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.
Geisterhaus
Die Allergie Lyrics
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Du lächelst aufgegeilt in Formaldehyd
Keine liebt wie du, keine stirbt wie du
Der Himmel weint blutigen Schnee, kann es Sünde sein
Keiner sieht uns zu, dir tut's nicht weh, es tut dir nicht weh
Komm und verführe mich mit all deiner kälte
Komm und verführe mich berühre mich Komm und berühre mich mit all deiner kälte
Ich seziere dich in totem Neonlicht
Du siehst immer noch so aus, als wüsstest du was Sache ist
Du siehst immer noch so aus, als wüsstest du wie man vergisst
Wir vergessen das Dieseits und Fenseits dieser Welt
Dann tun wir nur noch, was mir gefällt
Komm und verführe mich mit all deiner kälte
Komm und verführe mich berühre mich
Komm und berühre mich mit all deiner kälte
Ich seziere dich in totem Neonlicht
Zwischen deinen kalten Schenkeln liegt mein Paradies
Dein klarer Blick, ich geniesse ihn
Ich küsse deinen Marmorkörper
Dann nehme ich, was noch zu nehmen ist, was von dir übrig ist
Mein roter Mund auf deinen harten, blauen Lippen
Ich hauch dir Leben ein, ich dringe in dich ein
Ich drück mich tiefer in den Schoss meiner Begierde
Ich dringe in dich ein, ich hauch dir leben ein
Komm und verführe mich mit all deiner kälte
Komm und verführe mich berühre mich
Komm und berühre mich mit all deiner kälte Ich seziere dich in totem Neonlicht
Geisterhaus
The song "Geisterhaus" by Die Allergie talks about a twisted and macabre relationship. The first verse seems to refer to some sort of resurrection or reanimation, with death wearing a new dress that the singer compares to their own partner. The partner seems to be preserved in formaldehyde, and is described as loving and dying uniquely. The chorus talks about being seduced by the partner's coldness and dissecting them in neon light. The second verse mentions forgetting about the boundaries between life and death, and doing only what the singer wants. The bridge refers to the partner's body as a paradise and the singer taking what is left of them, with a focus on their lips and mouth. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the sensual and eerie nature of the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Es ist ausgereizt, der Tod trägt ein neues Kleid, so wie du
Death has been overused, it takes on a new form, just like you
Du lächelst aufgegeilt in Formaldehyd
You smile excitedly in formaldehyde
Keine liebt wie du, keine stirbt wie du
No one loves or dies like you
Der Himmel weint blutigen Schnee, kann es Sünde sein
The sky cries bloody snow, can it be a sin?
Keiner sieht uns zu, dir tut's nicht weh, es tut dir nicht weh
No one is watching us, it doesn't hurt you, it doesn't hurt you
Komm und verführe mich mit all deiner kälte
Come and seduce me with all your coldness
Komm und verführe mich berühre mich
Come and seduce me, touch me
Ich seziere dich in totem Neonlicht
I dissect you in dead neon light
Du siehst immer noch so aus, als wüsstest du was Sache ist
You still look like you know what's going on
Du siehst immer noch so aus, als wüsstest du wie man vergisst
You still look like you know how to forget
Wir vergessen das Dieseits und Fenseits dieser Welt
We forget the here and the beyond of this world
Dann tun wir nur noch, was mir gefällt
Then we only do what pleases me
Zwischen deinen kalten Schenkeln liegt mein Paradies
My paradise lies between your cold legs
Dein klarer Blick, ich geniesse ihn
I enjoy your clear gaze
Ich küsse deinen Marmorkörper
I kiss your marble body
Dann nehme ich, was noch zu nehmen ist, was von dir übrig ist
Then I take what's left to take from you
Mein roter Mund auf deinen harten, blauen Lippen
My red mouth on your hard, blue lips
Ich hauch dir Leben ein, ich dringe in dich ein
I breathe life into you, I penetrate you
Ich drück mich tiefer in den Schoss meiner Begierde
I press myself deeper into the lap of my desire
Komm und verführe mich mit all deiner kälte
Come and seduce me with all your coldness
Komm und verführe mich berühre mich
Come and seduce me, touch me
Komm und berühre mich mit all deiner kälte
Come and touch me with all your coldness
Ich seziere dich in totem Neonlicht
I dissect you in dead neon light
Geisterhaus
Haunted house
Contributed by John P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@D3w10n
Rip Albi :(
@reload_exe1445
ORLY what happened?