Alle Achtung is an Austrian pop-rock band formed in 2014 in Thal, Styria, by guitarist Markus Bieder, vocalist Christian Stani, drummer Gernot Höfler, and bassist Herbert Heigl. The group's debut studio album, Es ist Zeit, was released on December 12, 2014, followed by Wir II Planet on November 9, 2018. After Höfler departed in 2019, the lineup expanded to include bassist Romina Denaro and drummer Patrick de Benedetto-Freisinger. The band achieved mainstream success with the single “Marie” (2020), which reached Number 1 on the Hitradio Ö3 Hörercharts and number 8 on the Austrian singles chart, eventually earning double-platinum certification. In June 2020, the group signed with Universal Music Austria and released the studio album Liebe & Krawall on April 1, 2022, which peaked at number 3 on the Austrian albums chart. The band's subsequent studio album, Radikale Optimisten, was released in 2025.
