In a brand new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program “Wired In The Empire”, BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist Keith Wallen was requested if he and his bandmates have commenced work on their long-awaited new studio album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “A hundred percent, yeah. We have all the time been sort of writing and sort of chronicling some concepts over the previous few years — via the pandemic, all that stuff, we have all the time been writing. However right here not too long ago it began to choose up slightly bit. So I am hoping — hoping — there’s gonna be some new music out someday throughout the subsequent yr. That is a pleasant, protected reply. I may say month, I may say two months, however I am gonna say yr, simply ‘trigger it has been so lengthy. I do not wanna screw ourselves one way or the other; I do not know.”

Keith went on to say that there’s fairly a bit of latest BREAKING BENJAMIN materials almost able to be launched. “We have some stuff within the works,” he mentioned. “We have plenty of music recorded. Ben [BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Burnley] simply posted yesterday — he simply tracked some vocals for a music. So, yeah, we’re getting there. We transfer at our personal tempo right here, a lot to the dismay of lots of people, I’ve seen, on-line.”

He added concerning the new BREAKING BENJAMIN music: “It is superior. It is thrilling. And man, I am unable to wait to get it on the market lastly.”

Two months in the past, BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist Jasen Rauch informed Janna of 97.9 WGRD radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan concerning the band’s plan for the follow-up to 2018’s “Ember” album: “We are engaged on music. We have been writing for fairly some time. And no matter whether or not we had been capable of file something or not, we have been writing for slightly over a yr, I might say. We sort of hold the bar fairly excessive for ourselves so far as the usual transferring ahead. We have been experimenting with some issues, throwing some issues out, began over a few instances, and are attending to a spot the place we’re fairly joyful.

“So, yeah, we have been within the studio,” he continued. “We did some in Nashville. We have performed plenty of stuff remotely. Ben and I’ve dozens and dozens of voice memos going again, ‘Hey, do that. Do that.’ And we’ll file one thing and ship it forwards and backwards. However, yeah, we’re wanting ahead to it. And hopefully we’ll have one thing out quickly for everyone to listen to.”

The members of BREAKING BENJAMIN are not any strangers to the higher echelons of the rock charts. Since bursting on to the scene with 2002’s “Saturate”, the band has amassed a formidable string of mainstream rock radio hits, with 10 songs hitting No. 1, quite a few platinum and multi-platinum songs and albums, billions of mixed streams worldwide and a social imprint of over 6.5 million — a testomony to the band’s international affect and constant fan base. Their most up-to-date launch, “Aurora”, gave BREAKING BENJAMIN their tenth No. 1 music at rock radio with “Far Away ft. Scooter Ward”.

BREAKING BENJAMIN‘s final studio album, “Ember”, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Prime 200 and marked the multiplatinum band’s fourth Prime 5 debut on the Billboard Prime 200, following 2015’s No. 1 debut for “Darkish Earlier than Daybreak” (gold),2009’s “Expensive Agony” (platinum) at No. 4 and 2006’s “Phobia” (platinum) at No. 2. “Ember” spun off two No. 1 hits at Energetic Rock Radio with “Purple Chilly River” and “Torn In Two”. “Aurora” and “Ember” charted Prime 10 throughout quite a few nations worldwide and topping charts throughout a number of genres, together with Prime Different Albums, Prime Rock Albums, Prime Laborious Rock Albums and Prime Digital Albums.

“Aurora” was launched in January 2020. The disc options reimagined variations of the band’s largest and hottest songs with particular company together with Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF),Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain (UNDEROATH),to call a couple of.

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