‘Torn In Two’, the new video from Breaking Benjamin, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band’s sixth studio album, “Ember”, which is being released today (Friday, April 13) via Hollywood Records.
The “Torn In Two” clip is the second chapter in a trilogy chronicling the living hell a father goes through when his daughter is murdered and what he will endure to save her soul. The cinematic and intense imagery pulls inspiration from the epic poem “Dante’s Inferno” and, for diehard fans, hints of past Breaking Benjamin videos.
Additionally, Breaking Benjamin has partnered with Prevent Child Abuse America and is donating $0.25 from each ticket sold to its summer co-headline tour with Five Finger Death Punch to the organization. As April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, founder/frontman Ben Burnley had this to say about his band’s choice in partnering with this organization: “I have always had a soft spot for children, especially being a father myself. We do a lot of work with St. Jude Children’s Hospital and love helping there where we can.
“Since April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we wanted to do something to bring awareness to that as well as encourage others to do their part in helping the innocent voices of the future.
“We’re pleased to be donating .25 cents of each ticket on our summer tour to the country’s biggest foundation for child abuse awareness, Prevent Child Abuse America, so they may continue their journey to put an end to it.”
Speaking about the disc, Breaking Benjamin founder/frontman Ben Burnley noted: “People have always really liked the heavier side of the band. I think that’s what they sort of gravitate towards. But we also make sure to explore our melodic and softer side too.” On “Ember”, he explained, “we just tried to make it more extreme — the softer side on this album is really soft, and the heavy side is really heavy. We decided to give everybody what they want to the furthest degree.”
Produced by Breaking Benjamin, “Ember” is the follow-up to the band’s 2015 release “Dark Before Dawn”, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart and spun off three No. 1 rock radio tracks, ‘Failure’ (2015’s most played Active Rock track), ‘Angels Fall’ and ‘Never Again'”. The first single from “Ember”, “Red Cold River”, was released on January 5 and already has 2.5 million streams and after two weeks is charting Top 15 at rock radio. The accompanying video has over 600,000 views.
Breaking Benjamin will hit the road this summer for co-headlining dates with Five Finger Death Punch. A few of the shows will be part of Live Nation’s “Ticket To Rock” program. Tour dates are listed below.
Track listing:
01. Lyra
02. Feed The Wolf
03. Red Cold River
04. Tourniquet
05. Psycho
06. The Dark Of You
07. Down
08. Torn In Two
09. Blood
10. Save Yourself
11. Close Your Eyes
12. Vega
UPCOMING SHOWS:
APR 25 2018 THE NATIONAL RICHMOND, VA
APR 26 2018 HOUSE OF BLUES MYRTLE BEACH, SC
APR 28 2018 WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE – METROPOLITAN PARK JACKSONVILLE, FL
APR 29 2018 FORT ROCK FESTIVAL – MARKHAM PARK FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
MAY 3 2018 THE SIGNAL CHATTANOOGA, TN
MAY 6 2018 CAROLINA REBELLION – CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY CHARLOTTE, NC
MAY 7 2018 MARATHON MUSIC WORKS NASHVILLE, TN
MAY 9 2018 SHRINE MOSQUE SPRINGFIELD, MO
MAY 11 2018 THE DISTRICT SIOUX FALLS, SD
MAY 12 2018 NORTHERN INVASION – SOMERSET AMPHITHEATER SOMERSET, WI
MAY 15 2018 UPTOWN THEATRE KANSAS CITY, MO
MAY 16 2018 7 FLAGS EVENT CENTER CLIVE, IA
MAY 18 2018 ROCK ON THE RANGE COLUMBUS, OH
with Five Finger Death Punch
JUL 16 2018 WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATER SEATTLE, WA
JUL 18 2018 SPOKANE ARENA SPOKANE, WA
JUL 20 2018 TACO BELL ARENA BOISE, ID
JUL 21 2018 USANA AMPHITHEATRE SALT LAKE CITY, UT
JUL 24 2018 SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
JUL 25 2018 MATTRESS FIRM AMPHITHEATRE SAN DIEGO, CA
JUL 27 2018 FIVEPOINT AMPHITHEATRE IRVINE, CA
JUL 29 2018 ISLETA AMPHITHEATER ALBUQUERQUE, NM
AUG 1 2018 AUSTIN360 AMPHITHEATER AUSTIN, TX
AUG 3 2018 CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION HOUSTON, TX
AUG 4 2018 STARPLEX PAVILION DALLAS, TX
AUG 6 2018 BANKPLUS AMPHITHEATER AT SNOWDEN GROVE MEMPHIS, TN
AUG 7 2018 HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE ST. LOUIS, MO
AUG 9 2018 HERITAGE PARK AMPHITHEATRE SIMPSONVILLE, SC
AUG 11 2018 MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE TAMPA, FL
AUG 12 2018 VERIZON AMPHITHEATER ATLANTA, GA
AUG 14 2018 KEYBANK PAVILION BURGETTSTOWN, PA
AUG 15 2018 BB&T PAVILION CAMDEN, NJ
AUG 17 2018 THE PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN SCRANTON, PA
AUG 18 2018 XFINITY CENTER BOSTON, MA
AUG 20 2018 BUDWEISER STAGE TORONTO, ON
AUG 22 2018 LAKEVIEW AMPHITHEATER SYRACUSE, NY
AUG 24 2018 JIFFY LUBE LIVE BRISTOW, VA
AUG 25 2018 PNC BANK ARTS CENTER HOLMDEL, NJ
AUG 28 2018 RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER CINCINNATI, OH
AUG 29 2018 HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE CHICAGO, IL
AUG 31 2018 RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE MUSIC CENTER INDIANAPOLIS, IL
SEP 1 2018 DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE DETROIT, MI
SEP 3 2018 DARIEN LAKE AMPHITHEATER DARIEN LAKE, NY
SEP 6 2018 NORTHWELL HEALTH AT JONES BEACH THEATER WANTAGH, NY
SEP 7 2018 XFINITY THEATRE HARTFORD, CT
SEP 9 2018 BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER CLEVELAND, OH
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