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(n.) - a section in a piece of music where rhythmic emphasis is shifted causing the note value of the previously determined meter to be (typically) halved. used for contrast.
"The breakdown in the middle of that song is where most injuries occur during live shows..."
A form of rhythmic, percussion-heavy musical passage used commonly in the Hardcore, Metalcore, Deathcore and Grindcore genres. They mostly consist of rhythmic guitar riffs in time with bass drum beats, often with the crash cymbal playing eighth strokes. Primarily a live device, due to the heaviness achieved, they are often used to whip the crowd into a frenzy, and often incite frantic moshing/hardcore dancing. Also a term for going batshit insane.
2:55 in Elysia's "Filthy" is probably the best example of a breakdown, that :47 passage is pretty much their reason for existing. Other awesome breakdowns include Carnifex's "Collaborating Like Killers" (1:25 for pretty much the rest of the four minute song) and Killwhitneydead's "Put A Sock In It" (1:40). Also notable is Suicide Silence's No Pity For A Coward, which has two consecutive, yet obviously individual breakdowns.
the best thing that ever happend to music since... the creation of music
Person #1: Dude, get ready, here it comes, I hope I don't get any teeth knocked out in this one. Person #2: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BREAKDOWN! Person #1: (After the BREAKDOWN!) Dude, u totally gave me a welt on my left eye. Person #2: Sorry dude, i get kinda gaytarded while moshing sometimes. Person #1: Its okay...its a br00tal welt anyway, it totally makes me look soooo much cooler.
the point in a song at which time (not tempo) slows down. it is usually associated with metal, hardcore, metalcore, and other sub-genres of metal and hardcore music. often the guitar during a breakdown is palm-muted and is played using breaks or rests to create a choppy, brutal sound. the guitar can also be played strummed or rung out and still be considered a breakdown. what makes the part of a song a breakdown is mostly determined by the speed of the drums and also somewhat the style in which the drummer plays in that speed.
(band name) - (song title): sparing no lives - painting the murder, lamb of god - pariah, terror - overcome, the red chord - antman, unearth - endless, animosity - 24 more, iniquity - desiderated profligacy. all of the songs above have good examples of breakdowns in my opinion. i strongly suggest the first song on the list.
Extremely sexy style of guitar riff used in modern Hardcore music, usually very slow, very brutal, and very orgasmic. like my friend NGspot says, "There's beauty in the Breakdown" Some bands with some sexy breakdowns? Remembering Never, Symphony in Peril, Norma Jean, and One Must Fall. There are many more, but i'm sure you can figure that out.
Commonly said whilst listening to said hardcore bands: NGspot: Holy fuck, Call triple A! Me: Why? NGspot: There's about to be a BREAKDOWN! *turns up the volume* *group orgasm*
The most amazing part in a hardcoremetalcoregrindcore song. At shows the breakdown is the part where everyone hardcore dances. some have double bass in them it goes like duh duhh duh duh duh double bass duh duhdhuduh duh duh. =
some bands with amazing breakdowns are Emmure,Parkway Drive,As blood runs black,Buried in the woods
They are a sad excuse for music, they usually sound terrible and it seems like bands have contests to make the slowest one. They are the least heavy part of the song camouflaged into being the heaviest part, when you play heavy or brutal, you are usually playing fast, hitting a cord and having the drummer play slow as shit is boring, slow music is boring...
some "hardcore" kid: hey brahsky did you check that new blood for blood song, it has got a song where all it is, is a breakdown! me: that sounds like the lamest shit I've ever heard in my life.