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 andere Seite
Die Allergie Lyrics
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Das ist mir eigentlich scheissegal
Nicht wie du werd ich ärsche lecken
Und bin dagegen in jedem fall
Es ist krieg für dich und mich
Ich werd dein neues feinbild sein die zeit
Läft für mich ganz allein für mich
Gegen dich
Ja die wahrheit ist grund genug
Das ich Dir in deine nutzlosen eier trete
Fürchte mich denn ich bin da
Wie ein schatten an dir klebe
Nicht wie du werd ich mich beweinen
Und beim ficken depressiv
Denn ich bin echt und nicht gelogen
Gerade hart und effektiv
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
Du bist erledigt du bist raus
Langsam wird dir klar
Das ich von allen deinen feinden
Zweifellos der schwerste war
Du hast begonnen du hast verloren
Komm in den ring sonst hol ich dich
Ich stosse dich von deinem thron Komm heraus ich warte schon
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
Auf deine kleine psychopathen nummer
Falle ich nicht rein
Aus dein daseinisteindrama gesabber
Steige ich nicht ein
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
Solange es mich noch gibt
Schläfst du nicht ein
Solange es dich nich gibt
Schlaf ich nicht ein
The lyrics of Die Allergie's song Die andere Seite speak of an intense and hostile relationship between two individuals. The singer is defiant and unafraid of their counterpart, as they declare that they will not become subservient like them. They describe themselves as the other person's new enemy and claim to be alone, with time on their side to plot against them. The lyrics are aggressive and confident, as the singer speaks of their ability to face their opponent head-on and come out victorious. The lyrics make references to a physical altercation and challenge their counterpart to face them in the ring.
The lyrics may be interpreted as a commentary on personal power dynamics and the struggle for dominance. The singer takes pride in their authentic sense of self and ability to withstand emotional turmoil, whereas their counterpart is described as being weak and desperate. The lyrics suggest that the relationship is one-sided, with the singer only seeing the other person as a rival, rather than a friend or partner, and they revel in their own strength and ability to endure.
Line by Line Meaning
Hass mich oder nicht
Whether you hate me or not doesn't matter to me
Das ist mir eigentlich scheissegal
I really don't care
Nicht wie du werd ich ärsche lecken
I won't lick anyone's butt like you
Und bin dagegen in jedem fall
And I'm against it in any case
Es ist krieg für dich und mich
It's war between you and me
Ich werd dein neues feinbild sein die zeit
I'll be your new enemy from now on
Läft für mich ganz allein für mich
The time is running for me alone
Gegen dich
Against you
Ja die wahrheit ist grund genug
Yes, the truth is reason enough
Das ich Dir in deine nutzlosen eier trete
That I kick your useless balls
Fürchte mich denn ich bin da
Fear me because I'm here
Wie ein schatten an dir klebe
I'm sticking to you like a shadow
Nicht wie du werd ich mich beweinen
I won't cry like you
Und beim ficken depressiv
And get depressed during sex
Denn ich bin echt und nicht gelogen
Because I'm real and not fake
Gerade hart und effektiv
Just hard and effective
Du bist erledigt du bist raus
You're done, you're out
Langsam wird dir klar
Slowly you realize
Das ich von allen deinen feinden
That I'm the worst of all your enemies
Zweifellos der schwerste war
Doubtlessly the toughest one
Du hast begonnen du hast verloren
You started it and lost
Komm in den ring sonst hol ich dich
Come into the ring or I'll get you
Ich stosse dich von deinem thron
I'll push you off your throne
Komm heraus ich warte schon
Come out, I'm already waiting
Auf deine kleine psychopathen nummer
I won't fall for your little psycho game
Falle ich nicht rein
I won't be fooled
Aus dein daseinisteindrama gesabber
I won't get involved in your life-is-misery babble
Steige ich nicht ein
I won't get involved
Solange es mich noch gibt
As long as I still exist
Schläfst du nicht ein
You won't sleep
Solange es dich nich gibt
As long as you don't exist
Schlaf ich nicht ein
I won't sleep
Solange es mich noch gibt
As long as I still exist
Schläfst du nicht ein
You won't sleep
Solange es dich nich gibt
As long as you don't exist
Schlaf ich nicht ein
I won't sleep
Contributed by Elijah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.