The band's name is intended to reflect the aggression of the music and the gloomy zeitgeist of today's society. Breakdown of Sanity is one of the DIY movement in the typical hardcore punk bands of the early years was. Breakdown of Sanity is a registered member of SUISA .
Breakdown of Sanity played their last concert in 2017 in their hometown Bern.
History
The Beginnings and The Last Sunset
In the spring of 2007, the guitarist and songwriter Oliver Stingel worked on song ideas that would later be played by a new band after the dissolution of his former band live paranoia. The singer Carlo Knöpfel, who was a guitarist in the band Nerp, came about. The two worked with a drum machine to implement their first songs despite missing drummer to können.Stingel and Knöpfel examined simultaneously for other suitable musicians for the occupation of the new band. As a bass player César Gonin could be won. Gonin played with Stingel also with paranoia. About half a year the trio was looking for a drummer before in December 2007 Thomas Rindlisbacher of the band Mortal Hatred of tuna reported.
In early 2008, the group first began with the samples. Shortly after the new year came Sandro Keusen as second guitarist to the group. Keusen had previously played at Trinity and was also active in various other projects. In spring 2009, Sandro Keusen was replaced by Christoph Gygax. Gygax had already played in the bands Close In Sight and Estate of Embers. In February 2009, their first album was. This is The Last Sunset and was produced and self-financed by Stingel. Concerts Breakdown of Sanity played with known bands like August Burns Red , Salt the Wound , Aborted , The Black Dahlia Murder , Cataract , Sylosis , Neaera , Youth of Today , and others. Their first concert outside of Switzerland was held in 2009 in Germany instead. That same year, the label produced Quam Libet Records a sampler under the title Heavy Metal Nation VI, where the group with the song Read My Lips is represented. This CD was of Vampster criticized. On 8 August 2010, the group performed at the Open Air Graenichen on. On the same day there playing groups like No Use for a Name , Lagwagon , Streetlight Manifesto , Sylosis and Goodbye Fairbanks .
Mirrors
The year 2011 began Breakdown of Sanity with a concert in Bern on 4 February Cataract. On 4 April 2011 Breakdown of Sanity published their second album. This was [MIRRORS] and was also produced in-house. Producer was a guitarist Oliver Stingel. In the same year, the group toured Europe , with opening acts such as Breathing While Buried, Sequoia Shade, Resurrection , Scream Your Name, Sense of a Divination and penguins on Extasy. The group on their tour through the German Fuze Magazine, Monster Energy and Macbeth Footwear was supported. During the tour, the band was between the 20th August and 21 September 2011 in Switzerland , Germany, Belgium , Luxembourg , France and Austria on the way. [4] The latter concert on 21 September was the only reason why instead because the French deathcore band Betraying the Martyrs an appearance in Zurich had to cancel, so that the group played a second time as part of their European tour in the city. In an interview reported guitarist Oliver Stingel, that after a gig in Paris was broken into in the context of this European tour in the tour bus. On 23 December 2011, the first single was released, which is titled chapters. A day later, the group made the song available as a free download for fans on Facebook ready.
In January 2012, the group played more concerts in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. In Zizers the band played together with the group The Sorrow . On 21 April 2012, played Breakdown of Sanity in Leipzig on the " Impericon Festival II "and on 16 June 2012 on the Mair1 festival in Montabaur .
Perception
The group plans to release her third studio album, which will be released in 2013. Also on tour with groups like August Burns Red and Architects planned. These concerts will be held under the Impericon Progression Tour in April. The five-concert concert tour is Herford , Bochum , Stuttgart , Würzburg and Munich lead. Besides Architects, August Burns Red, and Breakdown of Sanity also also be Callejon and Adept to be seen. The bands that are playing on the tour also for the progression Impericon Festival in Leipzig and Vienna confirmed.
The group played on 11 January their first concert in 2013 in Zurich together with Scream Your Name in Bern. On 3 June 2013 it was announced that Breakdown of Sanity first time at the With Full Force will play. The group played Saturday on the "hard Bowl Stage".
In the meantime, the group released the cover art and the title of the new album. It's called Perception and appeared on 18 October 2013. In the United States , the album was about We Are Triumphant , that of Victory Records is supported published.
Musical style and DIY principle
Breakdown of Sanity play the classic metalcore in which heavy guitar riffs, breakdowns and melodic instrumental interjections alternate. The vocals of the singer Carlo Knöpfel alternates between deep growls and clean vocals , which for common post-hardcore is to better represent emotions in each song can. The content is written by the Knöpfel Stingel and texts to critical social issues and personal experiences.
The group plays metalcore, because the musicians in this genre is the best way to express their emotions to see a versatile way to express. The modern style of play and the genre is highlighted as "music for tomorrow".
"It is the incredible energy. Hardly any other style of music allows us to bring on such a variety of ways to express his emotions. The modern sterility we consider worth endeavor - it is the music of tomorrow. "
- Oliver Stingel in an interview with rawk.ch
The group organizes everything yourself ( Do it yourself (DIY) ), of productions over the cover design and merchandising, to the booking of concerts and tours. Oliver Stingel has even produced two albums of the band. Gonin bassist Cesar takes care of the finances and technology. The British magazine Rock Sound describes that Breakdown of Sanity get the DIY style of life.
In February 2009, Breakdown of Sanity published their first self-produced LP The Last Sunset
They shared the stage with Bands such as August Burns Red, Salt the Wound, Aborted and many more
Discography:
2009: The Last Sunset
2011: Mirrors
2013: Perception
2016: Coexistence
Lineup
Carlo - Vocals
Oly - Guitar
Gygax - Guitar
Cesar - Bass
Tom - Drums
Blind
Breakdown of Sanity Lyrics
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I'm dazzled by the hidden truth
it woke me up
with sharp screams, it shook me up
Is it already too late, was this the last of our fights?
Maybe just a dream
It shines so fucking bright, tears roll out of my squinted eyes
I get up, I walk down the street again, but today I'm just the observer, now I am the seeing
Watching all the zombies, I am scared by their ashamed glances
Their empty faces with these glossy eyes, trying to evade my assessment
I see them dying within, lost on the way, not ready to pay
I walk along, no one holds me back, no one blocks my path
I can read their minds, they have lost their goals, lost their dreams, lost their selves
They don't know what they are searching for now
Now they feel the consequences of their stiffened way of life, caged in their own prison of lies
Focused on the fading things, now the safety falls to dust
What is the use of all the money now, can you remember your decision?
I watch 'em pay the price for being blind, for being so narrow-minded
The final question is: what if this was just a dream?
Was it just a dream?
You blind motherfuckers
The lyrics of Breakdown of Sanity's song "Blind" describe a moment of realization and awakening for the singer. They feel like they have been living in a state of ignorance and blindness, but now their eyes have been opened to the hidden truth around them. The awakening is described as being both sharp and scary, with the singer shaken up by what they have discovered. They wonder if it is too late for them, and whether they have already lost the fight.
As they venture outside and observe the world around them, they see people who are lost and dying inside. The zombies they encounter have glossy eyes and empty faces, and they seem to be ashamed of the singer's assessment of them. The singer can read their minds and sees that they have lost their goals and dreams, and they don't know what they are searching for anymore. The singer wonders about the consequences of living a life focused on the wrong things and asks whether it was all just a dream.
The lyrics of "Blind" convey a feeling of intense dissatisfaction with modern life and the ways in which people have lost sight of what is truly important. The singer has been awakened to a new way of thinking and seeing the world, but they wonder whether it is too late for themselves and for the others around them.
Line by Line Meaning
Today my awakening was different
My realization today was not like any other day
I'm dazzled by the hidden truth
I am amazed by the truth that has been concealed up till now
it woke me up
The truth has shaken me to my core and brought me to consciousness
with sharp screams, it shook me up
It has disturbed me with painful screams and jolted me out of my ignorance
Is it already too late, was this the last of our fights?
Is it too late to fight against the consequences of our actions? Has our battle ended?
Maybe just a dream
Perhaps this is just a figment of my imagination
It shines so fucking bright, tears roll out of my squinted eyes
The truth is so overwhelmingly bright that it brings tears to my eyes as I struggle to see it
This is the cold fire, burning down my little hope
This truth is an agonizing realization that crushes my small hope and dreams
I get up, I walk down the street again, but today I'm just the observer, now I am the seeing
I walk the usual path, but today I only observe and understand, becoming fully aware
Watching all the zombies, I am scared by their ashamed glances
As I observe the people, I am frightened by their ashamed looks, feeling like they are living dead with no life purpose
Their empty faces with these glossy eyes, trying to evade my assessment
They attempt to avoid my scrutiny but I can see in their lifeless eyes that they are lost and directionless
I see them dying within, lost on the way, not ready to pay
They are slowly losing themselves, unsure about their future and unwilling to pay the cost to find the way
I walk along, no one holds me back, no one blocks my path
I continue observing, freely exploring as no one can hinder me or stop me from understanding
I can read their minds, they have lost their goals, lost their dreams, lost their selves
I can comprehend their thoughts and understand that they have abandoned their ambitions, forsaken their aspirations and are now empty souls
They don't know what they are searching for now
The people I see observe are on a quest but are unaware of what they are looking for
Now they feel the consequences of their stiffened way of life, caged in their own prison of lies
They are imprisoned in their own lies and see the effects of their inflexible lifestyle
Focused on the fading things, now the safety falls to dust
Their security fails and crumbles away as they focus entirely on fleeting things
What is the use of all the money now, can you remember your decision?
The accumulation of wealth now seems useless and irrelevant, and people have forgotten their initial driving force and choice
I watch 'em pay the price for being blind, for being so narrow-minded
They now bear the cost of their ignorance and narrow thinking and I can see it happening
The final question is: what if this was just a dream?
The ultimate question to ask is whether this experience of witnessing is only a dream
Was it just a dream?
Was this a reality or just a figment of imagination?
You blind motherfuckers
A frustrated and angered exclamation aimed at the ignorant people who cannot see the truth
Contributed by Owen O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Daniel Agu
That's what basically Breakdown Of Sanity is all about. They write kick-ass riffs around breakdowns and they do it astonishingly! Most breakdowns included by modern metal bands have already sounded in this or that way and they do not hook but BOS has something new to offer, I've been in the metalcore scene for quite long and I can say they are a unique band.with big future.
Dandy Butcher
This is so much better than I was expecting, these guys never disappoint me
GULPE productions. ImmensGulpe
Finally a new song...and im always sceptical about new release nowdays BUT...These guys never dissapoint. I knew it. Epic production, epic sounding instruments, epic breakdowns, epic outro....incredible.
Arlexis Gonzalez
This has to be one of the greatest albums that my ears have ever had the pleasure to listen to.
matthuffles1
Been listening to this album twice a day since i found out about it! Its TOO fucking good, i barely listen to anything else lmfao
DaysforDays
Just found this band and ive been listening to this album for two days straight.
BreakdownTV
The amazing thing is, breakdown of sanity, may of changed the slightest bit, but will always stay the amazing sound they are, everyone will know its breakdown of sanity when it comes on, definitely not changing to mainstream shit. This is a real band <3
JTrav117
This is unreal!! This is the type of material a band make when they are a real band and not conforming to whatever the new fad in music is. This is definitely a real band with real musicians playing from their heart. So sick!!
Infinite Volumes
Just listened to the whole album nonstop...Honest to god.....That is definitely one of my favorite albums of all time. Another Legend.
Avenge Bleed
Album Of The Year... Guaranteed. This band goes above and beyond to make beast tracks like this.