---
title: "The Breathing Process"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-breathing-process"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2003
---

# The Breathing Process

**The Breathing Process** is a death metal band, from United States, active 2003 to present.

The Breathing Process is an American deathcore band, formed in 2003 as one of the first bands of the genre to incorporate symphonic elements into their music, along with standard death metal and black metal. The band has released four albums and two EPs.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breathing_Process

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Breathing Process |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Deathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathcore) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Blackened Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/blackened-death) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alana Potocnik](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alana-potocnik) | Keyboard | 2008 to 2009 | Former |
| [Jake Staley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jake-staley) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Dialog Analysis for the Heartless](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9eedfed-01ef-3043-85c0-6a5709232888) | EP |
| 2008 | [In Waking Divinity](https://themetalnet.com/album/cab8cd36-bd29-4e6a-9c24-6068e11973d6) | Album |
| 2010 | [Odyssey (Un) Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3e305d1-b399-4a58-9bad-fa7c42ec0616) | Album |
| 2018 | [Samsara](https://themetalnet.com/album/8705215a-9d7a-4c22-af47-57f7ee7fb42e) | Album |
| 2021 | [Labyrinthian](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbd5b6a5-a76e-4aba-a913-d25858ddce98) | Album |
| 2023 | [Todeskrone](https://themetalnet.com/album/439c2e3b-29f2-449d-9ab9-a6fa296fe6eb) | EP |
|  | [The Breathing Process EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/55e0e868-00d5-3f1d-883e-8cd3aa655956) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Lorna Shore](https://themetalnet.com/band/lorna-shore) (listened together)
- [Shrine of Malice](https://themetalnet.com/band/shrine-of-malice) (listened together)
- [Black Tongue](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tongue) (listened together)
- [Signs of the Swarm](https://themetalnet.com/band/signs-of-the-swarm) (listened together)
- [Abigail Williams](https://themetalnet.com/band/abigail-williams) (listened together)
- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Through the Eyes of the Dead](https://themetalnet.com/band/through-the-eyes-of-the-dead) (listened together)
- [Mental Cruelty](https://themetalnet.com/band/mental-cruelty) (listened together)
- [Despised Icon](https://themetalnet.com/band/despised-icon) (listened together)
- [Rose Funeral](https://themetalnet.com/band/rose-funeral) (listened together)
- [As They Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-they-sleep) (listened together)
- [Humanity’s Last Breath](https://themetalnet.com/band/humanity-s-last-breath) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Breathing_Process/67320
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreathingprocessusa
- bandcamp: https://thebreathingprocess.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreathingprocess/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ngRmXLPP5slPvGsnQumJh
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/389663
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/269755411

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-breathing-process](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-breathing-process). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt