The Story Begins

In the Fall of 2009 Vern Nickerson started construction of a new music venue called The Room . It was to be All Ages / No Alcohol... A place for kids. This would mean that playing music would have to be second to giving the kids a place that they could call theirs. It was a hard choice to make. "I was there. I was that young kid with no real outlet, We had to try." - Vern



"Having this place was an incredible blessing, but it meant that the only live shows would be played in house. That meant that each Breach the Asylum show was going to be different. It would be ever-changing lineups, mostly made up of friends willing to help play original music. I want to thank every member or friend who ever graced the stage with Breach the Asylum." - Vern

When the doors closed in late 2015, the fire to play started to burn again and a more stable lineup needed to be put together.


Now this four piece lineup will be working on putting out new music in 2024. The video for "Desperate Times" shows a different musical side of the band. We will be paying tribute to Heroes of old, and playing songs written and recorded during the pandemic as well.

This current lineup has 4 members all from different musical backgrounds. What matters is:
Do each of the players play the song and give it the proper treatment? The Breach the Asylum band room has no room for Ego. Everyone who straps on an instrument knows that the songs are what matter. So here we are today... a Team with one goal. Play good original music. We hope you like it

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Vern Nickerson
Position: Guitar / Vocals
Birthday - May 2nd
Blackstar Amplification
Gibson / Ibanez Guitars
Elixir Strings

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Alex Friedlander
Position: Guitar
Birthday - Nov 16th
Blackstar Amplification
Gibson / Ibanez Guitars
Elixir Strings

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Greg Enkler
Position: Bass
Birthday - Mar 6th
Gibson Basses
Elixir Strings

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Ryan Andrews
Position: Drums
Birthday - April 23rd
Drums - DW
Sticks - Vic Firth
Cymbals - Sabian