It was also certified gold in New Zealand on August 29, 2005.
then platinum on June 13, 2005.
In late 2005, drummer Hummel filed a federal lawsuit against Breaking Benjamin. According to the lawsuit, Hummel requested earlier that year to take a paternity leave to be with his wife during the birth of their first child, to which all members of the band agreed and hired Kevin Soffera…
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On November 23, 2004, Breaking Benjamin released the So Cold EP , which features live versions of the songs “Away” and “Breakdown”, a live acoustic version of “So Cold”, and studio acoustic recordings of “Blow Me Away” and “Lady Bug”.
On November 3, 2004, a non-album single named ” Blow Me Away ” from the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack was released
It was later certified gold on October 21, 2004
The album was released on June 29, 2004, and sold 48,000 copies in its first week, peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard 200.
Burnley also worked with The Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan over the course of six days in December 2003 to write the songs “Rain”, “Forget It”, and “Follow”.
Breaking Benjamin returned to the studio in October 2003 with producer David Bendeth for their second album We Are Not Alone .
In early 2003, Breaking Benjamin participated in the Jägermeister Music Tour , then toured as a supporting act for Godsmack .