Rising Insane

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Rising Insane
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Background information
Origin Schierbrok, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Members
  • Aaron Steineker (vocals)
  • Florian Köchy (vocals, guitar)
  • Sven Polizuk (guitar)
  • Ulf Hedenkamp (bass)
  • Robert Kühling (drums)
Past members
  • Helge Dannebaum (guitar)
Website risinginsane.de
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Rising Insane is a German metalcore band based out of Schierbrok, a community in the Ganderkesee municipality formed in 2012. [1]

Contents

History

Formation in 2012 and departure of Dannebaum in 2013

At the start, the band consisted of vocalist Aaron Steineker, guitarist and backing vocalist Florian Köchy, guitarist Helge Dannebaum, bassist Ulf Hedenkamp, and drummer Robert Kühling. A year into the project, guitarist Helge Dannebaum left the group and was replaced with Sven Polizuk. [1]

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. [2] 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. [3] [4]

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. [1] [3]

Afterglow (2021)

In December of 2021, Rising Insane released their third major album titled Afterglow. [5] Beforehand, they dropped 2 music videos from the album, titled "Meant to Live" and "Afterglow". [6] [7]

Demons and Wildfires, and Rejoining Long Branch Records (2023–2024)

In 2023, Rising Insane released their third EP titled Demons. The year beforehand, they were meant to be a supporting act along with UnityTX for a European Tour headlined by Deez Nuts but was postponed due to the ongoing COVID restrictions and moved the tour to 2023. [8] [9] In 2024, they released their fourth major album titled Wildfires after re-signing with Long Branch Records. [10] [11] [12] In the same year they released the album, they hosted the Wildfires Tour that year throughout Germany in November and December. [13]

Other Projects (2025-present)

Rising Insane released a music video in October of 2025 called "Error" featuring Steven Jones of Bleed From Within. [14] [15] [16]

Members

Current

Past

Timeline

Rising Insane

Discography

Albums

YearTitleLabelPeak positions
GER CH AUT
2017NationrecordJet
2019PorcelainLong Branch Records
2021AfterglowLong Branch Records
2024WildfiresLong Branch Records

EPs

Music Videos

TitleRef.Year
"Porcelain" [17] 2019
"Awakening" [18]
"Last Fragments" [19]
"Blinding Light" [20] 2020
"Physical" [21]
"Maniac" [22]
"Heathens" [23]
"Born to Live (Reimagined)" [24]
"Meant to Live" [25] 2021
"Afterglow" [26]
"Serenade" [27]
"Something Inside of Me" [28]
"Bend and Break" [29]
"Reign" [30] 2024
"Malicious" [31]
"Burn" [32]
"Lighthouse" [33]
"Carousel" [34]
"Monster" [35]
"Error" feat. Steven Jones [36] 2025

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Musik aus dem Lockdown" (in German). Weser Kurier. 26 January 2021.
  2. Sooraj Ram (13 October 2017). "Nation Rising Insane". Metal Temple.
  3. 1 2 "Rising Insane" (in German). laut.de.
  4. "Springsane Festival" (in German). Festivalhopper. 26 April 2013.
  5. "Afterglow Rising Insane". Metal Temple. 16 January 2022.
  6. Jessica Howkins (24 May 2021). "Rising Insane release new music video for 'Meant To Live'". Distorted Sound.
  7. "Rising Insane – Afterglow". Metal Epidemic. 12 October 2021.
  8. "DEEZ NUTS Postpone European Tour to Early 2023". Original Rock. 25 January 2022.
  9. "Deez Nuts Postpone Their 2022 UK Tour". Ghost Cult Mag. 25 January 2022.
  10. Keith Clement (11 April 2024). "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Announces New Album, "Wildfires", out August 23, 2024". Metal Heads Forever.
  11. "Rising Insane Wildfires". Blabbermouth.net. 22 August 2024.
  12. "RISING INSANE Re-Sign with Long Branch Records". S.L.R. Magazine.
  13. "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Share New Single "Lighthouse" + Music Video". Rockum.
  14. "Rising Insane release "Error" music video ft. Bleed From Within's Steven Jones". Lambgoat. 17 October 2025.
  15. "German Metalcore Act Rising Insane Return With Video for "Error" Feat. Bleed From Within's Steven Jones". Metal Planet Music. 16 October 2025.
  16. Paul Macmillan (17 October 2025). "Rising Insane Share a Single and Video for "Error" Ft. Steven Jones (Bleed From Within)". Ghost Cult Mag.
  17. "Rising Insane - Porcelain (Official Video)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 16 August 2019.[ unreliable source? ]
  18. "Rising Insane - Awakening (Official Video)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 12 September 2019.[ unreliable source? ]
  19. "Rising Insane - Last Fragments (Official Video)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 10 October 2019.[ unreliable source? ]
  20. Steffen B. (23 January 2020). "Rising Insane: "The Weeknd" Cover "Blinding Lights" veröffentlicht". Time for Metal (in German).
  21. "Rising Insane - Physical (Official Video) (Dua Lipa Metal Cover)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 28 May 2020.[ unreliable source? ]
  22. "Rising Insane - Maniac (Official Video) (Metal Cover)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 25 June 2020.[ unreliable source? ]
  23. "Rising Insane - Heathens (Official Video) (Twenty One Pilots Metal Cover)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 25 June 2020.[ unreliable source? ]
  24. "Rising Insane post reimagined version of "Born To Live"; announce 'Porcelain Acoustic' EP". Next Mosh. 23 October 2020.
  25. Jessica Howkins (24 May 2021). "Rising Insane release new music video for 'Meant To Live'". Distorted Sound.
  26. "Rising Insane – Afterglow". Metal Epidemic. 12 October 2021.
  27. Will Travers (16 January 2022). "Afterglow Rising Insane". Metal Temple.
  28. Keith Clement (23 January 2022). "Interview With Germany's Rising Insane". Metal Heads Forever.
  29. Keith Clement (23 January 2022). "Interview With Germany's Rising Insane". Metal Heads Forever.
  30. "German metalcore band Rising Insane release new single 'Reign'". Metal Planet Music. 13 March 2024.
  31. "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Announces New Album, "Wildfires", out August 23, 2024". Metal Planet Music. 11 April 2024.
  32. Keith Clement (9 May 2024). "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Share New Single "Burn"". Metal Heads Forever.
  33. "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Share New Single "Lighthouse" + Music Video". Rockum.
  34. "Rising Insane - Carousel (Official Video)". YouTube. Long Branch Records. 10 July 2024.[ unreliable source? ]
  35. "German Metalcore Band RISING INSANE Share New Single "Monster" + Music Video". Metal Planet Music. 8 August 2024.
  36. "Rising Insane release "Error" music video ft. Bleed From Within's Steven Jones", Lambgoat, 17 October 2025