The non-album single "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" was contributed to the Meschugge film soundtrack in 1999. "Open Your Eyes" appeared in the Warren Miller movie, Fifty (1999) and Crusty 2000: The Metal Millennium (2000). The release of their debut album was followed by a 18 month tour of Europe and the United States. "Lords of the Boards" was commissioned for the 1998 European Snowboarding Championship. The songs "Lords of the Boards" and "Rain" were also issued as singles. The album peaked at number 4 in Germany and it was certified platinum.
The song was also their first and most successful single, followed by the release in October 1997 of their debut album Proud Like a God on BMG and GUN/Supersonic Records. The band's career took off in 1996 after they won the "Local Heroes" competition held by VIVA, beating out over 1000 competitors with their song "Open Your Eyes". Female lead singer Sandra Nasi joined the band later in the same year. Guano Apes were formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany, by guitarist Henning Rümenapp, bassist Stefan Ude and drummer Dennis Poschwatta. They have released four studio albums ( Proud Like a God in 1997, Don't Give Me Names in 2000, Walking on a Thin Line in 2003, Bel Air in 2011), one live album ( Live in 2003), two compilation albums ( Planet of the Apes in 2004 and Lost (T)apes in 2006), fifteen singles and five video albums. Usually their music is labeled as alternative rock, alternative metal and rapcore. Their sound has been described as a fusion of metal, pop and rap. The group members are Sandra Nasi (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals), Stefan Ude (bass, backing vocals) and Dennis Poschwatta (drums, backing vocals). Guano Apes is a band formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany.
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