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BREAKING BENJAMIN By Brett Tully

breaking Formed in 1999 by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist
benjamin Benjamin Burnley, Breaking Benjamin has
released five studio albums with sales in excess of
7 million. With multiple lineup changes, chronic
illness, internal struggles and law suits the band
seemed destined to implode and that it did. With
a clean slate Ben resurrected the band in 2014.
The latest incarnation consisting of Jasen Rauch
(lead guitar), Keith Wallen (rhythm guitar/vocals),
Aaron Bruch (bass guitar), Shaun Foist (drums) and
Burnley they seem poised to add to that 7 million
total with the release of Breaking Benjamin’s fifth
record, Dark Before Dawn, last year. RockRevolt
had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben and
Keith to discuss their writing process, where Ben
found his new bandmates, the state of rock today
and anything else that came up.