Rising Insane
{{short description|German metalcore band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| name = Rising Insane
| image = File:Rising Insane Metal Frenzy 2022 16.jpg
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| origin = Schierbrok, Lower Saxony, Germany
| genre = *metalcore
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = * recordJet (formerly)
- Long Branch Records (current)
| website = [https://risinginsane.de/ risinginsane.de]
| current_members = * Aaron Steineker (vocals)
- Florian Köchy (vocals, guitar)
- Sven Polizuk (guitar)
- Ulf Hedenkamp (bass)
- Robert Kühling (drums)
| past_members = * Helge Dannebaum (guitar)
}}
Rising Insane is a German metalcore band based out of Schierbrok, a community in the Ganderkesee municipality formed in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/landkreis-oldenburg/gemeinde-ganderkesee/ganderkesee-metal-band-rising-insane-nutzt-den-lockdown-doc7es8yrfopapv1kfthni|language=de|title=Musik aus dem Lockdown|publisher=Weser Kurier|date=January 26, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/de/band/Rising_Insane|publisher=Spirit of Metal|language=de|title= Rising Insane Diskografie}}
History
= ''Formation in 2012 and departure of Dannebaum in 2013'' =
= ''Nation'' and Impericon Festival (2017-2019) =
Within the five-year gap between the band formation and their first album, Rising Insane was in the midst of founding the Springsane Festival and making contact with the German metal scene. The band's very first major album titled Nation was recorded and released in 2017 while recording under German record label recordJet. In 2018, the band went on tour throughout Germany and Austria with fellow German metalcore band Annisokay. In 2019, Rising Insane won the Next Generation competition in the jury prize category, and they were set to perform at the Impericon Festival in Leipzig.{{Cite web|url=https://laut.de/Rising-Insane|language=de|title=Rising Insane|publisher=laut.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.festivalhopper.de/festival/tickets/springsane-festival.php|title=Springsane Festival|language=de|publisher=Festivalhopper|date=April 26, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/impericon-contest-2019/|title=Impericon contest 2019|date= February 4, 2019|publisher=Thomann Blog}}
= ''Porcelain'' and ''Recovered'', COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2020) =
In 2019, Rising Insane released their second major album, Porcelain, after signing with Long Branch Records. In that time period, Aaron Steineker's sister died, causing him to deal with post-traumatic stress. In 2020, COVID-19 hit, forcing a halt to their tours and the lockdowns, which gave them the time to work on their guitar sounds and release two EPs, Recovered, a metal cover label consisting of four songs; Blinding Lights by The Weeknd, Physical by Dua Lipa, Maniac by Michael Sembello, and Heathens by Twenty One Pilots. and an acoustic version of Porcelain, consisting of four songs in acoustic version from their Porcelain album.
= ''Afterglow'' (2021) =
In 2021, Rising Insane released their third major album titled Afterglow.{{Cite web|url=https://metal-temple.com/review/rising-insane-afterglow/|title=Afterglow Rising Insane|publisher=Metal Temple|date=January 16, 2022}}
= ''Demons'' and ''Wildfires'' (2023–2024) =
In 2023, Rising Insane released their third EP titled Demons, the following year in 2024, they released their fourth major album titled Wildfires.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/105524092n-rising-insane-6k-fest-2024|publisher=The New Times|title=Rising Insane: 6K Fest 2024|date=June 21, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/wildfires|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|title=Rising Insane Wildfires|date=August 22, 2024}}
Members
= Current =
- Aaron Steineker – clean & unclean vocals (2012–present)
- Florian Köchy – clean vocals, guitar (2012–present)
- Sven Polizuk – guitar (2013–present)
- Ulf Hedenkamp – bass (2012–present)
- Robert Kühling – drums (2012–present)
= Past =
- Helge Dannebaum – guitar (2012–2013)
= Timeline =
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Discography
Albums
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Label ! colspan="3"| Peak positions |
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| style="width:30px;"| GER
! style="width:30px;"| CH ! style="width:30px;"| AUT |
| 2017
| Nation | recordJet | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| 2019
| Porcelain | Long Branch Records | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| 2021
| Afterglow | Long Branch Records | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| 2024
| Wildfires | Long Branch Records | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
EPs
- 2020: Recovered
- 2016: Porcelain (Acoustic)
- 2023: Demons
Music Videos
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! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Ref. ! scope="col"| Year |
| scope="row"| "Porcelain"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Awakening" |
| scope="row"| "Last Fragments" |
| scope="row"| "Blinding Light"
| rowspan="5"| 2020 |
| scope="row"| "Physical" |
| scope="row"| "Maniac" |
| scope="row"| "Heathens" |
| scope="row"| "Born to Live (Reimagined)" |
| scope="row"| "Meant to Live"
| rowspan="5"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Afterglow" |
| scope="row"| "Serenade" |
| scope="row"| "Something Inside of Me" |
| scope="row"| "Bend and Break" |
| scope="row"| "Reign"
| rowspan="6"| 2024 |
| scope="row"| "Malicious" |
| scope="row"| "Burn" |
| scope="row"| "Lighthouse" |
| scope="row"| "Carousel" |
| scope="row"| "Monster" |