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
Deliverance
Breakdown of Sanity Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I was almost giving up all my hope but in the end the picture in my head surpassed my expectations
A world so perfect, a world so fuckin' flawless
The search has an end, I don't need anything else other than this place, a place where I belong
Nothing is grey, even the dark clouds above me shine bright
The ocean so deep, my spirit above
I take a deep breath, close my eyes, reach out my hand and try to stop the time to feel the perfection for longer
The warm, pleasant sunbeams on my face, the sand between my toes and the breeze in my hair
No one can take this moment away from me
Please don't take me away from this place, please don't wake me up from the place where I belong
The lyrics to Breakdown of Sanity's song Deliverance are about finding a sense of safety and belonging in a perfect world. The singer expresses that their journey to this place was long and difficult but the result was even better than they had hoped for. They describe the world as flawless, with nothing being grey even in the presence of dark clouds. The ocean is deep and their spirit is elevated above it all. The singer has found all the answers they need in this place and take a deep breath to try and stop time just to enjoy it for longer. They describe the warm sunbeams on their face, the sand between their toes and the breeze in their hair. The singer pleads to not be taken away from this place or wake up from the place where they belong.
Line by Line Meaning
It was a long way, it took a long time to find a safety like this
After a long and difficult journey, I finally found a place where I feel safe.
I was almost giving up all my hope but in the end the picture in my head surpassed my expectations
I had lost hope, but the reality of this place is even better than I imagined it in my mind.
A world so perfect, a world so fuckin' flawless
This world is so ideal and flawless that it seems almost unreal.
The search has an end, I don't need anything else other than this place, a place where I belong
My search for a place where I belong is finally over and I don't need anything else besides this place.
Nothing is grey, even the dark clouds above me shine bright
In this place, even the negative things seem positive and the darkness is bright.
The ocean so deep, my spirit above
The ocean is so deep but my spirit is elevated above its depth, as if nothing can bring me down here.
No more questions, only answers
I have found all the answers I have been searching for and there are no more questions in my mind.
I take a deep breath, close my eyes, reach out my hand and try to stop the time to feel the perfection for longer
I want to savor this perfect moment for longer and try to make time stand still by taking deep breaths and closing my eyes.
The warm, pleasant sunbeams on my face, the sand between my toes and the breeze in my hair
I enjoy the sensations of the warm sun, the sand under my toes, and the breeze in my hair as they add to the perfection of this moment.
No one can take this moment away from me
I am grateful for this moment and no one can take it away from me.
Please don't take me away from this place, please don't wake me up from the place where I belong
I hope to never leave this place and be woken up from the illusion of perfection that I have found here.
Contributed by Camilla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Infinite Volumes
It was a long way, it took a long time to find a safety like this
It took a long time to find a safety like this
I was almost giving up all my hope
But in the end the picture in my head surpassed my expectations
Expectations
My expectations
A world so perfect, a world so fucking flawless
The search has an end
I don't need anything else other than this place
A place where I belong
Nothing is grey, even the dark clouds
Above me shine bright
The ocean so deep, my spirit above (my spirit above)
No more questions, only answers
I take a deep breath, close my eyes
A deep breath, close my eyes
Reach out my hand and try to stop the time
To feel the perfection for longer
The warm, pleasant sunbeams on my face
The sand between my toes and the breeze in my hair
No one can take this moment away from me
Away from me
Away from me (away from me)
Away from me (away from me)
Away from me
Please, oh please don't take me away from this place
Please don't wake me up
Please don't wake me up
Please don't wake me up from the place where I belong
Where I belong
Jacob Taylor
This is one of the best things I've ever heard...I just found this band yesterday, and I have only listened to like 5 of their songs, because I've listened to this one on repeat for like 2 hours and I can't stop...The fucking breakdown at the end is making me lose my mind...
Saiyan lineage 1
One of the best comments I've ever seen.
That is truly how music enthusiasts view Breakdown Of Sanity
david
What a unique sound, just can't get tired of this album
Infinite Volumes
It was a long way, it took a long time to find a safety like this
It took a long time to find a safety like this
I was almost giving up all my hope
But in the end the picture in my head surpassed my expectations
Expectations
My expectations
A world so perfect, a world so fucking flawless
The search has an end
I don't need anything else other than this place
A place where I belong
Nothing is grey, even the dark clouds
Above me shine bright
The ocean so deep, my spirit above (my spirit above)
No more questions, only answers
I take a deep breath, close my eyes
A deep breath, close my eyes
Reach out my hand and try to stop the time
To feel the perfection for longer
The warm, pleasant sunbeams on my face
The sand between my toes and the breeze in my hair
No one can take this moment away from me
Away from me
Away from me (away from me)
Away from me (away from me)
Away from me
Please, oh please don't take me away from this place
Please don't wake me up
Please don't wake me up
Please don't wake me up from the place where I belong
Where I belong
sutranger
Nice
Danny Moberly
This entire album is fucking BADASS. 13/10
matt2743
Awesome fucking song. I've only listened to 4 of the songs on this album so far, and they're all fucking badass. This is my favorite so far. Already one of the best albums ever.
VC15524
Favorite track on this album hands down, and they're all fucking good
Meshotah
This album makes me ROCK HARD.
Jewsy911
This song woke up my cat.....and I'm wearing headphones :3