very popular in most styles of music which involve men wearing thier sisters pants screaming about thier ex girlfriends and period pains. a chugging action performed on guitar which only one arm is needed to perform, one armed retards, aswell as, normal retards, love this because, it's an excuse not to have a riff which takes time to write and practice to perfect, people who enjoy this usally start having fits and waving thier arms and legs around trying to be as gay as they can in the biggest amount of space possible.
drumming for a breakdown is just basically a drummer trying to hit every tom, cymbal, and the snare at the exact same time.
drumming for a breakdown is just basically a drummer trying to hit every tom, cymbal, and the snare at the exact same time.
those wildmillers are playing breakdowns
by Unclesht July 18, 2010
A part of many Hard/Deathcore songs, that in many real metal fan's opinions, ruins the entire genre.
Deathcore kid: Waking the cadaver's entire album is like a breakdown!
Metalhead: That must be why it's so terrible!
Metalhead: That must be why it's so terrible!
by rhiehn June 17, 2010
by qwertykiller October 6, 2005
a part in a song of any genre where the music is played usually in slower time or tempo and is slower and more rhythmic and will usually repeat oa number of riffs. has nothing to do with guitars, vocals or any other instrument other than drums. all the bullshit you see about its being a "brutal part of a hxc/metal song where people hxc dance" is 100% bull shit. most breakdowns have no relativity to brutalness.
by DanielDandy November 23, 2007
A word used by people who think they know something about music. It is not a term used by musicians and it usually discredits the person that is using it. Usually just a guitar riff that brings out the rhythm in shitty (cliched) music.
by Blocko July 28, 2005
Basically the best part of a song. Usually found in genres such as Death metal, Grindcore and Trash Metal. This part of the song usually incorporates the guitar player hammering on a single note in a heavy pattern, sometimes along with the bass and the snare drum.
"Holy shit dude.. did you see Born of Osiris last night?"
"Fuck yeah man.. the breakdown in Open arms to Damnation was fucking insane!!"
"Fuck yeah man.. the breakdown in Open arms to Damnation was fucking insane!!"
by nick101.7 December 11, 2008
disassemble into component parts using the most destructive means possible, usually a hammer. Can be physically, psychologically, psychically or both
by austin the goat February 12, 2005