Breaking Benjamin
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Breaking Benjamin is a popular post-grunge band who performed the song "Blow Me Away", which is featured in the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack. This instrumental track can also be heard on the level Gravemind, just as you go into the Mausoleum of the Arbiter. The intro can also be heard in Outskirts, as you ride trough the tunnel and encounter the Shadows. They also did some work on Run Like Hell.
[edit] Biography
Formed in 1998 by vocalist Benjamin Burley and drummer Jeremy Hummel, Breaking Benjamin quickly garnered a strong local following. The band signed to Hollywood Records in 2001 after the success of an independently-released, self-titled EP, which sold all 2,000 copies that were manufactured. Hollywood Records released their full-length, major-label debut, Saturate, on August 27, 2002. The album's first single, "Polyamorous", received a fair amount of radio play, although it failed to reach mainstream audiences. Breaking Benjamin released their sophomore album, We Are Not Alone, on June 29, 2004. The album featured the leadoff single "So Cold", which reached as high as number two on the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
In the fall of 2006 the band began a tour opening for Godsmack along with HourCast for the IV tour, hitting up mostly eastern and Ohio Valley venues, and soon moving out west, still in support of the Phobia album. Phobia was certified Gold by the RIAA in December of 2006 for shipments over 500,000 copies.
[edit] Line-up
- Benjamin Burley (Vocals, Guitar)
- Aaron Fink (Guitar)
- Mark Klepaski (Bass)
- Chad Szeliga (Drums)
[edit] External Links
- The Shallow Bay - Official Site (formerly fansite)
- Breaking Benjamin at MySpace
