I-Breaking Benjamin yiqembu le-rock elivela ePennsylvania. Umlando weqembu waqala ngo-1998 edolobheni laseWilkes-Barre. Abangane ababili uBenjamin Burnley noJeremy Hummel babewuthanda umculo futhi baqala ukudlala ndawonye.
Umshayi wesiginci nomculi - uBen, ngemuva kwezinsimbi ezishaywayo kwakunguJeremy. Abangane abasebasha badlala ikakhulukazi "emadilini" nasemaphathini ahlukahlukene nabangane nabantu obajwayele.
Ngokuyinhloko babedlala umculo weNirvana, njengoba uBenjamin ayengumlandeli kaKurt Cobain. Emidlalweni yabo, umuntu wayengezwa izinguqulo zekhava yezingoma zika-Godsmack, Nine Inch Nails kanye ne-Depeche Mode.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala yeqembu elithi Breaking Benjamin
Yebo, abantu ababili bebenganele ekusebenzeni ngokugcwele. Ngakho bamema omunye ukuba adlale nabo. Ikakhulukazi kwakungomunye wabangane basesikoleni.
Ngemva kokuhlakazeka kuka-Lifer, ngasekupheleni kuka-2000 u-Aaron Fink (umshayi wesigingci owasungula) noMark Klepaski (oshaya ibhesi) bahlangana noBenjamin Burnley kanye noJeremy Hummel (umshayi wezigubhu) ukuze bakhe i-Breaking Benjamin.
Ekuqaleni komsebenzi wabo, ukuze bavumelane nefomethi yomsakazo futhi bathole ukujikeleza, abaculi badlala ngesitayela se-post-grunge. Baphinde bagxila emsindweni wePearl Jam, Pilots Stone Temple kanye neNirvana. Kamuva bamukela umsindo wesiginci ovela kumaqembu afana neKorn neThuluzi.
Ekuqaleni, leli qembu lalingenalo igama. Konke kwashintsha ngokusebenza okukodwa kwenye "yamadina" alandelayo. Khona-ke uBenjamin wawisa umbhobho ezandleni zakhe, ngaleyo ndlela wawuhlephula.
Ephakamisa umbhobho, umnikazi wesikhungo usho lokhu okulandelayo: "Ngiyabonga Benjamin ngokuphula umbhobho wami omkhulu." Ngalobo busuku, uBenjamin wanikwa isidlaliso esithi "Breaking Benjamin". Abafana banquma ukuthi leli kuzoba igama leqembu. Kodwa ngemva kwesikhashana bashintsha umqondo futhi banquma ukuyishintsha ibe lula.
Kwabe sekuthathwa igama elithi Plan 9. Njengoba kwezingu-9 eziphakanyisiwe zegama elisha leqembu, akukho nelilodwa elavela. Kodwa ekugcineni, "ayizange ibe nezimpande" futhi yakhetha inketho yokuqala.
Ibhendi yaqala ukuvela ohlotsheni lwensimbi oluhlukile. Umsindo wakhe waba yidwala elivamile ekuqaleni kwawo-2000.
Ngesikhathi likhona, kube nezinguquko eziningi ekubunjweni kweqembu. Bathonya umsindo wakhe, owaba lula ngasekupheleni kwawo-2000.
Ekuqaleni, umculo wawufana nomsindo wama-rocker u-Alice e-Chains kanye nama-nu-metalists asabekayo u-Godsmack no-Chevelle.
Ukuqashelwa kanye nenkazimulo yeqembu Breaking Benjamin
I-Breaking Benjamin isibe elinye lamaqembu e-rock aziwa kakhulu e-United States. Ufinyelele inombolo 1 emashadini nge- Breath eyodwa.
Ama-albhamu athi We Are Not Alone (2004), Phobia (2006) kanye ne-Dear Agony (2009) aqashelwe njengathengiswa kakhulu e-US.
Gcwalisa (2002)
Ngo-2001, imibukiso ye-Breaking Benjamin e-Wilkes-Barre yadonsa ukunaka kuka-DJ wendawo uFreddie Fabbri. Wayesemoyeni esiteshini somsakazo we-rock i-WBSX-FM. U-Fabbri wafaka ingoma yabaculi be-Polyamorous ekujikelezeni, okwathonya kakhulu ukuqashelwa kweqembu. Futhi le ngoma ibe idume kakhulu kwi-albhamu.
Kamuva, leli qembu laxhasa ngezimali ukuqoshwa kwe-EP ebizwa ngokuthi yi-self-titled. Ngawo lowo nyaka, abaculi basayina inkontileka neHollywood Records, exhumanisa iqembu no-Ulrich Wild. Ukhiqizele amabhendi anjengeStatic-X, iPantera neSlipknot. Ubuye waba ngumqambi we-albhamu ethi Saturate (2002).
Asisodwa (2004)
I-albhamu ethi We Are Not Alone yakhululwa ngo-2004 noBilly Corgan. Ikhiqizwe nguDavid Bendet.
Ngemuva kokuthi izingoma ezimbili ze-albhamu ezithi "So Cold" kanye nethi "Sooneer or later" zishaye amashadi e-Billboard futhi zafinyelela kunombolo 2 ohlwini lwezingoma ezidumile ze-rock, ibhendi yaba nohambo oluhlanganyelwe no-Evanescence.
Ingoma ethi So Cold ibe yingoma edume kakhulu ye-albhamu yobude obugcwele, okuholele ekukhululweni kwe-So Cold EP.
Ifake inguqulo ye-acoustic ye-So Cold, ithrekhi evela kugeyimu yekhompyutha edumile i-Halo 2. Kanye nengoma yakuqala engakhishiwe evela eqenjini, i-Lady Bug.
Iziqeshana zevidiyo nazo zenzelwe izingoma ezithi So Cold zomdlalo weHalf-Life 2 kanye nethi Landela yefilimu iTorque. Lokhu kuholele ekwandeni kwedumela leqembu. Iziqeshana zaziswa nguBenjamin Burnley. Njengoba yena ethanda imidlalo yekhompiyutha.
NgoSepthemba 2004, umshayi wezigubhu uJeremy Hummel wayefuna ukuhamba futhi esikhundleni sakhe kwathathwa uChad Zeliga. Ngemva konyaka, wafaka icala ngokumelene noBreak Benjamin. Njengoba engazange akhokhelwe imali yokuqamba izingoma. Njengesinxephezelo, wayefuna ukumangalela u-$8 million. Kodwa ngemva konyaka equlwa icala, isicelo sakhe sachithwa.
Phobia
Ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu yayo yesithathu ethi Phobia ngo-Agasti 2006 ngaphambi kokuba iqale uhambo oluhamba phambili ezweni lonke. I-albhamu yethulwe ngeyodwa ethi The Diary of Jane, ethole ukudlala emsakazweni futhi yafinyelela kunombolo 2 kumashadi eBillboard. Emlandweni weqembu, le albhamu yaba edume kakhulu futhi eyimpumelelo. Futhi ingoma ethi The Diary Of Jane yaba inkolo.
I-Phobia iphinde yakhululwa ekwindla ngamathrekhi ebhonasi engeziwe. Ibhendi iqhubekile nokuvakasha noGodsmack.
Ubuhlungu othandekayo
Ngemuva kokuphela kohambo, ibhendi yabuyela estudiyo ukuyoqala umsebenzi ku-albhamu yabo yesine. Iqoqo elithi Dear Agony likhishwe neculo elithi I Will Not Bow ehlobo lika-2009.
Kwalandela ukuvakasha okwengeziwe, okuhlanganisa ne-Three Days Grace kanye no-Nickelback.
Ukuphula u-Benjamin ngesikhathi sokuphumula
Ngo-2010, uBurnley wamemezela ukumisa ngenxa yezinkinga zempilo eziqhubekayo. Futhi ngoMeyi 2011, waxosha ngokusemthethweni amalungu amabili eqembu. Ngesikhathi elashwa, uFink noKlepaski banquma ukuzuza imali eyengeziwe - baqopha inguqulo entsha yengoma ethi Blow Me Away futhi bavumelana nelebula ukuthi bayikhiphe kabusha, ngaphandle kokuvumelana nalezi zenzo noBen.
Ngenxa yalokho, umdlali webhesi kanye nesigingci kwakufanele bathole u-$100 wemali engu-$150 emalini engenayo evela ethrekhi.
UBurnley wamangalela ngoba ingoma ibhalwe nguye. Wafuna isinxephezelo esingu-$250. Ngenxa yokuqulwa kwamacala, inkantolo yasivuma isicelo sikaBen. Uthole ilungelo elikhethekile lokulahla umkhiqizo we-Breaking Benjamin. Iqembu labe selihlakazwa.
Ishiywe ngaphandle kweqembu, uBurnley waqala ukudlala ama-acoustic gigs ezindaweni ezincane no-Aaron Brook. Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, bamemezela ukuthi iqembu le-Breaking Benjamin lizoqhubeka nokuba khona ohlwini olusha, ngaphandle kweBurnley.
Ukwakhiwa okusha kweqembu
Ngo-Agasti 20, 2014, ukwakheka okubuyekeziwe kweqembu kwethulwe:
- U-Benjamin Burnley uthathe izintambo njengomculi ophambili weqembu, oshaya isiginci kanye nomdidiyeli;
- Aaron Brook - bass guitar, vocals backing
- UKeith Wallen - isiginci
- UJacen Rau - isiginci
- Sean Foist - percussion
U-Sean Foist Ben no-Aaron batholakala ku-YouTube. Uthumele amavidiyo anezinguqulo zekhava yezingoma ze-Breaking Benjamin lapho.
Abafana bathanda ukusebenza, futhi banquma ukumema eqenjini. Wamangala kakhulu uSean ngesipho esinjena, ngoba wayengalindele ukuthi into enje ingenzeka empilweni yakhe.
Ngemuva kokusungulwa kwalolu chungechunge olusha, iqembu lamemezela ukuthi seliqala ukwenza i-albhamu entsha.
Kumnyama Ngaphambi Kokusa
Ngomhla zingama-23 kuNdasa, 2015, iculo lokuqala elithi Failure lakhishwa futhi i-albhamu ya-odwa kusengaphambili ku-iTunes Dark Before Dawn.
Umsindo we-albhamu ubungowakudala, yize kube nezinguquko ezincane. "Abalandeli" bamukele ngokufudumele ukudalwa okusha kweqembu. Ukwehluleka okukodwa "kuqhumise" i-Billboard Hot 100 futhi kwathatha indawo yokuqala eshadini le-Mainstream Rock Songs. Futhi I-Dark Before Dawn yaba yi-albhamu ye-rock ehamba phambili yango-1.
indoda
Ngo-Ephreli 13, 2018, i-albhamu yesithupha (neyesibili ohlwini olubuyekeziwe) i-Ember yakhululwa. Abaculi bakuchaze njengeqoqo lokweqisa okwedlulele, lapho ezinye izingoma zizwakala zithambile futhi zimnandi. Abanye, ngakolunye uhlangothi, banzima kakhulu. Umsindo futhi unesitayela sokusayina seqembu, kodwa ungaphansi kakhulu kunalokho owawuku-albhamu yangaphambilini.
Kukhishwe i-trilogy yeziqeshana zezingoma i-Red Cold River, i-Torn in Two ne-Tourniquet, exhunywe umugqa wendaba owodwa.
