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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Tongue Tied & Twisted
Collide Lyrics

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I can see through the distance
And I can't look back
I'm tongue tied and twisted
As I fall through the cracks
No time to hesitate
And there I was and there I was

Couldn't tell you how to feel

And I'll tear down what was real
Emotions inside your head
The way that you make me feel

Take by, taken by

There's a hole in my existence
And I can't look back
I'm tired and I'm twisting
I don't understand
Undercover went through the gates of hell
But I know I'll come around

What if you could
Pretend that you should
Thinking things can all go your own way
I'd like, like to move on forget it
And leave it behind
Misunderstood disappear if you could
You could take it or leave it to me
What does it take
For my conscious to lead me around

Not giving in so you know I'm alive

There I was

Couldn't tell you how to feel
Couldn't tell you what was real
Emotions inside your head
The way you make me feel

What if you could
Pretend that you should
Thinking things can all go your own way
I'd like like to move on forget it
And leave it behind
Misunderstood disappear if you could
You could take it or leave it to me
What does it take
For my conscious to lead me around

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tongue Tied & Twisted are about feeling lost within oneself and struggling to move on. The opening lines talk about the singer's inability to look back and their struggle with falling through the cracks. They feel tongue-tied and twisted, unable to make sense of their emotions and situation. The sense of urgency is amplified with the line "no time to hesitate." The singer is trapped in their own head, struggling to understand their emotions and unable to express them to others.

The second verse talks about a hole in the singer's existence and their feeling tired and twisting. They recognize that they are going through a rough patch but do not understand it. There is a reference to going through the gates of hell, perhaps suggesting that the singer has been through a tough time but knows they will eventually come out of it. The bridge of the song talks about pretending that everything is okay and thinking that things can go their way, but the singer wants to move on and leave it all behind. They feel misunderstood and just want to disappear. The song's outro reiterates the same themes, and the singer is still struggling to understand their emotions and wondering what it would take for their conscious to guide them.

Line by Line Meaning

I can see through the distance
I have clarity from afar

And I can't look back
I'm determined to move forward

I'm tongue tied and twisted
I'm at a loss for words

As I fall through the cracks
I'm slipping away

No time to hesitate
I must act quickly

And there I was and there I was
I was there in the moment, fully present

Couldn't tell you how to feel
I don't know how you're supposed to feel

And I'll tear down what was real
I'll destroy what was authentic

Emotions inside your head
Your feelings are internal

The way that you make me feel
Your actions impact my emotions

Take by, taken by
Taken over by emotion