Their first album Ausgeflippt was released on Energy Records. The album, translating to "flipped-out" in German, received great reviews, while their dance single "Shine 2001" reached #1 position on the Alternative press Dance Chart. The duo formed a live band, recruiting Ginger Bread on bass and Pat 5000 on drums.
After receiving lots of positive reviews, Hanzel und Gretyl were coined as the "metal industrial band with a great sense of humor" who stood out amongst all the rest. Marilyn Manson took an interest in them and invited them on tour as support with "Clutch" in 1995 and in direct support in 1996. This opportunity catapulted them into the public eye with great admiration.
Transmissions From Uranus was released, and that tour took them through-out the USA as a headliner, and as direct support for bands. This song "9D Galactic Center" was then played on K-rock radio stations and "Robot Logik" on the Howard Stern show during station ID's, used in the blockbuster movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and played during the 1997 MTV Music Awards.
HuG paved the way for USA newcomers, Rammstein, at the CMJ Music Festival in NYC, solidifying the Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft. It opened the doors for success on Rammstein's first ever American tour, with HuG direct support in 1998.
After the close of Energy Records, a new day dawned for HuG leaving them legally free, and signed with Metropolis Records.
Their much anticipated third epic album, Uber Alles saw the light of day, as well as an entirely new live band line-up, including the additions of Anna K. and Jon Osterman. "Über Alles", served up in the style of a misplaced Wagnerian space-metal opera lost in time, chewed up by distorted synthetic filters and pummeled by a million homicidal robot drums manipulated by mastermind Loopy, and the much feared Vas Kallas. The album received rave reviews musically, pulled Four Star Reviews in Kerrang.
Scheissmessiah was released on Metropolis Records. In 2004 bringing them into the world of the Industrial genre, bringing another step of their music and shows with dazialing affects.
Oktotenfest 2006 was released in 2006 by Metropolis Records.
Zwanzig Zwolf, the next album, was released February 5th, 2008. HuG continues on their path of tongue in cheek content with songs like "Heil Hizzle Mein Nizzle" and "Number 1 in Deutschland".
On August 8, 2010, with the number 87 as the numerical representation of the band and the words "More German Than German" found on their backdrop and t-shirts Hanzel und Gretyl performed to a capacity crowd on the main stage at M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany. Streamlined to a 2 piece band in October and November 2010, Hanzel und Gretyl capped off the year with their "Bierhaus Blood Tour 2010" which included select dates in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Finland and the U.S. ending with a final show in Chicago on December 30, 2010. Hanzel und Gretyl kicked off 2011 supporting Genitorturers' "Sexxx U 2 Death Tour" in February and March. And in October through to December, 2011 Hanzel und Gretyl will once again tour North America on their "More German Than German Tour".
Born To Be Heiled Hanzel und Gretyl's 7th full length CD and 6th CD release is slated for a November 27, 2012 launch as a debut release for the newly formed Metropolis Metal Records, a subdivision of Metropolis Records that focusses on their more metal based electronic and industrial bands. Born To Be Heiled features an eclectic blend of death metal, black metal, doom metal, classic rock, electronic and industrial elements all tied together with the band's unmistakable "ersatz" German affect now coupled with strong outlaw biker motifs. Beginning in June 2012, HuG followed up the completion of Born To Be Heiled with multiple extensive headlining tours including Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A., Canada, Russia, and Europe.
Hanzel und Gretyl Fur Immer an album comprised entirely of remixes of their previous CD, "Born To Be Heiled", was completed by "KyzrWölf", Kaizer Von Loopy's electronically based solo project, in July of 2013 and was released by Metropolis Records on October 8, 2013 .
Current lineup:
Kaiser Von Loopy: guitar, VOX, programming
Vas Kallas: VOX, bass
11:11
Hanzel und Gretyl Lyrics
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We still remain
Alone forever
To the stars again
As the cycle continues
And the numbers fall
The power symbols
Continue to call
Our turn to follow
Destiny fights
For survival
After the end...
Attractions flows
To magnetic power
Of erotic greed
As liquids follow
Simply gliding
In the chaos
All things will pass
Into the climax
After the end...
11:11 - 11:11 - 11:11 - 11:11
The lyrics of Hanzel und Gretyl's song 11:11 are cryptic and open to interpretation, but they convey a sense of loneliness and cyclical or repetitive existence. The repeated phrase "After the end" suggests that the apocalypse or some kind of catastrophic event has occurred, but despite this cataclysm, the people or creatures in the song "still remain" and are "alone forever" - suggesting perhaps that they are the only survivors of the event. They look to the stars for some kind of guidance or hope, but the cycle of numbers and symbols "continue to call" despite their desperate situation. The idea of "Destiny fight[ing] for survival" implies that the people in the song are engaged in some kind of struggle against fate itself, as well as the aftermath of whatever catastrophe has occurred.
The second verse is more difficult to parse, but it seems to talk about the power of attraction - perhaps in a sexual sense - and how this power exists even in chaos and disorder. The phrase "magnetic power of erotic greed" encapsulates the idea of desire and power that motivates us, even in the face of destruction. The idea that "all things will pass / into the climax" seems to imply that this attraction and desire is also cyclical, with a beginning and an end, just like the cycle of numbers and symbols in the first verse. Overall, the song presents a bleak but enigmatic picture of existence after the collapse of civilization, with a focus on the persistence of certain natural or universal cycles that remain even in the face of disaster.
Line by Line Meaning
After the end
Even after everything is over, we still exist and endure.
We still remain
We have not disappeared or gone away, we continue to persist.
Alone forever
We are always isolated and on our own, even if we are with others.
To the stars again
We strive for something greater and beyond ourselves, to reach for the unattainable.
As the cycle continues
The world keeps turning and the patterns repeat.
And the numbers fall
Everything is predetermined and follows a set path or sequence.
The power symbols
Signs and symbols hold great significance and are important guides in our lives.
Continue to call
These symbols and signs never stop influencing and calling out to us.
Our time in sequence
We are all part of a greater plan and our lives fit into a predetermined timeline.
Our turn to follow
It is our obligation to follow the course that has been set for us.
Destiny fights
Fate and destiny are constantly in battle with our free will and choices.
For survival
We must fight to survive and overcome the challenges that fate throws our way.
Attractions flows
We are drawn towards things that have the power to captivate and hypnotize us.
To magnetic power
This attraction is like a magnetic force that pulls us in and holds us tight.
Of erotic greed
Our desires and cravings are often driven by lust and a need for pleasure.
As liquids follow
We are like liquid, flowing towards what we desire and need.
Simply gliding
We move forward effortlessly and with ease, as if on a gentle breeze.
In the chaos
Even in the midst of chaos and disorder, we follow our desires and needs.
All things will pass
Nothing is permanent and everything is transient.
Into the climax
Our desires and needs will eventually lead us towards our ultimate end goal.
11:11 - 11:11 - 11:11 - 11:11
This number sequence is significant and holds meaning, like a beacon guiding us towards our destiny.
Contributed by Levi K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Doctor699
For anybody who missed it, 11:11 is ᛋᛋ in Armanen runes.
@mishgun_pistolet
Супер
@JamaWest
my world domination theme tune
@ShamanicPrimadonna
13 år sia❤
@JDiology
Playing this in full bass scared me wildly. Bomb ass song!!! Let me head bang my song once its the break down
@NothingButElliot
11:11 \,,/ fuck yeah!!!
@JamaWest
shit the bed
@tooley6969
i shall trade mark it then your domination will be theme less!!!hahaha