Dear Agony was released on September 29, 2009, and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
then platinum on May 21, 2009.
Fink and Klepaski’s attorneys stated the two “dispute and strictly deny” Burnley’s allegations, instead asserting that a January 2009 agreement (allowing Burnley to dismiss them for “just cause”) was no longer valid because of the singer’s status of indefinite hiatus. The case was ordered by a judge to arbitration. Burnley’s…
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Breaking Benjamin began working on a fourth album, titled Dear Agony , in 2009.
In February 2007 in support of Phobia , AXS TV (then known as HDNet) aired a one-hour Breaking Benjamin concert from Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania . The broadcast recording was included on the re-released Phobia DVD in April, billed as “The Homecoming”. A music video was created for “Breath”,…
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In 2007, Burnley experienced fatigue and phosphenes following three consecutive days of no sleep and heavy drinking, after which he decided to remain sober .
It went gold on November 8, 2006
Phobia was released on August 8, 2006, to commercial success.
The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount in April 2006.
Ben “B.C.” Vaught served as a sit-in drummer for the band, and they later toured with 3 Doors Down and Staind in November 2005.