Germany
Defeated Sanity
Defeated Sanity is a German technical death metal band from Dachsbach, Bavaria that guitarist Wolfgang Teske and his son, drummer Lille Gruber, formed in 1993. The group's lineup currently consists of Gruber (drums), Jacob Schmidt, Josh Welshman (vocals), and Vaughn Stoffey (guitar). The band is known for their brutal, abrasive and intricate style of death metal, while maintaining almost jazz fusion-style influences. Defeated Sanity's genre has been categorized as progressive death metal.
Lineup
Lille Gruber
Drums
1993-present
Jacob Schmidt
Bass
2005-present
Josh Welshman
Vocals
2016-present
Vaughn Stoffey
Guitars
2023-present
Wolfgang Teske
Guitars
1993-2008
Jonas Gruber
Bass
1994-1998
Robert Colnik
Vocals
1996-2000
Tino Köhler
Bass
1998-2005
Christian Münzner
Guitars
1999-2002
Markus Keller
Vocals
2000-2005
Jens "Cannibaloki" Staschel
Vocals
2004-2008
Christian Kühn
Guitars
2005-2019
A.J. Magana
Vocals
2009-2011
Konstantin Lühring
Vocals
2011-2015
Kevin Heiderich
Guitars
2015-2016, 2019
Josh Welshman
Vocals
2015-2016
Max Phelps
Vocals
2015-?
A.J. Magana
Vocals
2015
Tom Geldschläger
Guitars
2016-?
Alex Weber
Bass
2017-?
Justin Sakogawa
Guitars
2019-2022
Vaughn Stoffey
Guitars
2022-2023
Discography
Chronicles of Lunacy
full-length · 2024
The Complete Collection
boxed set · 2022
Hunting Humans
single · 2020
The Sanguinary Impetus
full-length · 2020
Propelled into Sacrilege
single · 2020
Into the Soil
video · 2017
Disposal of the Dead // Dharmata
full-length · 2016
Mortal Decay / Defeated Sanity
split · 2015
Passages into Deformity
full-length · 2013
Old Demos 1993-1998
compilation · 2012
Unleashing the Seed of Parricide
split · 2010
Chapters of Repugnance
full-length · 2010
Collected Demolition
compilation · 2010
Promo 2007
demo · 2008
Cerebric Turmoil / Defeated Sanity
split · 2008
Psalms of the Moribund
full-length · 2007
Promo 2005
demo · 2005
Prelude to the Tragedy
full-length · 2004
Live in Germany / Collapsing Human Failures
split · 2003
Drifting Further
single · 2002
Talk Evolution / The Parasite
split · 2002
Tumor Hits
demo · 2001
Promo 2000
demo · 2000
Withdrawn from Beauty
demo · 1998
Defeated
demo · 1997
Devoured by the Black
demo · 1996
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