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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Aug 16, 2014 12:32:41 GMT -5
Billboard.biz reported a new album will be out this year. They've had a handful of top 10s, but I'm not sure I've heard or liked much since "The Diary Of Jane."
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 16, 2014 12:45:00 GMT -5
Yes! their last album came out in 2009, called "Dear Agony". "I Will Not Bow" was a huge hit back in the day, and still remains a great workout song to this day. Hope they can come up with something as good this time around.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 12:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Aug 16, 2014 12:50:53 GMT -5
I think I remember "I Will Not Bow." But honestly Breaking Benjamin and Crossfade always blended as the same band in my head. It didn't really help that they both broke big the same year with songs about "Cold."
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Post by American Idiot on Aug 16, 2014 13:09:25 GMT -5
This is awesome news. Breaking Benjamin's albums have been spot on awesome. I guess if you're not too familiar with both them and Crossfade, they might seem similar, but they're quite different as far as sound.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Aug 16, 2014 13:15:16 GMT -5
I don't know any other songs from Crossfade. But Breaking Benjamin had some popular power ballads that distinguish themselves as I check their chart history. I guess when they first became known I had trouble telling them apart.
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Post by Cody on Aug 16, 2014 13:27:46 GMT -5
Their first 2 singles are always epic. Ive only ever listened to "Phobia" in full though. I predict this will be another WTF ALTERNATIVE thread too  |
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Post by Green Baron on Aug 16, 2014 14:27:20 GMT -5
Their first 2 singles are always epic. Ive only ever listened to "Phobia" in full though. I predict this will be another WTF ALTERNATIVE thread too  Not from me, I was never a big fan. |
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Post by Pipa on Aug 16, 2014 14:42:49 GMT -5
Didn't these guys break up? Either way, I welcome them back.
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Post by American Idiot on Aug 16, 2014 15:11:36 GMT -5
I don't know any other songs from Crossfade. But Breaking Benjamin had some popular power ballads that distinguish themselves as I check their chart history. I guess when they first became known I had trouble telling them apart. Breaking Benjamin had some minor hits before "So Cold" like "Polyamorous" and "Skin," but yeah "So Cold" really broke them out. I would classify them more as a nu-metal band than Crossfade whom I feel has a bit more of a grungy style after their first album. "So Far Away" and "Colors" from Crossfade's first album still did very well, but the other singles from the last two albums they released just did decent. Personally, I didn't like those albums nearly as much as their debut and they both just seem kind of "watered down" so to speak I guess. Overall, Breaking Benjamin has had more success than Crossfade over time. |
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Post by Web on Aug 16, 2014 15:42:53 GMT -5
Never been a huge fan of these guys but I hope to see them prove me wrong this cycle.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Aug 16, 2014 16:33:42 GMT -5
This band has consistently impressed me since "The Diary of Jane" although "So Cold" and "Sooner or Later" were enjoyable as well. Nice to see them (him?) return.
And is it too much to ask for Alternative to consider this song? Their track record is about on par with Chevelle...
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Post by Cody on Aug 16, 2014 20:38:24 GMT -5
^ Well, its probably too much to ask for the majority of today's alternative listeners to enjoy anything new from Breaking Benjamin, lol.
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Post by maine on Aug 16, 2014 20:40:05 GMT -5
Loved "The Diary of Jane" and "I Will Not Bow" (just kidding, I liked "Give Me A Sign"), but I've never really been a fan of this band. I'll probably give this a listen when it comes out though.
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Post by Chato on Aug 17, 2014 4:36:00 GMT -5
I think I remember "I Will Not Bow." But honestly Breaking Benjamin and Crossfade always blended as the same band in my head. It didn't really help that they both broke big the same year with songs about "Cold." Yeah, both songs spent about a year on the rock charts. Did both of them hit #1? I'm not sure, but I thought one of them claimed the record of slowest climb to #1. Also, the Crossfade song spent about 25 weeks on the CHR chart, taking forever to reach its #22 peak. All in all, the Crossfade song must've spent some 1.5 years on the charts. It was also around that time that Cold scored their last true alt hit with "Happens All The Time" and Evans Blue hit big with "Cold (But I'm Still Here)" :) As dm2081 mentioned, lots of these songs were perfect for workout/running/cycling. Putting the 'Active' in Active Rock I guess. Back on topic, I've always wondered why BB, along with other bands from the golden era of 'Melodic Active Rock', were never quite able to recapture the spirit of said hit singles. Instead they were either purged away by the short-lived cock-rock revival (Crossfade, Evans Blue) or confined to active rock only... As for BB, I wish them all the best, even though it's completely unrealistic these days to hope for another hit the size of So Cold, Breath or Diary Of Jane. By the way, as I'm writing this I started spinning that old Evans Blue album: "Beg" really is the single most underrated song from that era, even though I remember it being a legit hit single in the Houston area. |
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Post by krissirge on Aug 17, 2014 13:34:44 GMT -5
A new Breaking Benjamin album...guess Burnley got his act together.
But I have loved every album they have made, so I'm hoping this will not disappoint.
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Post by Green Baron on Aug 17, 2014 15:24:31 GMT -5
Well...
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Aug 18, 2014 2:25:26 GMT -5
Breaking Benjamin has had some really killer singles. "The Diary Of Jane": thier best ever! "So Cold" and "Give Me A Sign" were also great. Looking forward to thier new material, so long as it stays true to Rock sound.
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Post by dgarcia3377 on Aug 18, 2014 18:26:31 GMT -5
So excited! I can't wait to hear this album.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Aug 19, 2014 22:46:32 GMT -5
The band posted this video to their Facebook: Possibly a clip of the first single? Also I see that there's 5 members now, none of who have been in the band in the past. |
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Post by Lordef†ones on Aug 20, 2014 23:06:36 GMT -5
*fangirl screams and passes out* new Bush AND Breaking Benjamin?! Someone might need to give me CPR
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 21, 2014 0:03:51 GMT -5
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Aug 23, 2014 20:30:01 GMT -5
This thread is surprisingly dismissive for one of the best acts of the past decade on active.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 12, 2015 21:50:34 GMT -5
March 23. It's coming.
Hnnnng.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 12, 2015 21:51:55 GMT -5
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 12, 2015 21:53:30 GMT -5
Well, f**k. I'm apparently too dumb to find a thread I myself posted a video in. Damn it.  Any moderator wanna merge this? Kurt Devin |
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Post by dm2081 on Mar 12, 2015 22:49:22 GMT -5
That 15 second clip sounded amazing. I have a feeling this will be a huge Active hit, maybe even a multi-weeker like "Something From Nothing">
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Post by Superundercover on Mar 13, 2015 14:26:18 GMT -5
Very much excited for this one, the audio sounded great!
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Post by Kurt on Mar 13, 2015 14:37:59 GMT -5
Song is titled "Failure," according to an AllAccess email.
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Post by Lordef†ones on Mar 13, 2015 16:25:35 GMT -5
I'm hella stoked for this, this could potentially be the biggest Active hit of the year.
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