Am I a Breaking Benjamin Fan Now? "Awaken" Reaction

[@METALBIRB]

What is Breaking Benjamin's best song in your opinion? Edit: Sorry for the background music being too loud during the review

[@3091mg]

This is easily up there with the very best of Breaking Benjamin - I've loved this band for years, such a distinctive sound!

[@0owmjapo0]

Crawl

[@willreed2149]

Personally, my favorite song is Ashes of Eden. Not a heavy or hard song my any stretch of the imagination, however its probably the best showcase of Bens vocals. Other than that, it's going to be between Diary of Jane or Dance with the Devil

[@Spacenugget9]

Blood for me

[@derekstrange4872]

Away. Never understood why that song didn’t blow up.

[@bluejaysforever3627]

There are some Bands that should just never change their sound. Breaking Benjamin is 100% one of them.

[@mattmurray253]

couldn't agree more. Their sound has been so steady for like 20+ years straight

[@Eddie-lf8vt]

Couldn’t agree more. Some sounds just work…Breaking Benjamin’s will work forever

[@snowedmochii]

As much as I hate bands that never change sounds, BB is just one of those bands that have such a timeless sound. Never change BB, never change.

[@chrisrindahl736]

They're one of the bands where the statement "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies and THAT'S OK! They are ALWAYS SOLID

[@liongordel9088]

I never want a band to change and BB is epic❤❤❤❤

[@MrSir2552]

BB was my gateway to heavier music, as they were for a LOT of people. Nik put it perfectly “they are the heaviest band that aren’t meant to be heavy.” The low tunings, the occasional scream, the chugs. Everything got cemented at an extremely early age. They’ve been an all time favorite for me for as long as I can remember and I still blast their stuff regularly even if I still love my blasts. It’s nostalgic, it takes me back to younger and simpler times.

[@danielerskine6216]

Well said %100 agree. Started listening in middle school.

[@spitz5183]

RED, too.

[@TheGamingNoise]

@@spitz5183 dude finally someone else knows about red ahhhhhhhh

[@HilsMeow]

Exactly this! And RED omg @spitz5183 @TheGamingNoise 🤘🙌

[@John_Souls]

Breaking Benjamin is a legendary band that deserve nothing else than respect. One of the best in they time and they genre. Also, this song is a solid banger. Can't wait for an album!

[@Physyadelic]

their, but yes 🙂‍↕️

[@papat-bone6474]

I don't listen to the band but I've never heard someone talk down on this band

[@lightningmonky7674]

Despite never being a favorite band of mine, the vocalist has always stood out to me, extremely great rock voice, perfectly raspy yet melodic

[@karlalerod]

Same!!!

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

​@@papat-bone6474a lot of metalheads hate them for some reason

[@brandonbakervideos]

The Diary of Jane is an all timer of a song

[@ASIMO001]

Breath was also perfect

[@ericbaker1294]

@@ASIMO001 Blow me away is also good

[@CaffeinatedAlien]

MySpace days lol

[@EuphoriaEliteYT]

Blow me Away was my gateway song because of Halo 🫡​@ericbaker1294

[@PyroD23]

It's not just an all timer, it's a fuckin ANTHEM. 🤘

[@ThekevsssYT]

As a long time Breaking Benjamin fan this was the unbiased reaction I was looking for!

[@Sweets_ultra]

The way he sings that high note in “I still hear the call of life” at the end gave me shivers.

[@blevinsftw8796]

Such a powerful song. About fighting suicide and finding a reason to live and still hearing the call of life ❤

[@HeismanHerbo]

The “call of life” line gets me emotional, especially when he hits the high note at the end

[@USAJake]

Even more powerful when you know Ben’s life story 😎💪🏼

[@Just_Some_Dude_Geez]

Stay forever in the light is so Breaking Benjamin.

[@samuelepelizzoni]

Words like "hopeless" "stay" "light" "dark" "darkness" "forever" "feel" "alive" "broken" "enemy" "fall" "life" "hold on" "rise" "beneath" "again" have to be in every breaking benjamin's song lyrics. It's law for them

[@silent_anon404]

For real 😂

[@ryanhanlon7001]

BB is the band that got me into metal music. Ive obviously delved deeper into many metal subgenres since then, and even though I dont listen to them as much as I used to, BB will always be a special band to me. Got me through alot of hard times in my life. Could not be happier that they are back.

[@PhiferFootball]

Ben Burnley IS Breaking Benjamin. Remind you that this is a brand new lineup (since dark before dawn) so they had to adapt to his sound and style and have done it well. I do miss Chad drumming though. He was legendary.

[@ClickToPreview]

I like Shaun Foist (even met him once), but yeah, Chad Szeliga was Breaking Benjamin just as much as Ben is imho.

[@erichimmelheber]

Ben really is one insanely talented guy. The fact it has been 25 years since BB's debut album and Ben is still leading the charge with incredible music that has stands the test of time is incredible to witness.

[@chrisprado4597]

Although I like Chad’s drumming, I would prefer Jeremy Hummel because even though his parts were simpler, it just felt heavier imo.

[@MorcicRS]

@@chrisprado4597Hummel was amazing as well! I just don’t hear anything special at all with the drums anymore. :/ dark before dawn probably had his most creativeness but the rest is meh

[@chrisprado4597]

@MorcicRS Dark Before Dawn as well as Ember was Shaun Foist, and yeah I'm not exactly crazy about the drums on those albums but Hummel on the Saturate and We are not Alone, top BB in my book. Chad I kinda feel he was repetitive for the most part on drums but he did Hummels parts justice.

[@revoltagamer8509]

Breaking Benjamin was one of the bands that got me into metal and will always have a special place in my heart for it. Listen to them to this day, ever since Phobia.

[@jw4792]

Easily one of if not the best vocalist in the hard rock scene.

[@pacificmyth6629]

Breaking Benjamin is responsible for my music taste. 13 year old me would be happy to hear them still being so sick and absolutely consistent.

[@nyctophilex7]

inb4 new fans saying "this sounds like Motionless In White". XD

[@thegoat7544]

Factssss

[@leon9785]

literally saw that comment on the video

[@oscaryanezzavala]

Yeah,i see it that in Nik Nocturnal's reaction

[@Smithysmithin]

@@nyctophilex7 this is literally what the blegh guy said in his reaction. Can't remember his name lol.

[@spinxz_314]

We are just that old guys lol

[@erichimmelheber]

Breaking Benjamin is fucking back and it's absolutely amazing. Fun fact for your one comment, Motionless in White has said on numerous occasions that Breaking Benjamin was a gigantic inspiration for their music!

[@soloseattle]

This song is such a nostalgia trip and makes me so happy. I'm glad see that Ben's recovery is going well, he's coming back to singing those gorgeous rich vocals he's known for and the layering on this song is just... *happy fangirl squeak*. The last portion of the song where we get the scream and the clean layered - look, if this shows up on a video game OST somewhere, I wouldn't be surprised. *Looks at Halo* I'm just so happy to hear them creating music again. If you want to go check out songs like "Dance with the Devil", "Angels Fall", "Rain" - and the version of "Medicate" on the Saturate album, do not be surprised if you just end up binging every album because it's great music for brainstorming and storytelling.

[@padtron7679]

BB was one of the gateway bands for me. My friend who took his life last year absolutely loved this band. They will always hold a special place in my heart because of this.

[@davidriddick82]

The new elements is you don’t always get a guitar solo with their music. This is nostalgic, the huge sounding choruses they produce, but the heaviness comes from their last album Ember from 6 years ago. If you enjoyed this song you should really dive into their catalog, there’s fantastic songs in their ENTIRE discography

[@jonatanadolfson2031]

this is exactly the song i would listen to on repeat year 2010 or so, damn i remember when i heard diary of jane for the first time. Epic memories from them and other bands of that era

[@DadDrums1015]

I grew up with them since middle school, and they’ve always been solid. Do they push the envelope all the time, nope. Are they consistent and do they write solid music? Oh yeah! Can’t wait to do a drum cover of this song!

[@brandonjordan012]

Was gonna say the same thing dude. You may not get anything groundbreaking and innovative but hell yeah you’re gonna get just a banger everytime! They are about as SOLID as you can get in the rock/metal genre. Just saw them a few weeks ago on tour with Staind and they were amazing. Definitely one of my favorites.

[@DadDrums1015]

@@brandonjordan012 I haven’t seen them live yet and it’s a crime that I haven’t. They stopped going to Vegas for a long time because of a dispute they had with one of the venues but it seems like they’ve started going back again, plus when the band was on hiatus too. On my bucket list of bands to see live.

[@TiredPotato413]

​@@DadDrums1015 I got to see them when they were touring with Korn back in 2020. Ben was a little sick and had a sore throat, but still absolutely killed it. 100% want to see them live again at some point, if they ever come to Nebraska again.

[@xXXxTaRAntuLAxXXx]

Breaking Benjamin is a fantastic band and they're the reason I got into rock and metal. I've so much love and nostalgia for these guys, and whilst they're not reinventing the wheel with their music, I've found them to be consistently solid throughout the years. I also had the privilege of seeing them live at Download Festival 2016, and that's something I'll never forget. If I had to pick a favourite BB song it'd have to be Firefly, as that's the song that got me into them.

[@lilyblood2989]

Been watching your videos, sir. You never disappoint me ever. Thank you for helping me understand music in a whole another way

[@headsgrowback1]

I love when BB randomly throws a STANKY riff down, and the outro to this one definitely harkens back to their "we are not alone" breakdowns lol

[@jackdevitt6338]

okay, I forgot about them for a while, diary of jane was one of my first ever favorite "heavy" songs and re-introduced me to heavy music, very glad they kept their classic sound. love it.

[@Tedagens7168]

Chris from Motionless (and the original members) are from the basically the same place, Scranton- Wilkes Barre PA. Chris probably attended live shows by Breaking Ben (and Lifer for that matter) before BB was 'big'. They are definitely a influence on him.

[@corinna007]

I'm Canadian too, and I listened to this band in high school... 😅 They were right behind Three Days Grace in how much I listened to them

[@jeremiah_3oh2]

Just seen them again in concert this passed weekend and holy hell do they sound ever so good live! Truly one of the greats!

[@VyceEcho]

We are so back. Ben's screams are beyond nostalgia

[@The_Maki1]

Wasn't expecting Birb to react to BB. Biiig. BB is a band I will always enjoy. Been listening to them since I was a kid. This track is another solid banger from them. I believe their heaviest song is Red Cold River from Embers which is a banger album.

[@Hc3752_bbq]

Iconic sound. Never change. Just went to their concert 2 days ago and they are even more phenomenal live. I bet this song goes straight to the top 25. Pucking AMAZING!

[@darcystcorner2580]

I’m so glad they’re back and this song is so then. It’s the sound we fell in love with and they brought it back to us. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it lol

[@xBlade173]

BB is a top 3 band for me, along with Chevelle. I don't care if they aren't the heaviest or most technical, it's quality and easy to listen to.

[@pallender3091]

BB and Chevelle were the bands I grew up with from High School and now being in my late 30's. Chevelle still comes out with new sounds but also heavy shit, and glad to hear this one from BB.

[@MehdiHasanMunna]

What's the third one?

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Thank you for reacting to this one and I am glad you liked it.

[@Metalstrike365]

Diary of Jane, I will not bow, Ashes of Eden, Dance with the Devil, Dear Agony, Anthem of the Angels are my favourite songs from Break-in Benjamin. They are one of the bands that helped my transition from hard rock into metalcore years ago, and then I got into melodic death metal and death core But, you also gotta check out the aurora versions of Dance with the Devil FT. Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace/Saint Asonia, and the version of Dear Agony with Lucy of Flyleaf.

[@JessicaJessValen]

Been waiting for this one. Breaking Benjamin was my Linkin Park growing up. They will always have a special place in my heart and this made me a little emotional to hear them again. ❤️

[@amandab3613]

Just saw BB live last month and they were fantastic! If you have a chance to see them, do it! They put on a great show!!

[@stardustgaming7160]

I respect you a lot sir! Im a diehard fan and theyve inspired my own personal project but you give an honest answer its not their best but they gave it so much energy that its up there!

[@DirtyDangles_99_]

I’m so happy they’re putting new music out. Saw them in March with Catch your Breath

[@slo232000]

BB is my hands down my favorite band of all time. Brings back so many memories of my younger years been listening to them for over 30 years now and won't ever stop.

[@ScreenSpidah]

This song sounds like it could have come off of Dear Agony, and that's why I love it SOOOO much. Makes me feel so nostalgic

[@KatLadyFL]

I don’t listen to them much but i never skip when one of their songs come on ❤ Not one of my absolute favs but I do enjoy them, including this new song

[@oscaryanezzavala]

I always

[@jmfreestuff73]

I fell in love with the sound of Breaking Benjamin when I was playing Halo2 at the age of 8. As a long time fan of BB I really enjoyed your unbiased review. Really informative and interesting to hear a fresh opinion on BB. Definitely check out more of their stuff! I would recommend Dear Agony for lyrics and meaning- Tourniquet for something heavier and The Diary of Jane for a classic banger.

[@SteveOGRock]

"I don't THINK we're gonna get a breakdown..." followed by a cheeky little breakdown was gold 😂

[@kristinewayne4143]

I'm Canadian! I love Breaking Benjamin from their start! Appreciat this video! Nothing wrong with not being a fan... there is something out there for everyone. xxoo Hopefully you can become a fan lol

[@mistah3687]

The hook sounds so much more...hopeful in a sense. It's such a heavy sounding song at times but when the main theme hits the band just SOARS and it's amazing.

[@danidynamite2]

People are calling this new song heavier for BB but when I think of a heavy BB song I think of Red Cold River

[@oscaryanezzavala]

Theres so much songs heavy

[@ericl5139]

Saw them live in Vegas the other night before this dropped, they let us listen to it as we were leaving. They’re phenomenal live too 😎

[@peterjackson6011]

Favorite BB tracks in random order: - The Diary of Jane - Skin - Water - Home - Sugarcoat - Blood - Red Cold River - Torn in Two - Tourniquet By the way, those last 3 each have music videos that form a trilogy. And it is a must-see.

[@awfulwaffle53]

if you haven't already, give "Breaking the silence" a listen! its a smaller song but my absolute favorite.

[@markdunlap4550]

Breaking Benjamin is a band that always delivers without changing who they are and how they sound. Much Respect!

[@The_Wild_Healer]

Breaking Benjamin is special. They're just different.

[@miniaxe4026]

How the fuck can you NOT be a Breaking Benjamin fan?!?!?

[@amandag1337]

I've always been a fan. They just fill a certain spot in my heart.

[@rick6083]

BB is one of my all time faves you go to a show and ben doesnt even have to sing if he doesnt want to the crowd sings every song

[@bentinbama1]

I hope BB never change. Love their sound

[@SinfulXavi]

I am one of those fans that have been there since 2002’a “Saturate” and their sound overtime, while not groundbreaking, has evolved in small baby steps. This track drew me back in to the days of being young with ambitions and this track rears its’ head to give me that certain hope. To me, based off my experience over the years, the track is a solid 9/10 for myself.

[@tylercarr7834]

Breaking Benjamin was the gateway band that got me into rock and then later on metal. I remember being 8 and rocking out to Phobia.

[@smptown29]

I've enjoyed their music off and on since the mid-00's; they're reliably solid, if not much for evolving their sound.

[@oscaryanezzavala]

Always i love them,such good band

[@KarucielDemonio]

Diary of Jane is so good everytime i listen to it, even at the thousandth listen. Their album 'Phobia' as a whole is fantastic, its an album i grew up with along with evanescence. I listen to a lot heavier and different music now but they were a stepping stone for me and their music fills me with the utmost nostalgia.

[@BratatoChip]

One of my favorite bands of all time

[@hippievato]

Every single one of their albums is straight heat 🔥

[@ohsleeper32]

Their album We Are Not Alone is absolutely amazing. I grew up with this band and I haven’t heard a song that I didn’t like. Ben’s vocals are just incredible. The song So Cold on this album is top tier.

[@maisensaxton5435]

They have so many songs that are heavier and more driving than this…Blood, Breaking the Silence, Hopeless, Believe, Sugar Coat, Red Cold River and Tourniquet just to name a few…but the sweeping is new and a welcomed addition 🤟🏻

[@yourordinaryguitarist]

i start the video thinking: wow, this guy seems so nice and open and polite. Then he says he’s Canadian and it all comes together (me too bud.)

[@joshlewis8860]

I also thought the guitar should’ve stayed through that last chorus for a duet with the vocals, “GIVE ME MORE OF THAT!” It was tasty

[@omen1280]

been a fan of breaking benjamin since i was 8 and now im 27

[@xemlyrics]

The best thing about BB in my opinion how consistent their sound is, if you love an album, chances are you will love the rest of them.

[@aleasha.k.b]

Red Cold River and Torn in Two, and Tourniquet connect for the music videos and all 3 are absolute bangers! Storyline for these are a little girl goes missing and her father goes on a journey to find her and all hell breaks loose!! (IYKYK) 🔥🔥🔥 (corrected to include all parts of the trilogy)

[@oscaryanezzavala]

I like that you reacts to this band,thanks you

[@OccupiedMuffins]

It definitely needed to grow on me. I hated it at first but I like it now. It’s nothing special but breaking Benjamin is probably one of the few bands with a timeless sound

[@awfulwaffle53]

Now I need a reaction to the red cold river trilogy and breaking the silence!

[@jorgecrespo2511]

My favorite band ever, got me into hard rock and metal but they remain to be MY shit man, I did not knew who they were back in 2015 just started listening them in KZbin thanks to listening the Halo 2 soundtrack and seeing their vevo page and once day I went to listen to them and Dark Before Dawn just launched, a fan since then. Glad to see more people giving them a chance and being honest with their opinions!

[@qfdependiente]

Jase Rauch and Keith Wallen are both talented and amazing guitarists.

[@lens_hunter]

My second favorite band ever, got into them after their first album came out in 2003 and been a fan ever since. They never miss. As far as my favorite BB song, thats a toughie. Id go with "Never Again."

[@liongordel9088]

THIS IS MY VICTORY SONG ❤❤❤❤❤ THIS IS THE STATEMENT OF 2024❤❤❤❤

[@barryhoggle2354]

very true to their roots BB is goated

[@carlosalbertomunozgiron6089]

To give you the contex quickly. They haven't released a new heavy song of this caliber since their olds albums dear agony and phobia , their old song blow me away and their newest album ember. So for the band is another step up in their music and for the fans? Another trip to memory land. And what you say about the different arragememts in their guitars and vocals, is absolutely right. Great for the band my man 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sweetgregt]

This band has always ruled

[@matteomazza7717]

I think that is an incredible "change" for a band like them. I'm a huge fan of "We are not alone" album, but this is really interesting.

[@oscaryanezzavala]

Theyre it deserve so much respect

[@FeliciaRoseArt2]

This is classis Breaking Benjamin but definitely heavy. Love this song so much. He pulled out a lot of great aspects to his vocals, instruments and lyrics.

[@unknownoriginal8004]

Not going to lie, Im a Death core fan but some of these hard rock bands from the 2000s got me hooked. Breaking Benjamin is definitely one of them. Kinda freaks my friends out when we are hanging out and it goes from Ingested to breaking benjamin or Chevelle.

[@craigwilson9612]

Drop A# actually. They been playing in that tuning for awhile. Their first few albums are in Drop C.

[@rapmetaldemon09]

Breaking Benjamin now has Red's ex guitarist, and they've always been criminally underrated in my opinion. Makes perfect sense as to why they'd have some heavier leaning guitars in this. I thought it was pretty good myself

[@phootaphan9166]

Red actually gets surprisingly heavy if you dive into some of their lesser known songs.

[@theamazingnetwork4023]

Breaking Benjamin - Blood is their heavest song theave done.

[@jackspedicy]

That’s true. Well that one or Breaking The Silence

[@personreanimation]

GOATED Band

[@jw4792]

How anyone could be in the rock world and not be a BB fan is insane to me…

[@jw4792]

Edit: Ignore what I said. Didn’t catch the part where you said you just didn’t grow up hearing it. Mb mb

[@DASamX5453]

Most people I see commenting on Breaking Benjamin are youngins...they are saying they were teens back in 2000..sheez...I was 30 when Phobia came out in 2006 and they were huge on the radio along with Creed and 12 Stones. I went back into their older stuff after hearing Diary Of Jane on the radio and got hooked on them. Followed them through the Dear Agony record then the bassist and guitarist went behind Ben's back and took the Halo 2 song Blow Me Away and started charging for downloads without permission from Ben. Legal battles came for years and those 2 got kicked out the band. Also the drummer left the band too for creative differences. They reformed and came back 10 years later in 2015. This song to me has a lot of mix from their sounds over the years which is great as they are still sticking to the rock edge that we all know and love...great to see them back along with 3 Days Grace back with their original singer and Crossfade getting back together too 😎🤘👍

[@karl00l]

Classic BB banger, glad you checked them out

[@relaxwithmusic288]

How could you not be a fan of them?

[@karlalerod]

I love Breaking Benny!!

[@CoverBrazilian]

I’ve been a fan of BB since middle school (I’m 28 👴🏻), and I gotta say, I LOVE this change. I’ve always loved their music, but I always felt like the instrumentals lacked just a bit of…. Heaviness I guess? This is perfect to me. Still breaking Benjamin with phenomenal vocals, but now mixed with heavier guitars and a breakdown. This is absolute perfection imo.

[@CampSurvivor]

Diary of Jane, Ashes of Eden, Angels Fall and Dear Agony

[@2bdiogenes443]

Cool reaction mate. I've been with BB since Halo 2, but in terms of the context you're looking for, I'm not sure it even fully clicked for me until I saw them with Bush and Alice in Chains. Hearing them play live in between their two main influences (one ultimately bigger, one ultimate smaller) really clenched it for me--this is the heaviest band that could still live comfortably on the radio. Somehow someway the terrible injustice of considering them to be something Creed or Nickelback-esque crept in after the endless overplaying of Diary of Jane in every mall's Hot Topic, but the context of the albums themselves destroys that illusion. They don't rush or release mediocre material, ever. I think this discography of seven, or maybe eight if we are very fortunate, is going to be looked back upon as something sculpted in marble.

[@shaneburham5035]

You need to go listen to the Phobia album. MIW and BB are from the same valley in northeast Pennsylvania. BB are fro. Wilkes-Barre, Pa and MIW are from Scranton, Pa. Same valley, same scene.

[@samuelepelizzoni]

Thanks to BB, I started to listen to Shadow of intent. This is not a joke. BB brought the concept of "heavy" in my music taste

[@Metalhead4theSavior]

It's a very good song, and it fits with the rest of the discography very well. Breaking Benjamin is a band that doesn't mess with their sound much, and they're very consistent with the quality as well. A few songs that I you might consider checking out are Waiting On The Sky To Change (collaboration with Starset), Red Cold River, Failure (I prefer the Aurora/acoustic version with Red, but you can't go wrong either), Firefly, Breath, and Unknown Soldier.

[@ejjordan3984]

Bro i highly recommend you listen to all of their songs you wont be disappointed i promise

[@Lingboysc2]

I love BB. Yeah they’re not extremely heavy, but they’re so consistent, catchy, and iconic. Polyamorous is my favorite track by them!