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On the second outing with a revamped lineup, hard rock outfit Breaking Benjamin stick to their tried and true formula, continuing the legacy of early-2000s post-grunge/nu-metal with album number six, Ember. On this set, frontman Ben Burnley relinquished songwriting control, allowing input from band members Jason Rauch, Keith Wallen, Aaron Bruch, and Shaun Foist. For better or worse, the results of that team-building effort do not stray far from past efforts. Notes of Chevelle, Disturbed, Shinedown, and Evanescence appear throughout, as pounding drums and beefy riffs are balanced with dour atmospherics and Burnley's pained, powerful voice. While his lyrics remain simplistic, they are relatable, which should not surprise faithful listeners familiar with these themes of despair, hopelessness, anger, and frustration. Like 2015's Dark Before Dawn, Ember is bookended by a pair of conceptual instrumentals, the celestial "Lyra" and "Vega." In between, Breaking Benjamin deliver ten no-nonsense rock blasts that roar ("Red Cold River") and pummel ("Feed the Wolf"), providing cathartic release with cinematic build-up ("Down") and desperate urgency ("Blood"). Additional highlights include the brooding "The Dark of You," which features celebrity dancer and longtime fan Derek Hough on guest vocals, and the frenetic "Close Your Eyes," the de facto closer that is so rhythmic it could be a late-era Korn song. As far as variety goes, this is a fairly standard collection of tunes from a band that is mainly concerned with giving fans what they want and expect.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Ben Burnley, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Producer, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Pavao, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, MainArtist - Benjamin Burnley, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Bruch, Producer, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Jasen Rauch, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Derek Hough, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Bruch, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Producer, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Bruch, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Burnley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Wallen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Shaun Foist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bruch, Producer, Vocals, Alto, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Jasen Rauch, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Unknown, Other - BEN GROSSE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shturtz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Breaking Benjamin, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Paul Pablo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc
Album review
On the second outing with a revamped lineup, hard rock outfit Breaking Benjamin stick to their tried and true formula, continuing the legacy of early-2000s post-grunge/nu-metal with album number six, Ember. On this set, frontman Ben Burnley relinquished songwriting control, allowing input from band members Jason Rauch, Keith Wallen, Aaron Bruch, and Shaun Foist. For better or worse, the results of that team-building effort do not stray far from past efforts. Notes of Chevelle, Disturbed, Shinedown, and Evanescence appear throughout, as pounding drums and beefy riffs are balanced with dour atmospherics and Burnley's pained, powerful voice. While his lyrics remain simplistic, they are relatable, which should not surprise faithful listeners familiar with these themes of despair, hopelessness, anger, and frustration. Like 2015's Dark Before Dawn, Ember is bookended by a pair of conceptual instrumentals, the celestial "Lyra" and "Vega." In between, Breaking Benjamin deliver ten no-nonsense rock blasts that roar ("Red Cold River") and pummel ("Feed the Wolf"), providing cathartic release with cinematic build-up ("Down") and desperate urgency ("Blood"). Additional highlights include the brooding "The Dark of You," which features celebrity dancer and longtime fan Derek Hough on guest vocals, and the frenetic "Close Your Eyes," the de facto closer that is so rhythmic it could be a late-era Korn song. As far as variety goes, this is a fairly standard collection of tunes from a band that is mainly concerned with giving fans what they want and expect.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:45
- Main artists: Breaking Benjamin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc ℗ 2018 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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