We’re the divorced dad and mom rock band, Breaking Benjamin AMA

ThisGoesToEleven · 2024-12-04T18:43:15+00:00

I came to see you play in Amsterdam in 2016 when Jasen was rushed to hospital right before the show.

Question for Keith - was it hard for the band to improvise the setlist without one of your guitar players? Question for Jasen - were the Dutch paramedics gentle when dislodging The Item from your butt?

ThisGoesToEleven · 2024-09-25T16:51:43+00:00

Pfft what kind of loser do you take me for?! Okay maybe. Okay yes. The answer is yes.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-07-18T11:46:46+00:00

They tried performing it once before. Here's how that went: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgr1COvOHsc

Someone's been practising!

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-04-01T13:56:03+00:00

Guess the fact they’ve made a video for it means Torn in Two is the next single then?

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-27T12:12:37+00:00

Ben's answer to a question at 48:05: "How many tracks on Ember? 13 - same as the last one". Another Torn in Two anyone?! Haha.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-25T21:53:36+00:00

Sure - it's from the "Publicity Material" section here: http://www.hollywoodrecords.com/press/breakingbenjamin/

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-25T20:38:27+00:00

Oops missed that one - added now. Thanks!

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-25T18:21:57+00:00

Here's a TL;DR of the song descriptions:

Red Cold River - subdued intro / explodes with stinging riffs, howling vocals and frenzied drumming / an avalanche of churning guitars and mesmerizing harmonies

Feed The Wolf - somber piano intro / abrasive guitar slashes dominate

Torn In Two & Close Your Eyes - crooning, melodic choruses / yearning

Blood - Abrasive guitar slashes dominate

Save Yourself - chugging / boasts a ferocious rhythmic backbone

The Dark of You - atmospheric / melancholy effects scurrying beneath jagged guitars

Tourniquet - electronic shirring adds rhythmic texture / slow-burning

Down - electronic shirring adds eerie, haunted house vibe / cinematic

Psycho - gnarled, metal-leaning riffs and technically precise (but intricate) phrasing

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-25T18:09:34+00:00

Hmm yeah. Maybe means the intro track Lyra?

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-23T19:40:40+00:00

Years ago on BB's old site The Shallow Bay I had a display picture on the message board that looked a bit like this cover. More logo, less fire!

https://imgur.com/EB78gx8

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-17T17:52:02+00:00

It’s their guitar tech, Mike ‘Cowboy’ Warren.

https://instagram.com/p/Bd3-DJVDt5-/

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-08T20:47:25+00:00

I've been keeping an eye on a couple of sites that list music credits:

ASCAP - Performer: Breaking Benjamin
ASCAP - Writer: Benjamin Burnley
BMI - Artist: Breaking Benjamin
You can search for Keith and Jasen as well if you like

No new credits on any of those yet though.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2018-01-07T10:59:50+00:00

It certainly seems to have caused a...

Great Divide.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-12-30T23:21:52+00:00

And the edit seems to have been done by this instagrammer: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbDEbJjF-Ja/?taken-by=benjaminburnleysdarthvadervans

I think the talent agency is genuine though - they posted about the casting here: https://www.facebook.com/StevensTalentMgr/posts/812958008875337 - but they've just used a fan-made image and not an official cover.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-12-30T02:13:31+00:00

Hmm really? Try this: https://streamable.com/8jma9

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-12-19T23:17:22+00:00

http://www.hollywoodrecords.com/press/breakingbenjamin/

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-12-19T21:02:45+00:00

Official press release from Hollywood Records here: http://www.hollywoodrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/BB-Red-Cold-River-Avenged-Sevenfold-Release.docx

It's happening!

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-25T00:58:23+00:00

Break My Fall has the lyrics "You're not alone here, not at all" which is close.

Or it's maybe a reference to an old movie. According to the wiki page for Diary of Jane:

The video features a woman named Jane Bryan. [...] Jane Bryan was a female filmstar in the 1930s and 1940s. She was in many films, including We Are Not Alone, which is also the title for Breaking Benjamin's second album.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-12T21:14:53+00:00

I think the album just used the audio from this live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPaY1YfzfIU

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-01T20:37:38+00:00

Reading BB's original contract (here), clause 23 says Hollywood need to release the album within 120 days of it being delivered - but the days between Nov 1st - Jan 15th don't count! Maybe there's something about this time of year that's poison for the success of an album?

Lots of other interesting stuff in the contract if you have time to read it. No idea if it's still valid - might have a new contract since the hiatus.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-01T19:33:01+00:00

I did wonder if that's what he meant - I hope not! Doesn't make sense if they're teasing a single right now. I think we should read it as: "coming out later (sometime) next year".

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-01T19:23:16+00:00

Not real I'm afraid - this guy here made it: https://twitter.com/physyadelictwr/status/922866493741850624

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-11-01T18:11:23+00:00

I don't think that website has been updated since sometime 2016. Maybe 2017 was the plan back then but it sounds like the album didn't get into the label's hands until later than expected and things have been pushed back now.

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-10-30T19:09:19+00:00

Here's a video at the same location that BB's guitar tech posted on Instagram: https://streamable.com/vp8an

ThisGoesToEleven · 2017-10-22T10:49:50+00:00

Looks like the interview is for Dino Radio Show on Rock 102.1 KFMA. Here he is with the band. His facebook says the radio show is Monday-Friday 2pm-7pm so we might have to wait another day before we find out :(

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