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.
Die Allergie
Die Allergie Lyrics
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Willkommen in unserer Welt,
Wo sich's zu fürchten lohnt,
Wo der Hass dich greift,
Denn hier wird keiner verschohnt!
Drum wirf 'nen Blick zurück,
Wenn du durch's dunkle gehst, Dass die Allergie nicht plötzlich hinter dir steht.
Sei gewarnt, denn du musst damit rechnen,
Dass unsere dunklen Reime dir die Seele brechen.
Wir viele schlechte Worte von der Leine lassen
Über alles und jeden, den wir abgrundtief hassen.
Wir gebens euch hart,
Wie'n Slugger-Schlag
Immer voll in den Magen,
Drum lass die sagen,
Es ist das Dunkle in uns,
Das eben keiner versteht.
Wir sind die Allergie,
Und wir werden provozieren,
Werden euch die Ohren abkaun,
Ja wagt euch nur ins dunkle
Und wir werden euch verhaun
Mit Worten und mit Reimen
Werden wir euch exekutieren und
Keiner wird es jemals wagen
Uns zu zensieren
Willkommen in der Freak-Show!
Ja! Da bin ich plötzlich, aus dem Hinterhalt
Und spring euch an die Kehlen, mit der Worte Gewalt.
Denn auch ich bin einer, Der nun keinen Spass mehr versteht,
Wenn's um den großen Kuchen oder
Kleine Brötchen backen geht.
Ich bin der Virus,
Für den's kein Gegenmittel gibt,
Beschlaf ich eure Frauen,
Schläft die Allergie mit.
Ja, merkt euch mein Gesicht,
Ihr geprinzten Popwanzen,
Ich werd' euch überleben und auf euren Gräbern tanzen.
Wir, wir sind die Allergie, und ihr
Ja, Ihr seid der Grund dafür und wir, wir
Wir sind das Schlechte in dir
Ja, um zu überleben,
Muss man nehmen, niemals geben,
Reichst du deinen kleinen Finger,
Wird er dir gebrochen, eben.
Schlag zurück, wirst du geschlagen
Oder willst du nur ertragen,
Ständig wimmern, leise klagen,
Oder endlich deine Meinung sagen.
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Wir sind die Allergie!
Das ist der Hass, ja, der Hass, Hass, Hass
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Wir sind so bös' wie nie!
The lyrics to Die Allergie's song "Die Allergie" suggests a sense of fear and danger in their world. The lyrics invite listeners to welcome themselves to this so-called freak show that is their world. The song revolves around the idea that one should be afraid of the Allergie since nobody is spared; everybody is fair game. The listener is warned to be careful while walking in the dark, lest their allergy suddenly appears from behind them. The Allergie intends to break the listener's soul with their dark rhymes, and they will let many bad words out on everything and everyone they deeply despise.
Die Allergie declares that they are the bad part of individuals, and they will provoke the listener. They also declare that they will take apart their audience's ears and execute them with their words and rhymes, and nobody will ever dare censor them. Die Allergie characterizes their behavior as the dark aspect of human beings that nobody understands.
In summary, Die Allergie's lyrics, "Die Allergie," describe a dangerous and fearful world in which listeners should proceed with caution. The song invites listeners to their freak show world where they will use their powerful and dark rhymes to break their souls, provoke and execute them with their words and rhymes. The song's message is that Die Allergie is the dark side of individuals and will continue to exist, regardless of censorship attempts.
Line by Line Meaning
Willkommen in unserer Welt,
Welcome to our world, where it is worth to be frightened, and hate grabs you, because nobody is spared!
Wo sich's zu fürchten lohnt,
Where it is worth to be frightened,
Wo der Hass dich greift,
Where hate takes hold of you,
Denn hier wird keiner verschohnt!
Because here, no one is spared!
Drum wirf 'nen Blick zurück,
So take a look back,
Wenn du durch's dunkle gehst,
When you walk through the darkness,
Dass die Allergie nicht plötzlich hinter dir steht.
So that the Allergie does not suddenly stand behind you.
Sei gewarnt, denn du musst damit rechnen,
Be warned, because you must expect that
Dass unsere dunklen Reime dir die Seele brechen.
Our dark rhymes will break your soul.
Wir viele schlechte Worte von der Leine lassen
We let many bad words out,
Über alles und jeden, den wir abgrundtief hassen.
About everything and everyone that we deeply hate.
Wir gebens euch hart,
We give it to you hard,
Wie'n Slugger-Schlag
Like a slugger punch,
Immer voll in den Magen,
Always full in the stomach,
Drum lass die sagen,
So let them say that
Es ist das Dunkle in uns,
It is the darkness within us,
Das eben keiner versteht.
That nobody understands.
Wir sind die Allergie,
We are the Allergie,
Und wir werden provozieren,
And we will provoke you,
Werden euch die Ohren abkaun,
We'll bite off your ears,
Ja wagt euch nur ins dunkle
Yes, dare to go into the dark,
Und wir werden euch verhaun
And we'll beat you up,
Mit Worten und mit Reimen
With words and rhymes,
Werden wir euch exekutieren und
We'll execute you,
Keiner wird es jemals wagen
No one will ever dare
Uns zu zensieren
To censor us.
Ja! Da bin ich plötzlich, aus dem Hinterhalt
Yes! Suddenly, I am there, from the ambush,
Und spring euch an die Kehlen, mit der Worte Gewalt.
And attack your throats with the force of words.
Denn auch ich bin einer,
Because I am also one,
Der nun keinen Spass mehr versteht,
Who no longer understands the fun,
Wenn's um den großen Kuchen oder
When it comes to the big cake or
Kleine Brötchen backen geht.
Baking little rolls.
Ich bin der Virus,
I am the virus,
Für den's kein Gegenmittel gibt,
For which there is no antidote,
Beschlaf ich eure Frauen,
If I sleep with your women,
Schläft die Allergie mit.
The Allergie sleeps with me.
Ja, merkt euch mein Gesicht,
Yes, remember my face,
Ihr geprinzten Popwanzen,
You pampered pop singers,
Ich werd' euch überleben und auf euren Gräbern tanzen.
I will outlive you and dance on your graves.
Wir, wir sind die Allergie, und ihr
We are the Allergie, and you,
Ja, Ihr seid der Grund dafür und wir, wir
Yes, you are the reason for it, and we,
Wir sind das Schlechte in dir
We are the bad in you.
Ja, um zu überleben,
Yes, in order to survive,
Muss man nehmen, niemals geben,
You must take, never give,
Reichst du deinen kleinen Finger,
If you offer your little finger,
Wird er dir gebrochen, eben.
It will be broken, just like that.
Schlag zurück, wirst du geschlagen
Hit back, and you will be hit,
Oder willst du nur ertragen,
Or do you want to endure,
Ständig wimmern, leise klagen,
Constantly whining, quietly complaining,
Oder endlich deine Meinung sagen.
Or finally speak your mind.
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Here comes the Allergie,
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Here comes the Allergie,
Wir sind die Allergie!
We are the Allergie!
Das ist der Hass, ja, der Hass, Hass, Hass
That is the hate, yes, the hate, hate, hate.
Hier kommt die Allergie,
Here comes the Allergie,
Wir sind so bös' wie nie!
We are as evil as never before!
Contributed by Eli D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.