Breaking Benjamin is a classic. You can't go wrong with them. The album this song is on released in 2015. It's called Dark Before Dawn and was a huge turning point for the band because it came out 6 years after their previous album, Dear Agony, in 2009. It took so long for them to make this record because Ben was battling with serious health issues related to his past life of alcoholism, of which he no longer partakes in, as well as legal troubles with former band members Aaron Fink and Mark Klepaski. Essentially, they released material without Ben's knowledge and he fired them while still retaining the band's name. After that was settled, he found new members and the band became a quintet for the first time. Ben got tired of getting no answers from doctors regarding his health issues, so he just moved on and decided to make a new album with the new members. Dark Before Dawn was born and it was welcomed with open arms by all the fans, to the point where the album was the first in Breaking Benjamin's career to top the Billboard 200. The album was a banger. Two years ago, in 2018, the band released the follow-up album called Ember, which I believe to be there best album to date. It's so punchy, guttural, heavy, and powerful. That album is well-known for having a trilogy of music videos that tell an overaching story about a man who lost his daughter. The songs that correspond to those music videos in order are "Red Cold River", "Torn in Two" , and "Tourniquet". I would recommend you check that trilogy out, however, it would be helpful if beforehand you watched the music video for the song "Never Again", which is from the previous album, Dark Before Dawn, because there are elements of a story within that video that tie into elements of the story told within the Ember trilogy. They released an album earlier this year too called Aurora, but that album is a compilation album that features a lot of guest vocalists on songs that have been reimagined with a sort of acoustic-ethereal tone to them, including Lacey Sturm on the song "Dear Agony", which was the title track for their 2009 album. The only new song on that album is "Far Away", which features Scooter Ward of the band Cold. Scooter is a long-time friend of Ben's. In any event, thanks for reacting to these guys! You rock Chase!
@Ryl0o3 жыл бұрын
i still remember seeing the announcement about the album in 2015
@saraqawwas74246 ай бұрын
Dark Before Dawn is the last physical CD I bought
@aleytiger064 жыл бұрын
It is the same singer; he's just grown a beard! 😆
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@TankTheTech4 жыл бұрын
FUN FACT: Jasen Rauch with Breaking Ben used to be the guitarist for RED, who I used to tour with and work for. I haven't listened to Breaking Ben in a while, so I'm glad you posted this! It didn't rock as much as I like them to (I REALLY like heavier BB), but it was still a great song.
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Completely agree. Nice melodies but not the BB I know
@snowdoll37784 жыл бұрын
my dad says I saw RED at Ichthus in 2011. I was little, so all I remember is a lot of people and crying because my ears hurt lol
@TankTheTech4 жыл бұрын
@@snowdoll3778 HA! I was there!!!
@everett8804 жыл бұрын
I haven't listened to BB for a very long time. I guess I'm used to their heavier stuff and Ben's occasional guttural screams, so this is like a breath of fresh air. Surprisingly this is quite enjoyable.
@juliettemcgee90554 жыл бұрын
Same. I stopped after the first three albums. This is different, not something I will put in my playlist but still a good song to listen to occasionally.
@everett8804 жыл бұрын
@@juliettemcgee9055 Yeah and nothing is wrong with that 😉
@askariskillgannon4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Breaking Benjamin again.Thanks for reacting to this.
@vampdeathbatcat4 жыл бұрын
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. It is just so beautiful and emotional, especially lyrically. Please react to more BB!
@azraelcales4 жыл бұрын
Same dude. He just unleashed his inner Zod.
@richardtomlin87044 жыл бұрын
Very pleasant. Light and shade. You want them both.
@robertvanagtmaal50344 жыл бұрын
If you're interested in some of their newer songs: On their newest album ''Ember'' they kind of made a little story consisting of 3 songs through the music video's. It starts with ''Red cold river'' and gets followed up by ''Torn in two'' and ''Tourniquet''. I think both ''Red cold river'' and ''Tourniquet'' would make for cool reactions sometime. (Coming second after my first suggestion which was ''Instability'' by Dragged under hehehe) Great video again Chase!
@shereengonzalez19114 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you, I really like those songs and the music videos.
@saraqawwas74246 ай бұрын
This is that song for me where I'll always cry when I hear it. Some other great songs on that album are Dark and Hollow. The album after this Red Cold River and Dark of You are my favorites
@sithil4 жыл бұрын
So as for the newest album Aurora, the only New song is "Far Away" ft. Scooter Ward of Cold. The other songs from Aurora are re-done/re-imagined versions of their old songs, many with guest singers. I.E. "Dear Agony" ft Lacey Sturm.
@drumlord87724 жыл бұрын
That snare sounds like they are using rutes or hot rods instead of regular drumsticks to give it that looser sound. I like that you caught on to the different snare sound!
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Nice on Austin.
@craiggarrett263 жыл бұрын
Had this played at our wedding for our first dance.
@lorigirard72394 жыл бұрын
Dear Agony with lacy from the aurora version is insane ❤
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Gotta do this one soon.
@jessicaalyse74 жыл бұрын
Eeeeek I love Breaking Benjamin! Seeing toy react to these guys makes my heart happy 😊
@jordanlindsey42994 жыл бұрын
My 2 suggestions for you: "The Day That The World Breaks Down" by Ayreon and "Blind and Frozen" by Beast in Black.
@jhicks11gym4 жыл бұрын
He'd definitely appreciate the "unexpected" shock of Yannis. So good!
@mizterxc4 жыл бұрын
Blind and Frozen would be awesome for him to react to
@jhicks11gym4 жыл бұрын
@@mizterxc and then since he's loving the Nightwish.. his cover of Ghost Love Score
@Kelly.sapphire4 жыл бұрын
I second Beast in Black. He needs to hear Yannis sing!
@simonockwell34854 жыл бұрын
Missed the sound of that guys voice.. haven’t heard anything from BB in many years. Think I will have to check some more songs out, can’t judge on just this one song.. I enjoyed hearing them again.
@ToddPro4 жыл бұрын
Love BB, last concert I saw with Korn in Minneapolis, Feb 2020 🤘
@kezca4 жыл бұрын
Love me some benjamin thankyou Chase for this one.
@samanthar12144 жыл бұрын
Ohhh Breaking Benjamin. I'm here for that. 😃 I, like you, haven't heard newer stuff from them. At first I didn't think I liked the song, but by the end, it had totally pulled me in.
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Funny how songs can do that.
@samanthar12144 жыл бұрын
@@ChaseCarneson when you said how long the song was, I was actually surprised, it hadn't seemed that long.
@JayJay-ex6yo4 жыл бұрын
so pumped to see u doing BREAKING BENJAMIN. my all time fav band! ive seen them live 3 times and it was killer every time
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Kinda Jealous.
@Kelly.sapphire4 жыл бұрын
Great band. Like the heavier stuff too, like Red Cold River from the new album.
@mn63344 жыл бұрын
I saw them live once. They and Three Days Grace opened for Seether and Evanescence.
@billdozer74484 жыл бұрын
Absolutely one of my favorite songs from Breaking Ben! Great analysis!
@jamesyellow37864 жыл бұрын
There are only two songs I like from them. Red Cold River and Diary Of Jane ...check out the first one! 😁
@laurenfloyd68303 жыл бұрын
Love love love love! Thank you♥️
@rocioiribe58414 жыл бұрын
the video hasn't even started and i just had to comment, this is one of my favorite Breaking Benjamin songs. I listen to deathcore a lot but also like BB, it's possible. (idk who I'm trying to convince, just know there's ppl out there who make fun of this kind of music) k, thanks. :)
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Haha no limit on the different kind of music you can listen to so I get you.
@rocioiribe58414 жыл бұрын
@@ChaseCarneson for sure! that's why this channel is my favorite as for the last few weeks. there's diversity and open minds for all kinds of music.
@KelvinZomerVlog4 жыл бұрын
I go from Disney to Death Metal to Lady Gaga and Symphonic Metal to Deathcore to Classical... you just do you and have no shame that you love music.
@rocioiribe58414 жыл бұрын
@@KelvinZomerVlog hell yea! Lady Gaga's The Fame will always be a favorite of mine.
@KelvinZomerVlog4 жыл бұрын
@@rocioiribe5841 YES! So much yes.
@3WWizard4 жыл бұрын
I am not a big fan of Breaking Benjamin, but because of bands that have toured with them I have seen them live twice. I have always come away impressed by the precision of their performances and how all the members are on exactly the same page and never miss a beat. One of those bands I always like what I hear, but just never got really into. Good laid back and chill song.
@pin-upmariposa4124 жыл бұрын
It's a very callm and full of space song. I like this one. It's a very good radio song. Take care about Yourself.
@JoeJohnson05154 жыл бұрын
At 6:00, the different sound is cuz he is likely playing with hot rods instead of normal drum sticks which give a softer more open sound
@emilyharmston3244 жыл бұрын
You should definitely check out Jasen's old band RED, too. So many awesome tracks. Breathe Into Me, Already Over, Pieces, Ordinary World (Duran Duran cover), Take It All Away, Feed the Machine, Perfect Life, Darkest Part, Take Me Over. Just to name a few. One of the few bands I've followed album after album. More so that even Breaking Benjamin.
@Susirajantakaa4 жыл бұрын
Wintersun withdrawal here \o/
@melissaramey13914 жыл бұрын
Haven't listened to Breaking Benjamin in years. Not sure how I feel about this song yet. It wasn't bad, but I guess not what I was expecting. Definitely will give another listen! This does make me want to go back and listen them again for old times' sake. Yeah, I would definitely be into hearing newer stuff from them. Have a great day! 😊
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Nice one Melissa.
@Hedgehog10394 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your awesome reactions, keep it up! ^_^ Breaking Benjamin always hits me with nostalgia, the first time I heard them was in Halo 2 in 2004; with "Blow me Away" :)
@pupperoni15004 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I almost forgot about them! Used to love their songs but somehow lost track of them. Beautiful ballad, gotta check out their new album.
@andysmith79794 жыл бұрын
Chase, maybe i caught this one early enough! Please try Enter Shikari "The Great Unknown" No reactor ever does this band and they deserve the sort of breakdown only you're capable of. Before you blow up please give this fantastic british band a look!
@hiawatha.g4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I didn't even know they were still around. Sort of a standard rock ballad but I like it.
@juliettemcgee90554 жыл бұрын
After Phobia, I hardly ever listened to anything from Breaking Benjamin. This isn't like what I remember them but feels like rediscovering old crush again because this band used to be part of my life, although not for a long period of time. Maybe this is just what I need as an intermission from listening to heavier stuff since this morning. Have a damn good day.
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Just what I was thinking, Juliette.different but kinda or a nice switch up
@Mattrick360games4 жыл бұрын
How about Protest the Hero? Some greats are Sequoia Throne, Hair Trigger, Palms Read, Cold Water, and their entire new album that just came out.
@Strathaczar4 жыл бұрын
I didn't think you'd start out with a mellower track, but it's a good song. Breaking Benjamin is one of my absolute favorite bands. I've seen them a few times live, and I have always dug their sound. I have a hard time listening to it, because when my 27 year old niece died, this was a song that was played. I have a very hard time hearing it without thinking about that. Dark Before Dawn is a really good album (the album this song is on). Failure, Bury Me Alive, Never Again, and Breaking the Silence are a few of my favorites.
@jamesblonde68244 жыл бұрын
My dude, you are in for a treat. Breaking Ben have really upped their game with their latest two albums. The singer is original, but every other member of the band is completely new from the albums you said you were familiar with. Check out Red Cold River (off of their latest album Ember) if you want to see what their heavier sound is now. It's also part of a 3-part video that ties in with two more songs off of that album. Great reaction as always!
@KelvinZomerVlog4 жыл бұрын
Shit I completely forgot about them. So happy that I get to re-listen to them :) And apparently with a lot of new music to discover
@ragingstorm794 жыл бұрын
Never really been a fan of Breaking Benjamin but my favourite of theirs is definitely "So Cold", it's really great.
@JoeJohnson05154 жыл бұрын
You should check out Of Mind - Nocturn by TesseracT and Electric Sunrise by Plini
@xBlade1734 жыл бұрын
More more more
@eastbaymauiboy4 жыл бұрын
The song is good if you're in the mood for something cathartic and super chill, but Breaking Benjamin has SO many more good songs, this one seems like a slightly odd pick. Not a "bad" one tho. When you pointed out those two little "whiny" lines he did, those really stood out to me also. I think the song went in a sort of whiny 'College Rock' direction only for those two lines. I don't know if I agree that that sounded like classic Breaking Benjamin, but maybe I have to go back and listen more. Yeah, it's time to revisit BB
@ulozto6664 жыл бұрын
Kalmah - The Groan Wind Equillibrium - Unbesicht Cradle of filth - One foul step from the abbys Dimash - S. O. S.
@omegawolfd4 жыл бұрын
Oh man could you do some As I lay Dying? I would suggest their new stuff "Digging my own grave" and "Blinded"
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
I could do blinded by definitely know digging my own grave.
@omegawolfd4 жыл бұрын
@@ChaseCarneson YEA! its short but it smacks you in the face and doesn't let go
@SandraNelson0634 жыл бұрын
As someone who took a bunch of voice training, I see this as a piece to display the talent of the lead singer, rather than the guitarists and drummer. I could feel my inner singer wanting to join in on those lovely long soaring vocals. Which, you know, would annoy the HELL out of my roommate AND the neighbors. My voice has no "dimmer switch". It's full on battle ship. And SO annoying! But yeah, I did like this.
@OrkarIsberEstar4 жыл бұрын
there i am watching your vids since ghost love score and didnt sub. i apologise. XD you got a new sub then. thx for the talk btw ;)
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
I see you sir 😉🤘
@crystalrainfeather4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow... definitely time for me to revisit some Breaking Benjamin. I loved them when they first came out but lost track of a lot of bands I liked when I didn't have a radio/stereo any more (and before I started w/ cell phones)... it became a habit to only listen to whatever CD's I had on hand. Love this song & his voice. I think I'm going to have to have a throwback day.. maybe add in some Hoobastank and other bands/songs I haven't heard in ages. / Chase: A kindly request: check out the band Extreme sometime. They're one of the few bands I've ever seen on concert (back in the 80's/early 90's) and have an incredible guitarist.
@AleksanderNOR4 жыл бұрын
PLEASE react to Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
@robertradford4707 Жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to this song I can't help but hear something strange. At 7:21 in this vid, immediately after "Because there's nothing left at all" there's a high pitched sudden noise. It sounds exactly like how my wife sounds when she sneezes from the other room, and I've incorrectly said bless you many a time :'). Can anyone explain what that is to me lol.
@thomasquintard31204 жыл бұрын
Hello Chase ! Thanks you for your reaction videos. You do a really interesting job. I suggest you to react some Ghost's songs (if you're not knowing the group) as "Cirice", "He is" or "Monstrance Clock" that you can find performed live. Have a damn good day !
@jhicks11gym4 жыл бұрын
You should check out that Aurora album. Dear Agony w/ Lacey Sturm is on there. Basically a re-imagining album. Different takes/tweaks on some of their bigger hits. Worth a listen!
@user-il7me7xf3x4 жыл бұрын
Hey Chase, if you want to check out some quite different stuff again, I’d really recommend Zeal and Ardor, they are mixing black metal with spirituals and blues elements. Best songs to look at first wood be “Blood in the River” or “Built on Ashes”. I think you won’t regret it. Keep up the good work and greetings from Germany
@oscaromana60774 жыл бұрын
Great reaction as always, still amazed that you can catch stuff that i haven't noticed after hundreds of times listening to the songs. You should check out The Warning, they're 3 sisters from Mexico and man they sure can rock. Their second album is a concept album but if you wanna go straight to the good stuff, check out "Queen Of The Murder Scene - THE WARNING - LIVE at Lunario CDMX" Anyways, keep up with the great work!
@Daclaem4 жыл бұрын
and now for something mindbending EF by Lite.
@RaddArtandComics4 жыл бұрын
U should check out trivium if u haven't id love to hear your thoughts on many of their songs , catastrophe is good one to start..
@Teddy-pf8yy4 жыл бұрын
Would definitely like to see you react to their new version of Dear Agony with Lacey Sturm. I couldn't stop going back to that one for a little bit. But it still wasn't as much of an ear worm for me as Unleash the Archers currently is right now 🤣
@Almcingrid36634 жыл бұрын
This song is incredible! Only 2nd to Anthem of the Angels.
@SP-hz5tp4 жыл бұрын
I would highly recommend Fit for a King - The price of agony or Backbreaker.
@destineebrown59894 жыл бұрын
BB is one of my FAVORITE bands. I could listen to them all day, everyday and never get bored or annoyed. SO with that said, here are my recommendations... Older BB: Polyamorous, Breath, I Will Not Bow, Hopeless Newer BB: Failure, Breaking the Silence, Red Cold River, Tourniquet, Torn in Two .. im sorry, I know its a lot but believe it or not, this is my shortened list haha. Hopefully you'll get some more recommendations to help narrow it down more haha. Enjoy! 🤘
@calarakien4 жыл бұрын
I've got a recommendation for you, chase. Into the great beyond by crystal lake. They just put out a music video for it this past week. Quite good.
@purzelilein4 жыл бұрын
Do you know the band Black Peaks? If not you could react to their Song "King"
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Not really familiar with them to be honest
@DarkestofTimes3 жыл бұрын
Should do some reaction from Ember, great newer album.
@felchore4 жыл бұрын
You should give a chance to Wintersun - Sons of Winter and stars. I think you'll like it :)
@chilly2go4 жыл бұрын
The reaction is coming very, very soon.
@crabuki12734 жыл бұрын
Particularly in the first verse, his voice sounds... I mean there's clearly an effect on it, and to me it sounds like the effect was to aggressively autotune it - not necessarily because he wasn't hitting the notes, but so it's almost a textured effect? I don't particularly like it, but it's interesting.
@tonygriffin_4 жыл бұрын
Band-Maid just (3 hours ago) released this from their Feb 2020 concert DVD - PLAY: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX3biZKqaduabbc
@marinex95924 жыл бұрын
If you do the song dear agony feat Lacy Sturm , you should do breaking benjimans original version first . The version featuring Lacy Sturm is of there Aruora album with features acoustic.
@LexiPixeL_4 жыл бұрын
I've loved BB for a very long time, their sort of ethereal guitar tones give them a great vibe. One of my criticisms of the band has been that their sound hasn't really evolved much, if at all, over the years, so I fell out of checking out most of their newer work. This tune definitely stands apart, though, I quite like it. And yeah, Ben looks a lil different. Can't really put my finger on it. Also, check out some of the covers they've done! The bassist Aaron does vocals on a lot of the covers and he's got such a great range. With him on vocals, they've covered Pantera, Tool, Deftones, System of a Down and others. They're a lot of fun!
@Jed-qi8wo4 жыл бұрын
Its called not being 21 anymore. We all age.
@LexiPixeL_4 жыл бұрын
@@Jed-qi8wo I'm not really sure what you're getting at. If you mean not finding BB's newer material to have evolved much throughout their career, getting older is kind of irrelevant, at least for me. My tastes have expanded quite a bit over the years, but I never really "grew out of" liking certain bands or music, so to speak.
@Jed-qi8wo4 жыл бұрын
@@LexiPixeL_ I was referring to his looks.
@LexiPixeL_4 жыл бұрын
@@Jed-qi8wo Oh lmao.
@maximus_siberius4 жыл бұрын
I have a love/hate relationship with this band. I absolutely loved Phobia and Dear Agony but the albums after the hiatus were not that good IMO. Then Ember released and I fell in love with these guys again. They got heavier than before and this was a welcome change for me. Love "Tourniquet" and "Psycho" but my favorite is probably "The Dark of You". A soft song but it just hit me deep emotionally. So if you want to check out more BB, Ember should be the place to look.
@hcer1124 жыл бұрын
Please react to Children of Bodom!
@xyz-iz9ul4 жыл бұрын
please react Epica "essence of silence" or "consign to oblivion"
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Tomorrow 😉
@xyz-iz9ul4 жыл бұрын
@@ChaseCarneson yeah :-)
@xyz-iz9ul4 жыл бұрын
consign to oblivion live in zenith or sancta terra together with floor?
@xyz-iz9ul4 жыл бұрын
and please Sinead O'connor " Troy" live at the dominion theatre
@katarzynaauksztol80674 жыл бұрын
Oh I would love to see from Epica 'Storm the Sorrow' or 'Tides of time', one of the best songs from this band!
@severalsedrack4 жыл бұрын
Still no Crystal Lake reactions
@AlvenmodFoto4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, fell asleep midway through . Great reaction, but the song incredibly flat and pointless. Don't get me wrong, love BB, but they can do so much better than this. Imho
@maximilianschultz82444 жыл бұрын
Snore. Your reaction was almost enough to salvage it, but hard pass on any future BB reactions.
@ChaseCarneson4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the feedback. Definitely a bigger fan of the older stuff.