Aper – vocals, bass guitar
• Ivo Backbreaker – drums
• Michael Stoel – guitars

Past members:

• Jerry Hormone – guitars, backing vocals (2000–2005)
• Marien Nicotine – guitars, backing vocals (1996–2007)
• Kelvin Centerfold – guitars (2005–2010)

Discography

Studio albums

• The Apers - 2001
• The Buzz Electric - 2003
• Skies Are Turning Blue - 2005
• Reanimate My Heart - 2007
• You Are Only as Strong as the Table You Dance On - 2009
• Confetti on the Floor - 2014

Live albums

• Live at the Eldorado - 2012

Compilations

• The Wild & Savage Apers - 2004
• Still Cruisin' After All These Beers - 2010

Splits

• Retarded/Apers - 2005
• 20 Belows/Apers - 2008
• Apers/Sons Of Buddha - 2011
• The Riptides & The Apers - What About The Monster - 2013

EPs

• Teenage Drama Every Kid Will Understand - 2000
• Surprise! - 2023

Singles

• Eyes Open Wide - 2001

References

References

1. Torreano, Bradley. "The Apers - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic.
2. Mason, Stewart. (2007-02-12). "Reanimate My Heart - The Apers : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
3. Torreano, Bradley. "The Apers - The Apers : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
4. "The Apers - The Apers". Punknews.org.
5. [http://www.punktastic.com/reviews/2370 ] {{webarchive. link. (February 27, 2007)

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