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Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed announce co-headlining tour coming to Scranton

Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed announce co-headlining tour coming to Scranton

From a press release: Just days after appearing together on stage in New York City for a cover of “Under Pressure,” Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed have announced a co-headlining summer amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the two legendary rock bands will hit the road starting this July and will stop in more than 20 […]

 Rich Howells

VIDEO: Breaking Benjamin cover Bowie and Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’ with Disturbed’s David Draiman

Breaking Benjamin is known for mixing cover songs into their live sets from various influential artists like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Tool, so with the recent passing of David Bowie, it’s no surprise that the Wilkes-Barre band would perform one of the Thin White Duke’s most well-known songs – “Under Pressure,” his hit collaboration […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Breaking Benjamin shows how ‘Angels Fall’ in ghostly shipwreck

Breaking Benjamin has always used very distinct imagery in all their album covers, videos, and merchandise, and that trend continues with the spooky new music video for “Angels Fall” released today. As the band plays on a dark and cloudy beach, the ghosts from a sunken ship walk the stormy landscape. As September grows colder […]

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Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown announce co-headlining U.S. tour, with stop in State College on Nov. 20

Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown announce co-headlining U.S. tour, with stop in State College on Nov. 20

From a press release: Multi-platinum rock bands Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin have just unveiled details of their co-headlining U.S. tour via Bandsintown. The cross-country trek kicks off on Oct. 16 at Wichita, Kansas’ Intrust Arena and continues until the tour finale on Nov. 24 at Portland, Maine’s Cross Insurance Arena, with only one stop in […]

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Breaking Benjamin come home for big concert at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Sept. 18

Breaking Benjamin come home for big concert at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Sept. 18

From a press release: Fresh off the release of their No. 1 album, “Dark Before Dawn,” Northeastern Pennsylvania natives Breaking Benjamin are coming home to rock The Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Friday, Sept. 18. The event, presented by Live Nation and SLP Concerts, will feature special guests Sevendust as support. Tickets go on sale […]

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Breaking Benjamin headlines Axes & Anchors music cruise with Motionless In White, Zakk Wylde, and more

Breaking Benjamin headlines Axes & Anchors music cruise with Motionless In White, Zakk Wylde, and more

From a press release: Coming off of their recent No. 1 album on the Billboard Top 200 chart in the U.S. with “Dark Before Dawn” last week, Breaking Benjamin have been confirmed to headline the inaugural Axes & Anchors music cruise, which is set to depart Miami on Feb. 20, 2016 and sail to Key […]

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Breaking Benjamin scores their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with ‘Dark Before Dawn’

Breaking Benjamin scores their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with ‘Dark Before Dawn’

Breaking Benjamin‘s new hit single may be called “Failure,” but the band is celebrating their biggest success yet. Billboard posted today that the Wilkes-Barre rock group’s first studio album in six years has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making last week their best sales week to date. “Dark Before Dawn” sold 141,000 […]

 Rich Howells

Meet Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley at a record release signing in Wilkes-Barre on June 26

Meet Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley at a record release signing in Wilkes-Barre on June 26

Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley has been selling out electric and acoustic shows all over the country, particularly in Northeastern Pennsylvania, so expect a packed store on Friday, June 26 when the singer/songwriter appears for a record release signing at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre. This will be his first meet and greet in […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Breaking Benjamin’s lyric video for ‘Failure’ digs 6 feet deep

Breaking Benjamin premiered “Failure,” their first new single since reforming, back in March, and now the Wilkes-Barre rockers have released a lyric video for the song featuring some grim imagery of graves and what lies beneath them, though the overall message is certainly positive. Those who pre-order the new album, “Dark Before Dawn,” on iTunes […]

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Members of Breaking Benjamin, Lifer, and Adrenaline Mob form A Beautiful Disaster

Members of Breaking Benjamin, Lifer, and Adrenaline Mob form A Beautiful Disaster

From a press release: A Beautiful Disaster, the brand new band featuring world-renowned guitarist Mike Orlando of Adrenaline Mob, multi-platinum-selling drummer Chad Szeliga of Breaking Benjamin and Black Label Society, and critically acclaimed vocalist Nick Coyle of Lifer and The Drama Club, was formed in late 2014 and already has some major buzz going thanks […]