Breach on DeBaser: cult Swedish post-hardcore, loud and loved

Breach

Musical Group

Forfans of post-hardcore and heavy 90s underground; listeners into neurosis, isis, and converge; seekers of cult, intense records.
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The Profile

Breach were a Swedish post-hardcore band active from 1993 to 2001. Across albums like Friction, It’s Me God, Venom, and Kollapse, plus EPs such as Godbox and Outlines, they forged a dark, cathartic sound that earned lasting cult status.

Swedish post-hardcore band (formed in the early 1990s; disbanded after Kollapse in 2001). Albums include Friction, It’s Me God, Venom, and Kollapse; notable EPs include Godbox and Outlines. Revered as a cult act in European heavy music; vocalist Tomas Hallbom later appeared with The Ocean.

Breach, Swedish post-hardcore cult icons, draw fervent praise across DeBaser. It’s Me God is hailed as a masterpiece, while Venom and Kollapse embody their cathartic, crushing sound. Godbox shows a groovy, essential side; Friction captures their raw beginnings. The band is disbanded but fiercely celebrated.

Notable Quotes

❝ “It’s Me God” is an authentic M-A-S-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E. Truly authentic.

❝ An unmissable album, a continuous stream of genius: pure sublimation of post-hardcore in all its forms.

❝ Listening to "Venom" makes one regret the fact that Breach have now disbanded, an album that, even today, is one of the highest peaks of a certain way of understanding music.