Breaking Benjamin has announced a new run of U.S. dates in support of its 2015 album, “Dark Before Dawn”. The trek will kick off on January 10 in Silver Spring, Maryland and will conclude two and a half weeks later, on January 28 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Breaking Benjamin‘s latest album “Dark Before Dawn” has been released on 23 June 2015 through Hollywood Records. The album sold 141,000 copies in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 1. The sales number was the best single-week sales mark of the band’s career, with 135,000 of those made for physical CDs.
“Dark Before Dawn” features Burnley leading an all-new lineup of the group, which has been expanded from a quartet to a five-piece.
Our review of can be “Dark Before Dawn”found here.
Burnley fired two earlier members in 2010 over a legal battle, while a third member departed in 2013.
Burnley also struggled with a mysterious illness during the band’s six-year hiatus, which he told The Pulse Of Radio might be the result of the excessive drinking he used to do. “I used to drink a lot, and I think it must have something to do with that because back in 2007, I stayed up drinking for three days straight — this is after already months and months of drinking heavily — and I woke up and I just felt really sick, like alcohol poisoned, and I was like, I should’ve probably gone to the hospital but I didn’t, and I went onstage and when I went onstage I almost collapsed from being just so sick. And basically that was 2007 and it hasn’t gone away.”
Burnley unveiled Breaking Benjamin 2.0 last year, with the lineup consisting of drummer Shaun Foist, bassist Aaron Bruch, former RED guitarist Jasen Rauch and ex-Adelitas Way guitarist Keith Wallen.
Upcoming Shows
Jan. 10 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Jan. 11 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
Jan. 13 – Greensboro, NC @ Cone Denim Entertainment Center
Jan. 14 – North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
Jan. 15 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Jan. 21 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Jan. 23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Jan. 24 – Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Jan. 25 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
Jan. 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Jan. 28 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
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