| |
|
525 Power Tracks - Featured Artist |
|
Breaking Benjamin |
Formed in 1998 by
vocalist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel, Breaking
Benjamin quickly garnered a strong local following in their home
state of Pennsylvania. The band derived their name from an
incident when Burnley was covering a Nirvana song during an open
mic night at a club. He kicked the microphone stand over,
breaking it. The person who owned the microphone came on stage
and said, "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my fucking
microphone."In 1999 the band changed its name shortly to
Plan 9 then in late 2001, after various line-up changes, the
band changed its name back to "Breaking Benjamin" and two
friends of Burnley, Aaron Fink and Mark Klepaski, left their
previous band, Lifer, and joined the ranks of Breaking Benjamin
as guitarist and bassist, respectively. According to the band,
the Breaking Benjamin logo is a variation of the Celtic knot,
with four interlocking "B"s. The logo is tattooed on the left
wrist of Ben Burnley, Aaron Fink, and Mark James Klepaski, and
the right wrist of Chad Szeliga.
 The band is currently signed to
Hollywood records on a five record deal, having released four so
far. They achieved their first number 1 single in 2007 with the
track "Breath" off their third album Phobia.
David Bendeth who produced the band's last two studio efforts,
We Are Not Alone and Phobia, is producing Breaking Benjamin's
4th studio album, Dear Agony. On their MySpace blog, Breaking
Benjamin stated, "We are busy crafting the new material and have
several songs ready for the Bendeth production treatment." On
November 20, 2008 lead singer Ben Burnley was interviewed on
Cage Rattle and stated that he is writing so much for the new
album that it is consuming his life. He also stated that he is
getting no deadlines or pressure from the label on this album so
he is taking his time.
On July 14, the members of the band confirmed there are 11 songs
on the new album. One of the track names is "What Lies Beneath",
and on July 28, David Bendeth confirmed from a news article that
Breaking Benjamin's 1st single, "I Will Not Bow" was released
onto radio stations on August 17, and was released on iTunes on
Sept. 1st.
On August 4, Breaking Benjamin's MySpace revealed the 4th album
will be titled Dear Agony and that it will be released on
September 29.
On August 11, Breaking Benjamin's hometown radio station WBSX
(97.9X) in Wilkes-Barre, PA debuted "I Will Not Bow".
Due to the single being leaked to 97.9X radio in Wilkes-Barre,
their first single "I Will Not Bow" began streaming on their
MySpace at 8PM eastern time on August 11.
A music video for the song "I Will Not Bow" premiered on their
MySpace on Friday, August 21.
On September 28th, the album was officially released in
Australia.
On September 29th, the album was officially released in the
United States.
Catch Breaking Benjamin on Tour:
11/29/09 Breaking
Benjamin in San Antonio, TX Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3875 N. St.
Mary’s St.. Venue phone: 210-207-3050. With Sick Puppies, Rev
Theory, Adelitas Way. On sale 10/10/09.
11/30/09 Breaking Benjamin in Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 520 Texas Ave. Venue phone: (713) 230-1600.
Appearing with Buzz Festivus 2009
12/02/09 Breaking Benjamin in Lubbock, TX The Pavilion
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 1174 E. Commerce St. With Sick Puppies, Rev
Theory, Adelitas Way.
12/03/09 Breaking Benjamin in Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Live
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1001 Performance Place. Venue phone:
972-854-5111.
12/05/09 Breaking Benjamin in Wichita, KS Cotillion Ballroom
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 11120 West
Kellogg. Venue phone: 316-722-4201. Rev Theory, Veer Union, Adelitas
Way.
12/06/09 Breaking Benjamin in Springfield, MO Shrine Mosque
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Rev Theory, Veer Union,
Adelitas Way
12/08/09 Breaking Benjamin in Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
Time: 7:00pm. Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way.
12/09/09 Breaking Benjamin in Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Convention
Center
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Sick Puppies, Rev Theory,
Adelitas Way.
12/11/09 Breaking Benjamin in Kansas City The Midland
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1228 Main St. Venue phone: 816-283-9900. With
Papa Roach and Sick Puppies
12/13/09 Breaking Benjamin in St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 401 Clark Avenue | St. Louis, MO 63103. Venue
phone: 314-622-5435. With Papa Roach and Sick Puppies
12/14/09 Breaking Benjamin in Chicago House of Blues
Time: 7:00pm.
12/16/09 Breaking Benjamin in Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room @ Murat
Centre
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 502 North New Jersey Street. Venue phone:
317-231-0000. With Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, TBA
12/17/09 Breaking Benjamin in Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
Time: 7:00pm. With 30 Seconds to Mars, Sick Puppies and the After
Midnight Project
Tour: Nickelback: Dark Horse World Tour
04/06/10 Breaking Benjamin in London, ON John Labatt Centre
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/08/10 Breaking Benjamin in Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/09/10 Breaking Benjamin in Montreal QC Bell Centre Time:
8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/11/10 Breaking Benjamin in Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/13/10 Breaking Benjamin in Washington, DC Verizon Center
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/14/10 Breaking Benjamin in Hampton, VA Coliseum Time:
8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin
04/16/10 Breaking Benjamin in Greenville, SC BI-LO Center
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin
04/17/10 Breaking Benjamin in Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Complex Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin
04/19/10 Breaking Benjamin in Orlando, FL Amway Arena Time:
8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin
04/21/10 Breaking Benjamin in Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Time: 8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
04/24/10 Breaking Benjamin in Tulsa, OK BOK Center Time:
8:00pm. Nickelback w/ Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown
Website
Myspace
|
|
