![]() ![]() Long Runner Lineup: The band has the same lineup today as it did when formed over twenty years ago.Lighter and Softer: Bel Air, due to the band shedding their Nu Metal sound in favour of a more Alternative Rock sound.Important Haircut: Henning and Stefan sported buzz cuts sometime during the Bel Air era.Gratuitous English: Their name is supposed to mean that they're "batshit crazy".Genre Mashup: They're a nu metal-alternative-pop-rap-punk-grunge-hard rock band."Don't Turn Your Back On Me" qualifies as this due to its Goth Rock sound in addition to being a Surprisingly Gentle Song.Darker and Edgier: Walking On a Thin Line, due to shifting away from the band's Nu Metal roots with a more Alternative Metal sound.Cover Version: "Big in Japan" by Alphaville.Today, after their shift into a more refined style? Not so much. Artifact Title: The name certainly was befitting of their abrasive nu metal sound.Walking on a Thin Line in "Kiss the Dawn".Don't Give Me Names in "Living in a Lie".Lost (T)apes (2006) - compilation of demo tracks.Planet of the Apes (2004) - greatest hits album.There's also a bunch of compilations like: Bel Air (2011) - the first post-reunion album.Don't Give Me Names (2000) - their most successful album, mainly because of their cover of Alphaville's "Big in Japan".Proud Like a God (1997) - the debut album, includes "Open Your Eyes", "Rain" and "Lords of the Boards". ![]() After their successful debut album Proud Like a God in 1997, the band recorded another successful album, Don't Give Me Names in 2000, followed by their 2003 album Walking on a Thin Line.Īfter extensive touring, the band went on hiatus in 2005 and returned in 2009, followed by their album Bel Air in 2011. The band is notable for their hit single "Open Your Eyes", which is considered by most fans as their signature song. Lead vocalist Sandra Nasić joined the band later that year. Guano Apes are a German alternative rock/ nu metal band formed on 1994 in Gottingen by guitarist Henning Rümenapp, bassist Stefan Ude and drummer Dennis Poschwatta. ![]()
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