Formed in 1993, Die Allergie emerged from the masses of local bands with th… Read Full Bio ↴Formed in 1993, Die Allergie emerged from the masses of local bands with their absolute belief in German lyrics and Metal-Core. Through countless shows with bands such as Kreator, Schweisser, Laibach, Totenmond, and Subway to Sally, amongst others, the band's reputation as an excellent live act and carrier of hope for the German music scene even pentrated the walls of EMI. In 1995, EMI/Spin Records immediately took Die Allergie under contract and the debut, "Psalm in Blei", came out on the market in the same year. Reactions by the press went only two ways, love or hate. This was exactly Die Allergie's intention because there is no middle ground for them. This was followed by tours with Napalm Death, Crowbar, Fleischmann, KindTot and Rinderwahnsinn, which introduced the band to the entire Republic and solidly established a core fanbase for themselves.

In 1996, EMI decided to place Die Allergie under contract with their industrial sublabel, Spin Records. After an intensive 2 years of working together, the band decided to go their own way and leave Spin Records, which dissolved a short time later anyway.

In the beginning of 1998, the band released their self-produced MCD, "Demokratie", which was well received by fans and press alike, and resulted in many labels showing an interest in the band. It takes time to do something well, so Die Allergie took plenty of time to examine the numerous offers in depth. In July of 1998, the decision was made in favor of Rise Up, a sublabel of Last Episode Productions founded especially for Die Allergie.

Rise Up offered the up and coming quintet act, through keyboarder Danny Böhm, every possibility to resume their own path. In February of 1999, the label released Die Allergie's second album, "Dunkelgraue Lieder für das Nächste Jahrtausend", which, through aggressively ironic lyrics and the brutal, painfilled dark wall of music, held a mirror up to humanity showing the ugly face of daily reality. 10,000 copies were sold across Europe.

In the beginning of 2000, the band spent 3 months in the Roth Recordings Studio in order to produce their album "Virus III" under the direction of Dieter Roth. Musically, the band had lost none of their hardness, and the song material also appeared more mature and tighter than ever before. Various journalists showed euphoric "allergic" reactions based on the band's studio report in March 2000.

After the recording of "Virus III", bassist Markus Knapp (ex-Atrocity) left the band due to personal reasons. Die Allergie found a new comrade in arms with Jan Beckmann, but due to his professional career, he had to leave a short time later. Markus Knapp decided to take the bass in hand once again with Die Allergie, and he has been a solid component of the band ever since.

Die Allergie parted ways with Rise Up because the sales numbers of "Virus III" did not meet the expectations that the label had imagined. The band also felt that they did not have full support from the label which should have recognized that "Virus III" was a first class album from the start!

The singer, Albi, was arrested by the police due to false evidence and sat in jail until September 2001. Because he had drug problems at this time, he had to go through a drug rehab program which he successfully completed.

The members close to Albi were unsettled and brought to a halt. No one quite knew what would happen next. Once again, they found themselves without a label or tour. Once it was known how long they would be without a front man, they decided to use the time as creatively as possible in order to have some new songs to work on after his return. Albi is again walking free and clean!

In their lyrics, Die Allergie deals with the deviancies that exist in all of us such as egotism, megalomania, greed, obsession, and destructive urges even as far as necrophilia. Musically, Die Allergie is hard to categorize. The wide range goes from Pantera or Pro Pain (with whom Die Allergie completed a successful 4-week European tour in the Spring of 1999, along with Temple of the Absurd) to Fear Factory and Crowbar, through all shades of the extreme, without allowing themselves to fit into a definitive classification. The term Industrial Metal-Core is the most fitting category that comes straight to mind.

Dejavu
Die Allergie Lyrics

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Ich bin jetzt raus
Jetzt steh ich hier
Das Wasser riecht nach Gift
Und'n toter Vogel kommt vorbei und stirbt
Der Kellner spielt Klavier.
Wir sind die letzten von hundertzehn
Wir warten bis die Zeit vergeht.

Tausend Tage und Nächte auf See
Das Land kommt nie zurück.
'Ne Menge Mädchen war'n dabei und lachten
Viel zu schön um zu gehn.
Wir war'n so hungrig
Wir war'n so kalt
Wir wollten nie zurück
Und jetzt treiben wir rum auf dem toten Schiff
Und warten bis die Zeit vergeht.

Deja Vu
Deja Vu
Deja Vu

Der Rote Hugo hängt tot im Seil
Die Leiche stinkt nach Shit.
Wie'n weißer Engel
Schön wie Schnee hängt er da
Eh du tust dir doch weh!
War'n wilder Kerl mit feuchtem Blick
Doch der kommt nie zurück.
So schreib' dein Leben auf ein Stück Papier
Und warte bis die Zeit vergeht.

Deja Vu

Deja Vu
Deja Vu

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Die Allergie's song Dejavu paint a haunting and melancholic picture of a group of people stranded in a desolate and toxic environment. The song starts off with the singer proclaiming that "he's out", he's made his decision and is now in a place where he feels emotionally trapped. The surroundings are desolate, and the water smells of poison. A dead bird drifts by, highlighting the sense of loss and decay present in the scene. The Kellner plays the piano, acting as the only sign of life and hope in this grim environment.

The second half of the song describes a group of people out at sea for what seems like an eternity, but never able to find land. The girls they were with make an appearance in the lyrics, laughing and creating a moment of joy and beauty in this hopeless situation. The hunger is palpable, and they were so cold, their desire to never look back adding to the sense of duality in the song's story. They now find themselves stranded on a dead ship, waiting for time to pass in the hopes of finding a way out.

The song's title "Dejavu" takes on an ominous tone as the lyrics mention the Red Hugo, who hangs dead in the rope, his body rotting with a foul smell. There is a warning that the listener could hurt themselves just like that condemned person, and the song finishes with a plea to write one's life down on a piece of paper and wait until time passes.

Line by Line Meaning

Ich bin jetzt raus
I am leaving now.

Jetzt steh ich hier
Now I am standing here.

Das Wasser riecht nach Gift
The water smells of poison.

Und'n toter Vogel kommt vorbei und stirbt
A dead bird comes by and dies.

Der Kellner spielt Klavier.
The waiter is playing the piano.

Wir sind die letzten von hundertzehn
We are the last of a hundred and ten.

Wir warten bis die Zeit vergeht.
We are waiting for time to pass.

Tausend Tage und Nächte auf See
A thousand days and nights at sea.

Das Land kommt nie zurück.
The land never comes back.

'Ne Menge Mädchen war'n dabei und lachten
A lot of girls were there and laughing.

Viel zu schön um zu gehn.
Too beautiful to leave behind.