Breathe Atlantis was a German

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band based out of

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formed in 2012 until their dissolvement in 2023.

History

Breathe Atlantis was formed in 2012 in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Essen. The band consisted of lead vocalist Nico Schiesewitz, guitarist Joschka Bastek, bassist Jan Euler, and drummer Markus Harazim. In 2014, Breathe Atlantis released their debut album Shorelines, which the group financed out of their own pocket and released without a record company. Afterwards, Breathe Atlantis was signed by

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and released their second album Futurestories on the label in 2016. In 2017, the band played two tours with Any Given Day, To the Rats and Wolves, and Vitja in Germany and Switzerland. The group also played as the support act for bands like

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, and Callejon. The band then joined with Our Mirage as the opening act for the European tour of the Swedish band Imminence, which took place in December of 2018 throughout Europe. The same year, Breathe Atlantis signed with Arising Empire and released their third album Soulmade on the record label in early 2019. In August of 2019, Breathe Atlantis joined

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on tour with Japanese band

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headlining the shows. In 2022, Breathe Atlantis released a video for the song "Changes" featuring Nico Sallach of

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. That same year, Breathe Atlantis released their final album, Overdrive, and disbanded in 2023.

Discography

Albums * Shorelines (2014) * Futurestories (2016) * Soulmade (2019) * Overdrive (2022)

References

{{Reflist German alternative rock groups German post-hardcore musical groups Musical groups established in 2012 Arising Empire artists 2023 disestablishments in Germany