With their musical roots in bands like Klinik or Suicide Commando this release got lots of admiration as well as criticism but all agreed on one thing: “Voll auf die Fresse, voll auf den Dancefloor.” Full in the face, full on the dance floor! This album Paranoid Destruction entered the DAC (Deutsche Alternative Charts) at Number 7, and AGONOIZE remained in the charts for 8 weeks.
Their second release Open the Gate / To Paradise entered the DAC top 10.
The album, which saw the light of day in October 2004, eradicated all comparisons to other bands and shows what enormous potential is simmering in AGONOIZE.
Club hits alternate with atmospheric songs without the album being boring. Of course this will also raise some questions, but those who saw AGONOIZE live are convinced that they put on a unique show. The live performances with their captive and sometimes brutal scenes show the deepest abyss of mankind and hold the audience spellbound.
Established at the end of 2002 by Mike Johnson and Olli Senger, it soon became apparent that to have a real good presence on stage they needed a good front man. This person was found in the form of front man Chris L. Now nothing stood in the way of AGONOIZE building up the group.
The album and the resulting spin-off numbers were easily written, and following the first concert after the release of their first MCD, nothing could stop them. Their first concert was in April ’04 in Edinburgh, at the Dark City Festival with VNV Nation. This was followed by a concert in Berlin as the support act of [:SITD:], who in return provided a great remix of the Paranoid Destruction MCD.
die for blood
Agonoize Lyrics
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- That's the chase.
Die for blood
- That's the chase.
You're just an illusion...
The lyrics of Agonoize's song "Die for Blood" are inherently cryptic, yet they reveal something about the singer of the song - that he is steadily losing his mind, and that this madness is accompanied by an intense drive, or "chase." This drive, which is referred to as "the chase" in the song, seems to be both an external force, and an internal compulsion. The singer seems almost powerless to resist it, noting, "That's the chase."
The second line of the chorus - "You're just an illusion" - could be interpreted in several different ways. It could be seen as an address to the singer himself, a warning that the fantasies he is chasing are unreal and unattainable. It might also be read as a statement about someone else, possibly a love interest, who is not what they appear to be. Given the violent and aggressive themes present in the rest of the song, it seems likely that this illusion is something that the singer feels compelled to pursue, even though he knows, on some level, that it is not real.
Line by Line Meaning
He is losing his mind and feels it going.
He is experiencing a gradual psychological breakdown and is aware of his loss of sanity.
That's the chase.
This is the intense pursuit of something that is causing his mental decline.
Die for blood
The idea of sacrificing one's life for the sake of shedding blood is being expressed in this song.
You're just an illusion...
The singer is addressing someone or something which he believes to be a delusional creation of his own mind.
Contributed by Emily K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.