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Breaking Benjamin

Alternative Metal Rock Grunge and 90s Alternative

Breaking Benjamin came out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and built their sound on heavy riffs wrapped around big, melodic choruses. Frontman Benjamin Burnley has been the constant through every lineup change, and his voice — equal parts brooding and anthemic — is the thread that holds it all together. Songs like "The Diary of Jane" and "Breath" turned them into one of the most-played rock bands on American radio through the 2000s.

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Phobia (2006). It's their most successful album and the clearest picture of what they do well. "The Diary of Jane" is their biggest hit, "Breath" became a radio staple, and the deep cuts hold up.

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Biography

Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski. This lineup released two albums, Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004), before Hummel was replaced by Chad Szeliga in 2005. The band released two more studio albums, Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009), before entering an extended hiatus in early 2010 due to Burnley's recurring illnesses.

Amid the hiatus, the release of a compilation album, Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin (2011), unauthorized by Burnley, brought about legal trouble within the band resulting in the dismissal of Fink and Klepaski. Szeliga later announced his departure in 2013 citing creative differences. Burnley remained the sole member of the band until late 2014, when the new lineup was announced, including bassist and backing vocalist Aaron Bruch, guitarist and backing vocalist Keith Wallen, guitarist Jasen Rauch, and drummer Shaun Foist.

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