Biography

In late 2000, guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski made a surprising and unexpected decision: they left Lifer, an alternative metal band that was signed to Universal and was gaining commercial acceptance. Fink and Klepaski departed Lifer (which was originally called Strangers with Candy) so that they could join forces with singer Ben Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel and form Breaking Benjamin. Why would Fink and Klepaski leave a band that had a contract with Universal to form a new alternative rock band that, at the time, was unsigned? According to Breaking Benjamin's press releases, the ex-members of Lifer had so much faith in Burnley's songwriting talents that they were willing to take a gamble and uproot themselves. So in late 2000, Breaking Benjamin got started with a four-man lineup that consisted of Burnley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Fink on lead guitar, Klepaski on bass, and Hummel on drums. Breaking Benjamin wasn't the first time that Fink had worked with Burnley; he had known the singer since high school. All four members of the band are from Wilkes-Barre, a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia and its suburbs are considered southeastern Pennsylvania.)

Top Albums
1. Dear Agony	2. Phobia	3. Saturate	4. We Are Not A..	5. Phobia
6. Shallow Bay:..	7. Saturate / W..	8. Shallow Bay:..	9. Nightmares	10. We Are Not A..
11. Shallow Bay ..	12. Shallow Bay:..	13. Rain - Singl..	14. The Diary of..	15. Blow Me Away..
16. Blow Me Away..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	I Will Not Bow	Dear Agony	3:36	$1.29
2.	Diary of Jane (Single Version)	Phobia	3:20	$0.99
3.	Breath	Phobia	3:38	$0.99
4.	Blow Me Away	Blow Me Away - Single	3:25	$1.29
5.	Until the End	Phobia	4:12	$0.99
6.	Dear Agony	Dear Agony	4:18	$1.29
7.	Dance With the Devil	Phobia	3:47	$0.99
8.	Had Enough	Phobia	3:48	$0.99
9.	So Cold	Shallow Bay: The Best of Br..	4:33	$0.99
10.	So Cold (Remix)	We Are Not Alone	4:33	$0.99
11.	Give Me a Sign	Dear Agony	4:16	$1.29
12.	Blow Me Away (feat. Valora)	Blow Me Away (feat. Valora)..	3:27	$1.29
13.	Lights Out	Dear Agony	3:33	$1.29
14.	Evil Angel	Phobia	3:39	$0.99
15.	Polyamorous	Saturate	2:56	$0.99
16.	Diary of Jane (Single Version)	Diary of Jane - Single	3:21	$0.99
17.	What Lies Beneath	Dear Agony	3:34	$1.29
18.	Blow Me Away (feat. Valora)	Shallow Bay: The Best of Br..	3:09	$0.99
19.	Unknown Soldier	Phobia	3:46	$0.99
20.	Crawl	Dear Agony	3:58	$1.29
21.	Hopeless	Dear Agony	3:19	$1.29
22.	Follow (Radio Edit)	We Are Not Alone	3:17	$0.99
23.	Fade Away	Dear Agony	3:15	$1.29
24.	Sooner or Later	We Are Not Alone	3:38	$0.99
25.	Without You	Dear Agony	4:16	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. The Diary of J..	2. So Cold	3. I Will Not Bow	4. Breath	5. Sooner or Late..
6. Polyamorous	7. Give Me a Sign	8. The Diary of J..	9. Blow Me Away (..

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