There are three bands using this name: a Californian electrogoth/industrial… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands using this name: a Californian electrogoth/industrial rock band, a Latvian thrash metal band and the band that Canadian artists Tara S’Appart (Elevator) and Ron Bates (Orange Glass) were in during the early 90s.

COLLIDE: The Electrogoth/Industrial Rock Band

An Electrogoth/Industrial Rock band founded in the early nineties, in Los Angeles. The name comes from the collision of musical styles – ethereal vocals provided by kaRIN, industrial music provided by Statik.

The Story of COLLIDE
”We just wanted to make the kind of music that we wanted to hear.”

Once upon a time, somewhere around 1992, two people met at an industrial dance club. One was very thirsty, so they asked the other to get them some water. After the liquid reached the glass, the two began a conversation, which became a friendship, and then formed a creative union.

The creative union became what is known as COLLIDE. The primary core of the Los Angeles based duo is Statik and kaRIN. Statik is responsible for the sound orchestrations and overall production. kaRIN takes care of the vocals and lyrics.

“We never thought of starting a band, we just wanted to make the kind of music we wanted to hear. After the first few songs were finished, we thought the collaboration sounded like something special. A few songs later, we realized that the music we were making was really important to us. It would need a name. We thought long and hard and then COLLIDE came to us. We knew it was right, as it described what we were doing and the feeling of the music perfectly.”

The essence of COLLIDE is the coming together of two opposing entities to form a symbiotic whole… combined the female and masculine energies, the cognitive and the subliminal, the strength and the mystery.

Meaningful lyrics and alluring hypnotic vocals combine with an aural sculpture, to form an experience in listening that manages to defy categorization. “I think the reason why our sound is different is because we do not approach music in a traditional way. We don’t play music, we try to create soundscapes—layers of depth and sound.”

To date, the duo have released six full length CDs—Beneath the Skin, Distort, Chasing the Ghost, Some Kind of Strange, Vortex, and Live at the El Rey.

- Beneath the Skin examines feelings of the internal depth of emotion.
- Distort presents remixes from Beneath the Skin, as well as some cover songs… giving a different twist on things.
- Chasing the Ghost, says kaRIN, is named to capture that feeling of searching for essence… the feeling of yearning like a space you can’t fill, or a haunting that you can’t quite put your finger on”.
- Some Kind of Strange continues on to explore one’s place within themselves and the universe. “I always write from the heart” says kaRIN. “Music allows me to exist in a world of my own creation.”
- Vortex is a double CD that further explores the diverse sound of COLLIDE and includes remixes from both Some Kind of Strange and Chasing the Ghost, as well as some new cover songs.
- Like the Hunted is a DVD which includes COLLIDE’s live performance in 2005 at the El Rey in Los Angeles. It also includes an interview as well as other acoustic and tour performances.
- Live at the El Rey accompanies is the live performance from the Like the Hunted DVD.
- Ultrashiver is the new release by COLLIDE’s side project The Secret Meeting with kaRIN and Statik and Dean Garcia of Curve. Beside the album Ultrashiver, the group released two singles,Shiver X and Shooting Laser Beams.
- Two Headed Monster, was released in 2008.
- These Eyes Before, was released in 2009. It's comprised of ten classics songs, each one completely reimagined.

Due to dissatisfaction with the music industry, COLLIDE began their own record label, Noiseplus Music. COLLIDE decided to self-release, this was a decision we had to make, as so much energy and life goes into each song in layers and levels. We never let go of it until we are sure that it is the best that we can make, and we are ultimately satisfied with it. We see so many things in the music industry that are not in the artist’s favor, where it becomes all about business. It is our hope to help make that change, while making music that we believe in, and to set a path for ourselves, as well as other artists.”

"Our eternal thanks to those who seek out and expose new music." — kaRIN and Statik

(content quoted in its entirety from Collide and Noiseplus Music)

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COLLIDE - Latvian Thrash Metal band
COLLIDE - Extreme Thrash Metal band which declares war to everything that oppresses ! Overcoming values, finding your inner-self and becoming insane - that's the source of inspiration behind band's music and lyrics.
Band has been started in late 2003 and still lives on.
Power, passion and energy is a huge part of the band's live shows. Collide has played many small and large shows in Latvia and in
other countries. Despite many lineup and stylistic changes through the years, band still caries the same spirit as in the beginning.

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Silently Creeping
Collide Lyrics

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If my thoughts became words
Tear down your walls beneath me
Cause
Silently creeping
You tear down your walls
Beneath me
Everything that you can
Because the words

Have been kind of evasive and

Silently creeping creep
Tear down your walls
Silently creeping creep
Tear down your walls completely
But all the sky seems blue
Feel the way I, feel the way you

Tear down your walls completely
To let your flowers bloom
You can feel the way you feel
Just because
Every time
Your thoughts became things
To let go
Where would my mind begin
To start over

Silently creeping creep
Tear down your walls
Silently creeping creep
Tear down your walls completely
But all the sky seems blue
Feel the way I, feel the way you

Silently creeping creep
Tear down your walls
Silently creeping creep

Tear down your walls completely
But all the sky seems blue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Collide's song Silently Creeping are about breaking down walls and allowing oneself to be vulnerable in order to fully experience love and connection. The lyrics begin with the idea of thoughts becoming words, and the desire to tear down the walls of the person they love in order to get closer to them. The repetition of "silently creeping" emphasizes the gentle and intimate nature of this desire.

The next verse urges the person to tear down their walls completely, to let their "flowers bloom" and to feel the way they feel without reservation. The final line, "where would my mind begin to start over," suggests that the singer is willing to start anew in order to deepen their connection with this person.

The chorus repeats the message of tearing down walls and allowing oneself to feel deeply. The line "but all the sky seems blue" speaks to the beauty of vulnerability and emotional openness.

Overall, Silently Creeping is a gentle and heartfelt song about the importance of breaking down walls in order to fully experience love and connection.

Line by Line Meaning

If my thoughts became words
If everything I think I say out loud

Tear down your walls beneath me
Destroy the barriers that keep you from being vulnerable around me

Cause
Because

Silently creeping
Slowly but surely approaching without making any noise

You tear down your walls
You remove your emotional barriers

Beneath me
In my presence

Everything that you can
Everything that is within your power

Because the words
Due to the fact that communication

Have been kind of evasive and
Has been difficult and indirect

Silently creeping creep
Slowly but surely approaching without making any noise

Tear down your walls
Destroy your emotional barriers

Silently creeping creep
Slowly but surely approaching without making any noise

Tear down your walls completely
Remove all barriers that keep you from being vulnerable

But all the sky seems blue
Despite everything, the world still seems beautiful

Feel the way I, feel the way you
Experience emotions in the same way as me

Tear down your walls completely
Remove all barriers that keep you from being vulnerable

To let your flowers bloom
To allow yourself to grow and flourish

You can feel the way you feel
You have the right to experience your emotions

Just because
For no other reason than

Every time
Whenever

Your thoughts became things
Your ideas became reality

To let go
To release control

Where would my mind begin
What would I do next

To start over
To begin again

Silently creeping creep
Slowly but surely approaching without making any noise

Tear down your walls
Destroy the emotional barriers that keep you from being vulnerable