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.
Kollision
Die Allergie Lyrics
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Hab zuviel tolierieat
Zuviel eingesehen
Zu oft applaudiert
Wenn man mich
Mal wieder neu erzogen hat
Und war ich bunt
Dann war das schon verrat
Satt und völlig unkompliziert
Fahre ich auf euerer schiene
Bis ich kollidier
Etwas pechschwarz böses
Steigt tief in mir auf
Hoch in den kopf
Und holt die sense raus
Ihr säht den wind
Und erntet sturm
Ich fühl mich wohl
In meinem
Gnadenlosen zorn
Die zeitbombe
Die nicht mehr tickt
Denn der damm
In meiner
Schwarzen seele
Bricht
Kollision - falling down
Nehmt teil am absoluten
Schluss In vollem lauf
Setz ich den goldeinen
Schuss
Mir und euch
Im grossen finale
Die zeit ist mein
Ich kriege euch
Alle
Kollision - falling down
The lyrics of the song "Kollision" by Die Allergie expresses the frustration of the singer who has been submissive for too long and is now at the end of their rope. They have been too tolerant, seen too much and went along with things they didn't necessarily agree with. The singer has been manipulated for far too long, has been applauded for conforming, and has never really had a voice. Despite all of this, they have finally had enough, and they feel a new energy within them rising. They no longer want to go along with the rules of society, and they want to express their true emotions, which are dark and dangerous. The singer feels a sense of empowerment in their anger and is ready to take on anything that comes their way.
The idea of a "Kollision" or collision represents the singer's breaking point. They have been living a life where they have put themselves last and have been accommodating others' needs. However, now they are ready to take control and challenge the system. The singer sees themselves as a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment like a dam in their dark soul. They have a sense of satisfaction in knowing that they will finally have the power to express themselves honestly, rather than pretending to be something they are not.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich war viel zu lange leise
For far too long, I kept quiet
Hab zuviel tolierieat
Accepted too much
Zuviel eingesehen
Been too understanding
Zu oft applaudiert
Applauded too often
Wenn man mich Mal wieder neu erzogen hat
Whenever I've been reindoctrinated
Und war ich bunt Dann war das schon verrat
Whenever I acted differently, it was seen as betrayal
Satt und völlig unkompliziert Fahre ich auf euerer schiene
Full and straightforward, I followed your line
Bis ich kollidier Etwas pechschwarz böses Steigt tief in mir auf Hoch in den kopf Und holt die sense raus
Until I collided, something dark and evil arose in me and took over my mind
Ihr säht den wind Und erntet sturm
You sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
Ich fühl mich wohl In meinem Gnadenlosen zorn
I feel comfortable in my merciless rage
Die zeitbombe Die nicht mehr tickt Denn der damm In meiner Schwarzen seele Bricht
The ticking time bomb that no longer ticks because the dam in my black soul has broken
Nehmt teil am absoluten Schluss In vollem lauf Setz ich den goldeinen Schuss Mir und euch Im grossen finale Die zeit ist mein Ich kriege euch Alle
Join me in the ultimate endgame. In full run, I'll take the final, decisive shot. For me and for you, in the grand finale, time is mine, I'll get all of you
Kollision - falling down
Collision - falling down
Contributed by Matthew W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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