Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999. They are no strangers to the upper echelons of the rock charts. Since bursting onto the scene with 2002’s Saturate, the band has amassed an impressive string of mainstream rock radio hits, including “The Diary of Jane,” and the No. 1 singles “So Cold,” “Failure,” “Breath” and “I Will Not Bow.”
This musical chemistry has buoyed Breaking Benjamin as the band embarked on U.S. tours with Shinedown and Sevendust and landed a headlining slot on the 2016 Axes & Anchors Cruise. They also booked their first overseas shows, including two tours of Europe—and appearances at festivals such as Rock am Ring and Austria’s Nova Rock—and a visit to the U.K. and the 2016 Download Festival and the 2017 Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Doing so much touring over the last few years hasn’t necessarily had a direct influence on Breaking Benjamin’s sound. However, being on the road has strengthened the relationship between the band members, which has had an organic influence on Ember‘s music.
In 2020 the multi-platinum band BREAKING BENJAMIN announced their latest album – Aurora. Aurora features reimagined versions of the band’s biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-Flyleaf), Scooter Ward (Cold) and Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath), to name a few.