Breaking Benjamin 'EMBER' Debuts #3

BREAKING BENJAMIN ‘EMBER’ DEBUTS #3

MARKS 4TH TOP 5 DEBUT ON BILLBOARD 200

Breaking Benjamin 'EMBER' Debuts #3

BREAKING BENJAMIN’s sixth studio album, EMBER has debuted #3 on the Billboard Top 200 selling 88,000 equivalent album units, 80,000 of which were traditional album sales. EMBER is the multiplatinum band’s fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015’s #1 debut for Dark Before Dawn, 2009’s Dear Agony which debuted #4 and 2006’s Phobia which debuted #2.

EMBER has already spun off a #1 hit at Active Rock Radio with “Red Cold River” which has over 7MM+ streams and marks the band’s 8^th #1 single. “Red Cold River” can be found HERE, and the music video, which has over 8MM+ views can be seen HERE. The band recently release their second single, “Torn in Two,” along with the music video (watch HERE) 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.

Currently, BREAKING BENJAMIN are gearing up for their spring headline tour which kicks off April 25^th and continues through mid-May including main stage performances at this year’s biggest rock festivals. Fans who purchase any pair of tickets to the spring dates will receive a redemption for a free physical version of EMBER. Following the spring run, the band will kick off a co-headline summer tour with heavy-hitters, Five Finger Death Punch and special guests, Nothing More and Bad Wolves beginning in July. BREAKING BENJAMIN has partnered with Prevent Child Abuse America donating $0.25 from each ticket sold to their summer co-headline tour to the organization. For tickets, VIP packages and more tour information, go to www.breakingbenjamin.com.

Stream EMBER HERE

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About Breaking Benjamin

Multi-platinum band Breaking Benjamin has amassed a sizeable and diehard fan base, both through their chart-topping music, as well as their electrifying live performances. Their latest single, Red Cold River from their sixth studio album “Ember” gave the band their 8^th #1 single and has already reached 6 MM+ streams. Their previous album, Dark Before Dawn certified GOLD (selling over 500K copies) debuted #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and spun off two #1 rock tracks, “Failure” and “Angels Fall.” “Failure” was also named the most played song at Active Rock for 2015. 2009’s Dear Agony, certified PLATINUM (selling over 1MM copies) debuted #4 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the iTunes Rock Album Chart. Dear Agony also spun off the platinum selling and #1 Active Rock single “I Will Not Bow” where it stayed #1 for five weeks straight. Their discography also includes 2002’s Saturate (certified GOLD), 2004’s We Are Not Alone (certified PLATINUM) 2006’s Phobia (certified PLATINUM.) We Are Not Alone spawned a pair of #1 radio hits (“So Cold” and “Sooner Or Later.”) Phobia debuted at # 2 on Billboard’s Top 200, hit #1 on the Rock Album Chart and was one of the top 50 selling rock albums of 2006. It featured one #1 and two Top 5 rock radio hits (“Breath,” “Diary of Jane” and “Until The End”.)